by josiahmwd | Jul 15, 2018 | World Food Bank Team
As a physician, Dr. Joseph Ojwang has always been ambitious around his passion for health and medicine. But after losing both of his grandparents to liver disease, he felt a different kind drive – one that was aimed at understanding exactly what was causing this...
by josiahmwd | Jul 10, 2018 | Partners
Henry Kaliisa is no stranger to tough situations. As head of AgroDynamics, Ltd., Henry’s job is to connect smallholder farmers to commodities buyers, helping farmers to find buyers for their crops, establish fair prices, and negotiate the transfer of goods once...
by josiahmwd | Jul 7, 2018 | Key Sectors
By now, some of our readers may have noticed our frequent mention of aflatoxin in our articles. You may be wondering: what is it? Why is it such a problem in African countries and what can be done about it? Aflatoxin is a toxic substance that is produced by fungal...
by josiahmwd | May 22, 2018 | News
Recently, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) released a report titled, “The Financial Performance of Impact Investing through Private Debt,” which finds that private debt currently makes up the largest asset class in impact investing, according to...
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...
