We are thrilled to introduce one of our newest employees, George Sunga our Uganda Agronomist. George brings a longstanding career in agriculture to the World Food Bank team, as he has worked in various roles and capacities throughout the sector. Most recently, George worked as an agronomist for Livewire Ltd., where he was responsible for soil […]
Fresh off the heels of our first harvest this year, our team is back at it this week planting seeds for our second season. We began planting this week and will continue into next week. All of our seeds were inoculated with rhizobium and then planted within 6 hours of the treatment to capitalize on […]
The processing sector inevitably influences the sectors it surrounds. When agro-processing is left unaccounted for in the larger agricultural system, the result impacts post-harvest loss, job opportunities, market underdevelopment, and ultimately, the local economy. The general consensus, as shown below, is that the key to resolving many of these systemic challenges is through investment in […]
One of the fundamental goals in developing improved rural transportation systems in Sub-Saharan Africa is to create a link between smallholder farmers and major urban areas and their markets across the globe. Farmers who have access to transport are likely to have increases in crop production because they are able to easily purchase inputs. In […]
This September, World Food Bank President Scott Brown will speak at the Royal African Society’s event “SDG Zero Hunger: Driving agricultural transformation in Africa.” This event will be held on Thursday, September 13th in London and is presented by the Dalberg Group, Uhusiano Capital, Devex, and The Africa Club at London Business School. Scott will […]
Harvest season is underway for the World Food Bank at our Mbarara Farm in Uganda! Both our maize and our soya crops are outperforming expectations. Farmer training is still ongoing at the farm, and we are pleased to report that we’re now working with more than 250 farmers in our network. This tremendous success during […]
As technology advances more rapidly than many of us can keep up, we look to invent practices and use devices that can move agriculture forward too. The Climate Action Programme states that “the African agricultural industry is currently facing a number of problems with low productivity,” and the issue is “compounded by climate change, a […]
To till or not to till? That may be the question, but the answer seems clear when we understand the benefits of no-till farming and various intercropping strategies. Traditional land management strategies in Africa yield inconsistent outcomes for farmers who manage their land through tilling methods and monocrops in comparison to farmers who are challenging […]
As we move into one of our harvest seasons this month in Uganda, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the large role that women play in our global food systems. At the World Food Bank, we are committed to ensuring that our work helps to empower and support women at the local […]
While the word “harvest”often connotes images of bounty and plentiful supplies of food, the reality is that in places like Sub-Saharan Africa yields taken in during the initial harvest of crops are typically not representative of the amount of food that will actually make it into the markets and, subsequently, the dinner tables of those […]
