by josiahmwd | Jun 14, 2018 | Key Sectors
The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform explains that sustainable agriculture “is the efficient production of safe, high quality agricultural products, in a way that protects and improves the natural environment, the social and economic conditions of farmers,...
by josiahmwd | May 24, 2018 | Key Sectors
In Sub-Saharan Africa, irrigation is severely underutilized, with estimates showing that only 4 percent of land in the region is under irrigation. At the World Food Bank, one of our main goals is to help farmers increase their farming outputs, their incomes, and their...
by josiahmwd | May 14, 2018 | Key Sectors
Broadly, mechanization takes shape in the simplicity of a sickle used by hand or the complexity of a motorized tractor. Both make agricultural labor easier, increase yields, and ultimately improve the quality of crops; but even more, mechanization in the form of the...
by josiahmwd | May 14, 2018 | Key Sectors
Thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the release of this new report, “Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality”. This report details how soil contamination is affecting our food and putting our health at risk....
by josiahmwd | May 10, 2018 | Key Sectors
Ronnie Kaddu could hardly believe the numbers. As a physician working in public health in Kenya, he had long been confronted with the region’s discouraging rates of malnutrition. Over time, and as certain foods became easier to access, he started to see the pendulum...
by josiahmwd | Apr 15, 2018 | Key Sectors
At the World Food Bank, we work to address 12 key agricultural sectors, all of which are essential components of a thriving global food system. Throughout 2018, we will be highlighting one of these sectors each month in our newsletter in an effort to help our readers...
