by josiahmwd | May 17, 2018 | News, World Food Bank Team
Our CEO Richard Lackey recently returned from Washington, D.C., where he spent two days this month attending his first meetings as an official member of BIFAD (the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development). Richard was recently appointed to serve as a...
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 | Apr 23, 2018 | News, World Food Bank Team
President Donald J. Trump recently announced his intent to nominate World Food Bank Founder and CEO Richard Lackey to the U.S. Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). White House officials confirmed Mr. Lackey’s nomination to be a member of...
by josiahmwd | Apr 20, 2018 | International
We are delighted to announce that Phase 1 of development at our new 300- acre test farm site is underway in Mbarara, Uganda. Â We completed the clearing, plowing, harrowing and seeding just in time for the rainy season, which came a little early this year. Our...
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...
