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Nov 28 2015
Perspective
The Next Frontier of Climate Change Resilience
As the world turns its attention to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) in Paris, the global community is hoping for fresh ideas to solve our increasing climate-related challenges. …
Oct 23 2015
Perspective
Waste Less, Feed More
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 …
Sep 07 2015
Perspective
Postharvest Loss: A Hidden Tax on Smallholders
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 …
Aug 19 2015
Perspective
Tackling Post Harvest Losses on Kenya’s Hit TV Show
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 …
Jun 30 2015
Perspective
The Human Experience of Post-Harvest Loss
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 …
Apr 22 2015
Perspective
Revaluing Ecosystems: Earth Day and Beyond
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 …
Mar 09 2015
AGRA Progress Report (2007-2014)
AGRA was founded with an ambitious vision of a prosperous, equitable and food-secure Africa, achieved through rapid and sustainable agricultural growth driven by increasingly productive and profitable smallholder farming. Its …
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