Roger Thurow (Author)
Biography:
Roger Thurow is an expert on agricultural development and speaks often on high-visibility platforms related to nutrition, hunger, and agriculture in the United States, Europe, and Africa. For 20 years, he was a foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa. His coverage of global affairs spanned the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the release of Nelson Mandela, the end of apartheid, the wars in the former Yugoslavia, and the humanitarian crises of the first decade of this century – along with 10 Olympic Games.
In 2003, he and Wall Street Journal colleague Scott Kilman wrote a series of stories on famine in Africa that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. Their reporting on humanitarian and development issues was also honored by the United Nations. Thurow and Kilman are authors of the book, "ENOUGH: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty." In 2009, they were awarded Action Against Hunger’s Humanitarian Award.
He is also the author of "The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change," and his most recent book, "The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—and the World," was published in May 2016. Thurow joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as senior fellow on global food and agriculture in January 2010.
In 2003, he and Wall Street Journal colleague Scott Kilman wrote a series of stories on famine in Africa that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. Their reporting on humanitarian and development issues was also honored by the United Nations. Thurow and Kilman are authors of the book, "ENOUGH: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty." In 2009, they were awarded Action Against Hunger’s Humanitarian Award.
He is also the author of "The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change," and his most recent book, "The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—and the World," was published in May 2016. Thurow joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as senior fellow on global food and agriculture in January 2010.
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