About Global Development

With a passion to drive change locally, our experts engage with communities across New York on issues of food systems, community empowerment and environmentalism. From supporting farmworkers and rural schools to training leaders in agriculture, high school students and adult learners, we are committed to life-changing initiatives right here in New York. 

For over 50 years, we have been hard at work to end world hunger. We work across disciplines to unite plants, science and innovation to tackle the global food security challenge. Through this, our experts prioritize nutrition to ensure that individuals not only survive, but thrive. 

We cannot talk about development without talking about gender equality. We foster understanding, respect and action towards building just societies where women and men play active, meaningful roles. 

Our work analyzes human, social, economic and environmental rights across intersectionalities of identity. We work with partners on the ground to promote social justice and inclusive communities around the globe, prioritizing race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and more. 

As the world endures through environmental degradation, we are working on innovative solutions to confront climate change, target its negative impacts and build a better future by caring for our environment as a top priority.  

Here at Global Development, we take sustainable development seriously. We believe in collaborative, equitable development strategies that will support healthy livelihoods without jeopardizing future generations or the environment. 

We take an interdisciplinary approach to agriculture, fusing food systems, economics, plant breeding, supply chains, ecosystems and more. We are on a longterm quest to alleviate poverty and hunger in rural communities around the world.