For International Women’s History Month, we asked our President, Scott Brown, a few questions about the issues surrounding women in agriculture in East Africa, and what World Food Bank is doing to address those issues. This is a great insight as to why impact-driven businesses are so important, and we are proud to partner with […]
Earlier this month we had the opportunity to talk with Christy van Beek, Chief Agronomist at AgroCares and Director of the SoilCares Foundation, about the importance of using soil-scanning technology in emerging market countries like Uganda. She gave some incredible insights on why giving farmers access to real-time information on their soil is crucial to […]
Josephine Bienenama spent many years of her life working as a civil servant in her home country of Uganda. Recently retired from that work, she now divides her time between managing a local community school serving more than 100 local needy and orphaned children and overseeing a small team of farmers a her 1.5 acre […]
This month, World Food Bank CEO Richard Lackey and GFE Investor Justin Culver visited Thakara-Nithi County in Kenya, where they were heartily welcomed and given a personal tour of local food systems and producers by County Governor Muthomi Njuki. Governor Njuki is a supporter of the work the World Food Bank is doing to improve […]
If we could provide 500 million farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to adequate storage systems for their crops, what result would we see? According to Jordan Dey of GrainPro, this one provision could very likely change the world. “If 500 million farmers could better store their food, they would not only be able to […]
This month, we sat down for a Q&A with Tana Juko, our Senior Research Associate, to learn more about her background and motivation for working with the World Food Bank. Q: Tana – Tell us a little about your background. What personally motivated you to join the WFB and work in food security? A: I have always […]
“Desertification is a fancy word for land turning into desert.” This is how Allan Savory begins his popular TED Talk on the subject of desertification, a phenomenon that he has dedicated his life to stopping through his research and the founding of the Savory Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to facilitating the regeneration of grasslands across […]
While several tools and technologies are in place to aid in crop storage, there is still room for investment that can lead to even more effective crop storing within the larger agricultural value chain. According to a Foods article study, “more than one-third of food is lost or wasted in post-harvest operations,” and resolving this […]
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 whom are considered to be “extremely poor”. Under current agricultural systems, smallholder […]
Today, we join the world in celebrating World Food Day, as designated by the FAO, and we are big fans of this year’s campaign tagline – “A Zero Hunger world by 2030 is possible.” At the World Food Bank, we are working diligently on our vision to end hunger on the planet during our lifetime. […]
