Anonciata Mbakirirehe of Kayenzi, Rwanda, stands amid her newly germinated maize. She looks forward to a good harvest at the end of the season. Photo by Hailey Tucker. Photo courtesy of the One Acre Fund blog. One Acre Fund is an NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that helps 137,000 smallholder farmers grow their own way out of poverty by providing a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access.
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Blogroll
1,000 Days Blog, 1,000 Days
Africa Can End Poverty, World Bank
Agrilinks Blog
Bread Blog, Bread for the World
Can We Feed the World Blog, Agriculture for Impact
Concern Blogs, Concern Worldwide
Institute Insights, Bread for the World Institute
End Poverty in South Asia, World Bank
Global Development Blog, Center for Global Development
The Global Food Banking Network
Harvest 2050, Global Harvest Initiative
The Hunger and Undernutrition Blog, Humanitas Global Development
International Food Policy Research Institute News, IFPRI
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Blog, CIMMYT
ONE Blog, ONE Campaign
One Acre Fund Blog, One Acre Fund
Overseas Development Institute Blog, Overseas Development Institute
Oxfam America Blog, Oxfam America
Preventing Postharvest Loss, ADM Institute
Sense & Sustainability Blog, Sense & Sustainability
WFP USA Blog, World Food Program USA
Archive
Featured Commentary - We Must Invest in Global Nutrition and End the Need for Foreign Aid
Check out the latest post in our partnership series with Agri-Pulse.
Guest Commentary - Low Tech, High Impact: Digitizing Farms in Malawi
For many smallholder farmers in rural areas, the Clinton Foundation is working to empower, educate, and connect communities through WhatsApp – a revolutionary means of communcation for farmers in Malawi.
Guest Commentary - The Importance of Water Quality in Agrifood Production
Dr. David Zilberman, Recipient of the 2019 Wolf Prize in Agriculture, writes that supply chain design is at the frontier of research in agricultural resource economics.
Global Food for Thought: Special Symposium Edition
Check out this News Brief Special Edition, all about our new report, From Scarcity to Security: Managing Water for a Nutritious Food Future and the 2019 Global Food Security Symposium.
Guest Commentary - Lack of Rural High-Speed Internet Hampers Agricultural Productivity
A lack of rural broadband access is holding back farmers across the globe. Annie Dee, a rancher in central Alabama, writes on the center pivot irrigation equipment that helps her maximize crop yields - a vital tool that depends on high-speed internet connections.
Guest Commentary - How a Humble Seed Is Helping African Farmers to Better Manage Both Food and Water
For most smallholder farmers, the stakes couldn’t be higher. A successful season means the difference between ample food and a bit more income, or hunger and poverty in the season ahead. Delivering the broader benefits of modern agriculture to these regions is a complex challenge.
Uncharted Waters: Water Resources Are Increasingly Strained – US Leadership Must Respond
As water and nutrition security becomes further challenged, the United States must better coordinate agriculture, nutrition, and water development policy in order to adequately respond to increasing pressures.
Guest Commentary - Water Reuse in Agriculture: A Solution to Water Scarcity?
Growing populations, internal conflicts, trade wars, and digital and environmental changes all have a lasting impact on our day-to-day lives. Water is the center of much of the change and conflict.
Global Food for Thought: Special Report Edition
Happy World Water Day! Celebrate by checking out this News Brief Special Edition, all about our new report, From Scarcity to Security: Managing Water for a Nutritious Food Future.
Guest Commentary - Managing Risk and Building Resilience in Senegal
Equipped with this risk mitigation tool, smallholder farmers are more likely to invest in quality inputs that yield more and produce better-quality products demanded by buyers.
Guest Commentary - Saving Water with Three A’s and Three P’s
Getting more drought-tolerant crops to smallholders is difficult, but possible.
Uncharted Waters: From Chicago to Uganda, Clean Water is Key to Good Nutrition
Roger Thurow interviewed families from Chicago to Uganda, Guatemala to Uttar Pradesh and underscores the vital role of clean water to fight childhood malnutrition.
Guest Commentary - Gender Equality & Clean Water Access: A Two-Way Street
Arguably, nothing is more important than water; it affects every aspect of our lives. Yet, access to clean water remains one of the biggest challenges in many countries, particularly in Africa and Asia.
Guest Commentary - Putting Nutrition at the Center of Collective Action
Tackling malnutrition in all its forms requires coordinated action across a range of different sectors.
Global Food for Thought: Flight 302 | GAIN | Red Palm Weevil
Check out the latest buzz in food, agricultural, and global development.