See firsthand the transformative power of energy access on people’s lives by viewing “Power in Hand”: a virtual reality experience. Mobile users, click to view the virtual reality film on YouTube …
Last week at this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the …
One of the best parts about working for The Rockefeller Foundation is the amazing people I get to meet. I recently got to know Natalie Roper, executive director of Generation …
Large-scale affordable housing projects, wind farms, and small-scale diagnostic health clinics are just some examples of the wave of impact enterprises that have been emerging over the last decade, seeking …
Last year, The Rockefeller Foundation began to tackle a major African food security challenge: the problem of cassava spoilage. Fresh cassava roots rot exceptionally quickly. With deterioration starting between 24-72 hours …
There is consistent high demand for mangos in Kenya, with numerous buyers and relatively stable prices. Like many fruits and vegetables, mangoes are considered an auxiliary crop (and not a …
On September 5, 1882, Labor Day was observed for the first time in New York City. The celebration occurred just one day after Pearl Street Station, the world’s first commercial …
There is no longer any doubt that the explosion of available data and the speed with which it can be provisioned will revolutionize the way global challenges are solved. This …
If one were to travel through the vast lush lands of Uganda and come across Kongoidi village, nestled between Bukedea and Mbale district, here you will stumble upon Demetria.
The 70 …
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) – telephones, computers, television, radio, and others – are garnering increased attention for their potential to help scale agricultural extension and training. ICTs offer an …