Insect pathology has a long history dating back to the earliest studies in microbiology. A select few of the many known insect pathogens can be produced and used on an industrial scale as biopesticides and are championed for their low environmental impact. The commercial application of microbial insecticides has been limited competition with chemical insecticides. However, the advent of gene te...

Research Motivation Policy makers see industrial development as key to aggregate growth, but debate its value as a poverty alleviation strategy. For some, industrial jobs are exploitative and harmful, overworking the poorest, exposing them to health risks or unpleasant working conditions. For them, the key is to regulate these jobs, as well as to encourage people to remain smallholders or suppo...

Workshop report on the potential for growth and innovation in commercial scale urban agriculture at the nexus of food, energy, water, and transportation systems. Abstract Commercial scale urban agriculture is an intriguing concept that could fulfill the demand for fresh, affordable food that is produced, processed, and distributed through more sustainable and resilient supply chains. While rura...

Major debates on the industrialization of agrarian economies view labor mobility—sectoral and spatial, from agriculture to industry and from villages and small towns to cities—as central to understanding the pace and nature of industrialization. Many see labor mobility as the result of the commercialization and capitalization of agriculture, which leads to an increasing number of peasants who a...