by josiahmwd | May 24, 2018 | Key Sectors
In Sub-Saharan Africa, irrigation is severely underutilized, with estimates showing that only 4 percent of land in the region is under irrigation. At the World Food Bank, one of our main goals is to help farmers increase their farming outputs, their incomes, and their...
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...
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...
