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Nearly all of the game-changing agricultural innovations over the last 30 to 40 years – chemical fertilizer, improved seed varieties, resource conservation best practices, among others - have one thing …

Africa is currently on the precipice of major economic and demographic change. Today, many African countries are experiencing double-digit per capita growth. Across the continent, new information and communications technologies …

This post is part of a series on Advancing the Global Goals.   During the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly this week, the international community reflects on the world’s most …

This post is part of a series on Advancing the Global Goals.   An astounding one third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted between the farm and the …

This article was originally published in the Cape Times. Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. …

[rf_gallery id="14342"] Agriculture is the engine of economic development in Africa. An estimated 70% of Africans rely on agriculture for their life and livelihoods—farmers like Lucia Gakou, a mango farmer in …

Food waste and spoilage is one of the biggest—and most preventable—issues plaguing food security today. The stats are staggering: in developing countries, 40 percent of losses occur before the food …

Major development initiatives grapple with economic, technological, and political considerations but often leave out an important piece of the puzzle: individual behavior. For instance, if deworming medications are distributed but …