Oct 12 2018
Perspective
When I visited Kigali, Rwanda’s capital last week, I noticed an array of new fast food restaurants downtown. This is not an exception —places such as Burger King, Pizza Hut …
Aug 31 2018
Speeches
As delivered on Friday, August 31, 2018, in Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands It is great to be with you here at Wageningen. I also want to especially thank President …
Aug 30 2018
Perspective
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 …
Aug 29 2018
Perspective
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 …
Aug 27 2018
Perspective
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 …
Jul 17 2018
Perspective
Although food production worldwide has increased dramatically over the past 50 years, today, some 2 billion people still suffer from hunger, micronutrient deficiencies, and increasingly, obesity. According to the World …
May 01 2018
Perspective
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, …
Mar 27 2018
Press Releases
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 …
Mar 07 2018
Perspective
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, …
