Biofortification is the development of crops with enhanced levels of nutrients available for consumption, and it has become a central component of global multi-sectoral approaches to tackling malnutrition.
A third of Rwandans are aged between 15 and 34, and youth employment is a critical policy issue that directly affects national food security.
After the corn is harvested, Verbio employees condense the stover on contracted fields into large square bales that are easy to move and stack.
World food prices fell slightly in December as international prices for vegetable oils and sugar fell significantly from lofty levels, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today.
Picture in your mind a tall, sprawling field of corn. Now shrink it down while maintaining the yield. This is just a glimpse of what the fields of the future could look like.