Nov 10 2017
Perspective
Urbanization and rising middle-class incomes across Africa mean that half of Africa’s food now sells in cities – and, increasingly, in supermarkets. Significant local and foreign investment in food manufacturing …
Oct 25 2017
Perspective
A year or so ago, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, set out to undertake first-of-its-kind research to better understand wasted food in cities. …
Oct 20 2017
Speeches
As delivered on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Des Moines, Iowa. Thank you, Ken. I don’t know what to say after that extraordinary introduction, other than while we do all have …
Sep 22 2017
Perspective
This week, Heads of States gather in New York City at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take stock on progress towards the Sustainable Development …
Sep 20 2017
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. SDG 12 seeks to …
Food
Sep 12 2017
Perspective
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 …
Sep 11 2017
Perspective
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 …
Sep 05 2017
Press Releases
Four prominent organizations supporting African agriculture join forces in innovative strategic partnership to increase incomes and improve the food security of 30 million smallholder farm households in at least 11 African …
Aug 25 2017
Perspective
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 …
Aug 22 2017
This report is one of three Innovation Scan reports the Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) produced in 2016 to support the YieldWise Initiative, a Rockefeller Foundation supported effort to demonstrate a …
Food