Calestous Juma

Professor of the Practice of International Development
Director, Science, Technology, Globalization
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Office Address
Littauer-356
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 53
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-496-8127
Fax: 617-495-8963
Email: calestous_juma@harvard.edu
Assistant
Katherine Gordon (617-495-7961)
Calestous Juma

Profile

Calestous Juma is Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project. He directs the Agricultural Innovation in Africa Project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and serves as Faculty Chair of Innovation for Economic Development executive program. Juma is a former Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and Founding Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Nairobi. He was Chancellor of the University of Guyana and has been elected to several scientific academies including the Royal Society of London, the US National Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, the UK Royal Academy of Engineering and the African Academy of Sciences. He has won several international awards for his work on sustainable development. He holds a doctorate in science and technology policy studies and has written widely on science, technology, and environment. Juma serves on the boards ofseveral international bodies andis editor of the International Journal of Technology and Globalisation and International Journal of Biotechnology. His latest book, The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa, was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. He teaches graduate courses on "Innovation, Development and Globalization" and "Technology and Sustainability" and an undergraduate seminar on "Biotechnology,Sustainability and Public Policy". He is currently working on on a book on resistance to new technologies. Follow @Calestous on Twitter

Courses

Fall

  • IGA-523 Innovation, Development and Globalization

Spring

  • IGA-520 Technology, Innovation and Sustainability

Media Expertise

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journal/Scholarly Articles
    • Juma, Calestous. "Preventing Hunger: Biotechnology is Key." Nature 479 (November 24, 2011): 471-472.
  • Book Chapters
    • Juma, Calestous. "Introduction." The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa. Ed. Calestous Juma. Oxford University Press, 2011, xiii-xxvi.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Governing Innovation." The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa. Ed. Calestous Juma. Oxford University Press, 2010, 166-203.
    • Juma, Calestous. "The Growing Economy." The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa. Ed. Calestous Juma. Oxford University Press, 2010, 1-22.
  • Commentary
    • Juma, Calestous. "Africa’s Agricultural Revolution Will be Driven by Research and Technology." Daily Nation (Kenya), December 20, 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Science Meets Farming in Africa." Science, 334.6061, December 2011, 1323.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Kenya’s Diaspora is a Force to Reckon With in Planning the Country’s Future." Daily Nation, October 12, 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Asian Interest Means Africa Needs New Economic Vision." CNN.com, September 1, 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Seeding Diplomacy." Public Service Review, September 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "The African Summer." Foreign Policy, July 28, 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Building Africa Bloc by Bloc." East-African, June 20, 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Juma Mwapachu: Legacy of an Entrepreneurial Leader." The EastAfrican, April 18, 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Growing the Economy." PS: Public Service Review, April 11, 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Technological Intolerance Threatens Global Food Security." Des Moines Register.com, February 19, 2011.
    • Juma, Calestous. "Technological Intolerance Threatens Global Food Security." Des Moines Register.com, February 19, 2011.
  • Public Testimony
    • Juma, Calestous. "Agricultural Biotechnology: Opportunities, Benefits, and Leadership." Testimony before the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives, June 23, 2011.