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, …
Nov 30 2017
Advancing a more nourishing, regenerative and equitable food system
FORMER INITIATIVE
Working along the agricultural supply chain to catalyze a uniquely African green revolution
Food Africa
Nov 13 2017
Perspective
In late September, the world gathered in New York for the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Although most attention focused on urgent crises around the world, there were also …
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 23 2017
Press Releases
Johannesburg – 19 October 2017 - Since the launch of its Digital Jobs Africa Initiative in 2013 at the World Economic Forum, the Rockefeller Foundation has worked extensively to mobilize …
Oct 04 2017
Perspective
This piece first appeared in the March 2017 issue of ESI Africa and reposted with permission. Accessible, reliable, affordable electricity - this makes the difference between a prosperous society that is …