From Ghana to Tanzania
The adventure continues. The last time we checked in with him, Grow Further founder and CEO Peter Kelly was recovering from an exhausting day exploring maize fields and meeting with […]
Fighting the Fall Armyworm Invasion with Natural Ingredients
The invasion continues, but innovative minds are plotting the next counterattack. The attack in question is being carried out by the fall armyworm (S. frugiperda). This pest is the larvae […]
Letter from Ghana
Our founder and CEO Peter Kelly said his quest to find somewhere—anywhere—in Ghana’s capital city, Accra, where he could enjoy one of the West African dishes whose ingredients Grow Further […]
Pasteurizing Mushrooms in Zimbabwe
In his Grow Further grant application, Dr. Prince Marowa, a senior lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, reflects fondly on his childhood memories of picking wild mushrooms with friends and […]
Grow Further Members Connect with Researchers
Americans of all professional backgrounds contribute to science all the time, from donating to medical research to helping to spot birds or distant galaxies. Fundraisers for cancer or heart disease […]
Fulani and the Future of Dairy
In our first-ever review of applications for research grants, Grow Further is discovering a wide array of unique and creative ideas for revolutionizing smallholder agriculture through innovation. Concepts range from […]
Need to Know the Breed of Your Cattle? They’re Making an App for that
Farmers in Bangladesh have a problem—they don’t know where their cows come from. It’s a common practice among ranchers and dairy farmers in the developed world to track the lineage […]
Members Discuss Applicants for First Grant in Climate Adaptation
Grow Further is getting closer to announcing its first-ever agricultural research grant recipients. On June 14, a second formal meeting was held where some of Grow Further’s pioneering members scrutinized […]
Meet Iquo Essien and Rimple Nahata, the Newest Members of Our Team
Grow Further is getting busier by the day as we recruit new members, review some amazing research ideas, and close in on announcing our first-ever grant awards in support of […]
Better Forage for Better Cattle
We received hundreds of applications in response to our first call for agricultural science proposals to improve food security among smallholder farmers in developing countries. Most look to improve the […]
