by josiahmwd | Mar 20, 2019 | Key Sectors, Partners, World Food Bank Team
Earlier this month we had the opportunity to talk with Christy van Beek, Chief Agronomist at AgroCares and Director of the SoilCares Foundation, about the importance of using soil-scanning technology in emerging market countries like Uganda. She gave some incredible...
by josiahmwd | Nov 26, 2018 | Partners
Recently, we wrote about on the many challenges of hidden hunger, focusing primarily on the ways micronutrient deficiencies impact children across the globe. Here we take another in-depth look at the issue through an interview with Nicole Coglianese, Senior Health and...
by josiahmwd | Nov 20, 2018 | Partners
Insurance enables smallholders to invest with confidence The following is a guest post by Paul Castle, Head of Communications at Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Worldwide, millions of smallholders are facing the effects of climate change. Erratic...
by josiahmwd | Oct 22, 2018 | Partners
If we could provide 500 million farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to adequate storage systems for their crops, what result would we see? According to Jordan Dey of GrainPro, this one provision could very likely change the world. “If 500 million farmers could...
by josiahmwd | Oct 21, 2018 | Partners
“Desertification is a fancy word for land turning into desert.” This is how Allan Savory begins his popular TED Talk on the subject of desertification, a phenomenon that he has dedicated his life to stopping through his research and the founding of the Savory...
by josiahmwd | Sep 24, 2018 | Partners
Food processing is an integral component to food security. By processing certain foods, we can extend the shelf-life of these foods and reach more people in need. In addition, food processing helps to reduce post-harvest loss by making use of harvested food...
