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...
by josiahmwd | Apr 6, 2018 | News
The father of medicine, Hippocrates, said in 431 B.C. “let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Global health encompasses several components, ranging from immunizations to mental health. In 1950, when the World Health Organization designated April 7th...
by josiahmwd | Mar 26, 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...
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 | Mar 15, 2018 | News, World Food Bank Team
Meet George Meka Abessolo, our Director of Africa Business Development George Meka Abessolo knew from a young age that he was called to work with the land. Growing up as the grandson of a large cocoa and coffee farmer in South Cameroon, George spent holidays traipsing...