Food spoilage forced smallholder farmers out of pocket and out of business – until an entrepreneur came up with a cool idea.
When Bonolo Monthe’s neighbours discarded bucketsful of fallen ripe morula fruit from their backyard, she saw food and fortune going to waste.
Women, key contributors to agriculture production, are missing at the decision table, with alarming consequences, says Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg in an exclusive interview with IPS.
The world has been put on notice that there is no time to waste in achieving the goal of food systems transformation.