Food
Director of Academic Adventures, Planet Forward
KIBERA, Kenya – In the largest slum in Kenya, even if families can get food they might not have the tools to cook it safely. Meet Mary Njenga, a Kenyan scientist developing a cleaner, cheaper cooking fuel.
Georgetown University
Can pursuit of large crop yields put our agricultural diversity, and therefore our food security, at risk?
Planet Forward, GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
The planet is producing more food than ever before but in drastically fewer varieties. Is the future of food security at risk?
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If you want to innovate, you've got to have the know-how first - Trent McKnight of Agricorps explains how he's reaching out to youth in the developing world and urbanites in the US to promote agricultural innovation from the ground up.
Director of Academic Adventures, Planet Forward
Who's going to grow all the food we'll need in 2050? With less young people looking at farming as a career, 4-H is trying to turn it around and put farming into African schools.
Georgetown University
In order to feed our nation we have established an elaborate food supply system. We produce billions of bushels of grain, millions of pounds of meat, and incredible amounts of other raw and processed foods, and ship them all over the world. In 2012... Read More
Planet Forward, GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Americans have an abundance of food options, but are they the right options for a healthy diet?
Planet Forward/GWU
If you've got crops to sell in Africa, the trouble may be getting paid - unless you've got Agrimangr, a phone app that gives you all the info you need to get a fair deal.
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Farming is a changing business -- new tech, new tastes and new kinds of farming are changing how farmers do business, and who farmers are.
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Nearly 15 percent of U.S. households were “food insecure” in 2011 – hungry, or uncertain about their food supply.