by josiahmwd | Jun 25, 2018 | Partners
When Phineas Tukamuhabwa looks at the food systems in his home country of Uganda, he sees a lot of hope and a bright future ahead. But he also sees that there is a great deal of work to be done. The work doesn’t deter him. As one of the leading Professors of Plant...
by josiahmwd | Jun 23, 2018 | Key Sectors
Each month, the World Food Bank features an in-depth look at the importance of each of the 12 key agricultural sectors in which we work. This month, we are looking at the sectors of both herbicide and pesticide. Herbicides Much of farming is about timing—when to...
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 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 | Feb 26, 2018 | Book Review
Read our CEO Richard Lackey’s Review of The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children – And the World For those who have followed the challenges in the developing world of sub-Saharan Africa, the author Roger Thurow is a recognized name, having...