Starting life strong in slums: the role of engaging vulnerable groups on sanitation and nutrition

This blog is co-authored with Lawrence Haddad,  Executive Director, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)Other co-authors: Beatrice Montesi, GAIN  Martin P. Gambrill, The World Bank …

Claire Chase, Martin Gambrill, Rebecca J Gilsdorf |
Agriculture and Food, Education, Health, Urban Development, Water

If Eating is “Cool” then Farming must be “Cool” too

If Eating is “Cool” then Farming must be “Cool” too Most youths’ perception of agriculture and agribusiness reflects the image of a dirty, exhausted poor farmer carrying a rusty hoe on puffy,…

Willfred Iyamuremye |
Agriculture and Food

Leave no Ethiopian behind by involving as many citizens as possible, and by solving the country’s challenges

In 2016,  World Bank Ethiopia launched a Blog4Dev contest inviting students to share their ideas for how Ethiopia can reach middle-income country status without leaving anyone behind. This is the…

Rediet Firdu |
Agriculture and Food, Education, Urban Development