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 | Jun 14, 2018 | Key Sectors
The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform explains that sustainable agriculture “is the efficient production of safe, high quality agricultural products, in a way that protects and improves the natural environment, the social and economic conditions of farmers,...
by josiahmwd | Jun 9, 2018 | International
For the past 60 years, the population of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has grown by 11 million people per year. The World Bank estimates that this region could be home to more than 2.7 billion people by 2060. This rapid growth presents both challenges and opportunities....
by josiahmwd | May 19, 2018 | Partners
More than 26 years ago, Dr. Martin Fisher and Nick Moon, two men from very different backgrounds, found themselves bonding over their mutual obsession with the same question: How is it that billions of dollars of well-intentioned aid had not succeeded in alleviating...
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...
