Grow Further Answers a 30-Year Call
“I also try always to be of help to others, especially students.” That’s how Alhassan Nuhu Jinbaani explains his mission in life: helping others. And agriculture is the path he’s […]
Expanding Opportunities for Women Farmers
Alhassan Jinbaani, a researcher at the CSIR-Savana Agricultural Research Institute in Ghana and a Grow Further grant recipient, says his work on the Bambara groundnut is meant to improve food […]
Harvesting Opportunities: Uniting India and the US for a Food-Secure Future
With a massive and diverse population of over 1.4 billion and rising, India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country according to the United Nations. India is […]
Two Crop Preservation Pioneers Win the 2024 World Food Prize
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced the winners of the “Nobel Prize for food” in 2024. This year’s prize is split between two honorees for their work on a […]
Selling Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes to Skeptical Consumers
Sweet potatoes are not only delicious but also one of the top-yielding crops in terms of calories per hectare. Calories alone, though, aren’t enough, and some sweet potatoes pack a […]
Harvesting Opportunities: Cultivating US-India Collaboration in Agriculture and Food
Join Grow Further Founder Dr. Peter Kelly for an upcoming panel conversation, Harvesting Opportunities: Cultivating US-India Collaboration in Agriculture and Food, at Seattle University’s RoundGlass India Center on May 1st, […]
The Foods that Fix Malnutrition
Pearl millet. Finger millet. Green gram. Prickly pear cactus. Teff. Bambara groundnut. Sorghum. Pigeon pea. The names of these foods could be familiar to regular readers of this newsletter, but […]
Out of Horror, Hope, and a More Food Secure Future
This month, from April 7, the world commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda. Next month, Grow Further will host a special event in Seattle featuring […]
The War Against Malnutrition – Hope on the Horizon
Food insecurity and malnutrition are two sides of the same terrible coin. Too many people go to bed hungry. For these unfortunate individuals, far too much effort and income are […]
Does VACS Signal a Turning Point in Development Philosophy?
Major foreign aid institutions have long been criticized for emphasizing big-money projects over more cost-effective, smaller-scale approaches toward fostering human potential. Much aid has gone towards high-cost urban infrastructure, which […]
