by josiahmwd | Dec 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Building off our previous feature on the insurance sector in Africa’s agricultural value chain, we recently spoke with Joost van der Woerd of the Environmental Analysis & Remote Sensing (EARS) in the Netherlands. EARS works with MUIIS (which stands for Market-led,...
by josiahmwd | Sep 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
According to the 2014 Global Hunger Index report, 805 million people were chronically undernourished between 2012 and 2014 across the globe; however, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa suffer most when compared to the rest of the world. What is more,...
by josiahmwd | Mar 21, 2018 | Key Sectors, Uncategorized
John Mann is a firm believer that seeds matter, perhaps more than anything else in agriculture. “You can do all the other agricultural interventions, but if you don’t have good seed, it’s not going to matter,” he said. “Every investment that a farmer makes on top of...
by josiahmwd | Jan 10, 2018 | News, Uncategorized, World Food Bank Team
Richard Lackey, the CEO of the World Food Bank, is delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Brown to the role of President of the World Food Bank. Scott brings more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in engineering, banking and microfinance to the...
by josiahmwd | Jan 8, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
We are pleased to report that our leadership team recently returned from a successful trip to Ethiopia where they met with government leaders, local ministries, and nationally-recognized manufacturing companies to discuss our plans to move forward with the production...
by josiahmwd | Dec 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
The World Food Bank is headed to East Africa this coming January, and we’re inviting individuals who are interested in social impact investing – particularly investors and advisors – to join us! On this two-week trip, we will tour WFB operations in...
