Expert commentary and analysis on global agriculture and food.
One Acre Fund group leader Pauline Keya demonstrates how much chlorine to add to water to make it safe for drinking. One Acre Fund provides our farmers in Kenya each with enough chlorine to provide safe drinking water for one year. Photo by Kelvin Owino. Photo courtesy of the One Acre Fund blog.
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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
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In order to ensure food security, good nutrition, and a sense of belonging for this vulnerable population, investments in communal gardens for refugees should be considered as an innovative solution.
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
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Much of the conversation on making agriculture sexy for Africa’s youth is focused on increasing the profitability of the sector. However, new research tends to indicate that it’s not all just about money.
For some business women in Liberia, pursuing their most creative ideas is too risky; the margins between prosperity and poverty in this informal economy are paper-thin. What solutions could unlock their entrepreneurship potential?
We are pleased to announce a new occasional blog series, Cultivating Tomorrow: Indian Agriculture Challenged, by Marshall M. Bouton, president emeritus of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The series will examine the state of Indian agriculture today and its areas of progress and challenge.
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
Blockchain stands to alleviate poverty while improving food security prospects for everyone, according to Elizabeth Leake of STEM-Trek.
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For farmers with disabilities, access to water, land, and essential information about agricultural management is even more difficult. Tatenda Ndambakuwa, a 2018 Next Generation Delegate, asks: How can agricultural opportunities be accessed by a wide variety of people with disabilities?
With high levels of unemplyemnet, being a young person in Africa right now isn’t easy. However, opportunities to increase the local production of staple crops could provide much needed employment prospects by creating businesses that add value to the processing of crops.
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
