Current patterns of food production and consumption are driving the collapse of the ecosystems upon which humanity depends. But building a more sustainable food system is possible, and requires only
Food insecurity is rising across the globe amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The two countries collectively export approximately 25% of the world’s wheat. Russia is also a significant contributor to the
On March 9th, 2021, the African business landscape was buzzing with excitement and optimism in reaction to the news that Flutterwave, a payments company, had closed its Series C fundraising
It has only been a few weeks since governments across West Africa ordered partial or complete lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and already the region’s fragile food ecosystems
On Dec. 30, following three consecutive years of drought in Zimbabwe, the World Food Programme issued a plea for the international community to support the country. WFP plans on doubling
“Over the past six months, I have engaged in a simple experiment. In packed rooms in Europe and the United States, I have asked “what is your favourite dish?” –
In 2015, a twenty-seven-year-old Lesego Holzapfel moved home to South Africa from the UK to build a sustainable business that invested in agriculture’s most marginalized voices. A year later, a
On twitter, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations posted a photo with a quote: “Rural people produce 3/4 of the world’s food yet these same people constitute
As we close out the month of October, in which we celebrated World Food Day, we are proud to share an OPED written by our managing partner – Ndidi Okonkwo
On August 10th, 2018, a California judge ordered Monsanto, a global agribusiness owned by Bayer, to pay $289 million in damages to Dewayne Johnson, a former groundskeeper who used the