Dr Rajiv Shah has recommended Sir Gordon Conway’s book, The Doubly Green Revolution: Food for all in the 21st Century, as one of five must read books on Breakthroughs in Development.

Dr Rajiv Shah has led America’s international development agency since 2010. Prior to heading USAID, Shah was undersecretary and chief scientist at the US Department of Agriculture. Before joining the Obama administration, Shah piloted the Gates Foundation’s public health and agricultural development programmes. He received his medical degree and a master’s degree in health economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

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