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 | Jun 12, 2018 | Events
This week, our CEO Richard Lackey was invited to speak at the Devex World Conference on the topic of New Funding Models for global food systems. He presented on the topic of Scaling Agricultural Value Chains with Innovative Financing Models, speaking specifically...
by josiahmwd | Jun 9, 2018 | International
For the past 60 years, the population of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has grown by 11 million people per year. The World Bank estimates that this region could be home to more than 2.7 billion people by 2060. This rapid growth presents both challenges and opportunities....
by josiahmwd | May 15, 2018 | World Food Bank Team
Growing up in urban Uganda, Ronnie Kaddu spent a lot of leisure time visiting local farms and dissecting insects. It wasn’t all just for fun. As the son of a parasitologist who was studying how communicable diseases spread in rural villages, Ronnie’s father often...
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...
