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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 …

The following post originally appeared on Huffington Post. The first United Nations World Humanitarian Summit takes place among the mosques and minarets of Istanbul today. While long overdue, it will fail …

  Anyone reading this has their own story to tell about food waste. One of the first lessons we are taught—wherever in the world we call home—is "don't waste food." And …