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African agriculture has undergone a great transformation over the last decade. Access to financing, mobile technology, and advanced farming techniques has greatly increased yields for small-holder farmers, even though there …

My colleagues and I often speak of being "stewards of a legacy" working here at The Rockefeller Foundation. Over more than a century, decade after decade, the Foundation has catalyzed …

In my line of work there’s a lot of talk about goals—especially this time of year. After all, there is no shortage of challenges that the global development community comes …

Much of what I know about farming was learned growing up on a small Iowa farm. My parents devoted considerable attention to producing our crops and livestock.  However, considerable attention …

Christina is a maize farmer in Tanzania. Unbeknownst to her, she has been storing her maize harvest incorrectly, in holey plastic containers that often easily become weevil infested. Sadly, this …

It's no surprise that when we develop new work at The Rockefeller Foundation, we look for ways to integrate the voices of beneficiaries and stakeholders. Without taking into account their …

The following originally appeared on ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss at the University of Illinois ant Urbana-Champaign.  Recognition that reducing postharvest loss is an important opportunity to enhance global food …

Today, on the 45th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970, over a billion people around the world are taking action to protect the planet. In China, a hiking group is cleaning up …

In December 2013, I attended a workshop organized by the Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI), a grantee in The Rockefeller Foundation's Waste and Spoilage Initiative. At one point, a workshop participant arrived …