Food Security Forecast for 2024: Dark Skies Ahead
The economic disruptions brought about by war, price inflation, and the lingering effects of a global pandemic combined to make 2023 a challenging year for worldwide food security. Unfortunately, these […]
Grow Further Holds First Public Webinar, Discusses Global Food Security and Regenerative Agriculture
On January 24, Grow Further held its first public webinar, featuring Africa Food Prize laureate Dr. Ruth Oniang’o. Oniang’o and Grow Further founder Dr. Peter Kelly discussed bottom-up approaches to […]
The Role of Social Scientists in Agricultural Research
The phrase “agricultural research” conjures images of professionals wielding hard science to explore how to grow more food or improve farm incomes. One might imagine scientists in white coats busy […]
Blinken Talks Dirt and VACS at Davos
Once again, the world’s elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, widely referred to as simply “Davos” for short. The annual ritual, which one of our […]
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 […]
Vegetable Grafting for the Masses
Grafting, fusing the parts of two plants to grow one plant that boasts beneficial traits from both original plants, might sound like a difficult process that would only make sense […]
Microbes to Help Feed a Giant Nation
India’s massive population—over 1.4 billion—is still expanding. The United Nations earlier reported that India is poised to overtake China this year as the world’s most populous country. It may have […]
Will Irrigation in the Off-Season Help Ethiopia Grow More Wheat?
Ethiopia is the largest wheat producer in sub-Saharan Africa, but has also been a major wheat importer–until last year. Over the past couple of years, improvements in irrigation, seeds, and […]
The Largest Aid Appeal Ever as a Food Security Disaster Looms in Afghanistan
On January 11, a UN coalition appealed for $5 billion to avoid a famine in Afghanistan. It’s the largest UN humanitarian aid appeal ever, to support the very part of […]
