A farmer in Rwanda shells her maize after harvesting. 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
Global Food for Thought: Fruit Flies | Rice ATM | Rations Cut
Our weekly round up of the top stories in food, agriculture, and global development!
Field Notes - Scaling Partners Towards Self Reliance and Sustainability in Legume Innovations Through a Systems Approach
Through implementation of a systems approach, the Legume Systems Research Lab is managing a balanced portfolio of research projects focused on developing legume innovations that are scalable and ensure impact for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
7 Reasons to Feel Hopeful About the Food System in the Midst of the Pandemic
When food systems are coming apart, it’s important to remember what is working and what could work.
Guest Commentary - The Next Pandemic Could Attack Our Crops
COVID-19 has demonstrated the damage that results from an unchecked disease spreading throughout our highly connected world. But most people are unaware that plants also succumb to infectious diseases, reducing global crop yields by 15 percent or more.
Global Food for Thought: Recession | Coffee | Delayed Pesticides
Our weekly round up of the top stories in food, agriculture, and global development!
Agriculture’s Matrix: AI and the Future of Gender (In)equities
If the current state of AI research and technology does not change, the existing inequities between men and women farmers will become starker.
Field Notes - How to Strike the Most Effective Partnerships for Food Security
In today’s hyperconnected world, challenges felt in one region or country almost always have wider if not global repercussions. The International Potato Center, part of the CGIAR system, develops partnerships with the private sector to tackle these challenges more effectively.
Featured Commentary - Hope Through Agriculture: Now More than Ever
In our latest collaboration with Agri-Pulse, Julie Borlaug writes that now is the time for everyone in agriculture to demonstrate how their passion and dedication have found solutions to the major threats we face as a collective human species: food and nutrition security, environmental stability and sustainability.
Field Notes - How do we Understand the Needs of the Rural Poor on a Global Scale? One Family Farm at a Time
The days of top-down, one-size-fits-all “solutions” for poor rural farmers are gone. A team of scientists at the CGIAR, a consortium of international research institutes, set out to change this through a pioneering survey system that has been deployed in over 21 countries.
Guest Commentary - COVID-19 is Causing Short-Term Disruptions with Long-Term Consequences to the Global Food Supply Chain
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing widespread disruptions to global shipping and consumer demand that will have long-term consequences for the world’s food supply chain.
When Hand Washing is a Luxury, a Pandemic's Legacy Lengthens
Handwashing has been trumpeted as one of the most vital ways to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Where does that leave the millions without access to readily available soap and water?
Global Food for Thought: Saving Seeds | Food Trade | Growing Resistance
Our weekly round up of the top stories in food, agriculture, and global development!
Field Notes - Shaping Future-Ready Food Systems, One Crop at a Time
As governments scramble to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one organization uses rice science to disrupt the status quo.
Next Generation - The Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Food Systems in Africa
COVID-19 will exacerbate issues revealed by the locust swarm in Eastern Africa. In both cases, however, an integrated approach that leverages technology could avert disaster.
Guest Commentary - Reduce Food Loss & Waste, Feed Millions
Studies show that one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, enough to feed 1.9 billion people-almost the same amount as are experiencing food insecurity. Food banks are uniquely positioned to address the paradox of global hunger and food loss and waste.