by josiahmwd | Oct 17, 2018 | International
Today is End Poverty Day, and we invite our readers to consider how improving the world’s food systems can end both hunger and poverty. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 80 percent of the region’s food is produced by smallholder, or family, farmers, the majority of...
by josiahmwd | Aug 28, 2018 | Key Sectors
One of the fundamental goals in developing improved rural transportation systems in Sub-Saharan Africa is to create a link between smallholder farmers and major urban areas and their markets across the globe. Farmers who have access to transport are likely to have...
by josiahmwd | May 21, 2018 | International
At the World Food Bank, we are strong supporters of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, WFB focuses specifically on several SDGs, where our work and programs will positively impact progress toward these goals. Those goals include: #1...
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...
by josiahmwd | Dec 4, 2017 | World Food Bank Team
Meet the Team: Richard Lackey, CEO & Chairman of The World Food Bank Richard Lackey is the Chairman & CEO of the World Food Bank, which he founded in 2015 as a sustainable solution to hunger and food security issues across the globe. Richard is a career...
