The vision of an Africa unified by free trade took a major leap forward with the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in March 2018. The AfCFTA, …
As delivered on Friday, September 7, 2018, at The African Green Revolution Forum in Kigali, Rwanda Thank you, Jeff, and good afternoon. I see many longtime friends and partners here today. And I particularly …
Next week, I and a few colleagues will attend the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali, Rwanda. AGRF is an opportunity to reexamine and reflect on Africa’s agriculture sector …
Dr. Norman Borlaug was one of The Rockefeller Foundation’s longest-serving program officers. Credited with launching the Green Revolution, which saved a billion lives and earned him the Nobel Prize in …
How do you tell the story of post-harvest food loss in Africa in a way that connects with people? To help answer that question, we chose to work with Africa 24 …
Kigali Rwanda, June 6, 2018 – The African Development Bank, together with partners – The Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft, and Facebook – launched the Coding for Employment Program at the African Innovation …
Busan, Korea 21 May 2018 - The African Development Bank Group has established a US$ 3 million Rockefeller Trust Fund, a joint effort of the Bank and The Rockefeller Foundation …
Today, 40 percent of all food produced is never eaten, which is the equivalent of throwing nearly $1 trillion right in the trash—lost labor, water, energy, profits to small farmers, …
Support from The Rockefeller Foundation will enable processors to integrate smallholder farmers in their supply chain
New York--IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, is pleased to announce receipt of a $2,000,000 grant …
After giving birth to her third child, Sarah* lay in a hospital bed in a small town in Meru County, Kenya, battling a ruptured appendix. While struggling to stay alive, …