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*Image Source: Pexels It is a major challenge for various developing countries in sustaining food security at the national level and household levels. The Food and Agriculture Organization reports that an estimated 870 million people are undernourished in 2010-2012. This…

  *Image Source: Pixabay Public-private partnership is a term coined in the 1990s. It is a concept utilized in the field of public procurement but has no clear clarification or definition. Van-Herpen defined a public-private partnership as a collaboration between the…

*Image Source: Pixabay According to the FAO or Food and Agriculture Organization, 1 in 7 humans is undernourished due to factors like reduced land availability, lack of water, climate change and soil degradation. These factors greatly affect the efficient food…

*Image Source: Pexels Development aid (a.k.a development assistance or foreign aid) is financial aid provided by governments and other agencies to hold up developing countries’ development in terms of social, economic, political, and environmental concerns. It is distinct from humanitarian…

*Image Source: Pixabay The term ‘agro-food business’, as defined by Rosa Caiazza of Parthenope University of Naples and Tiziana Volpe National Research Council (CNR) and Institute for Service Industry Research (IRAT), refers to a combination of institutions, activities and enterprises…

*Source Image: Pexels Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have played significant roles in the fight against poverty for more than seven decades since the foundation of the World Bank, at the Bretton Woods conference. However, most developing countries perceive the World…

*Image Source: Pexels For every available position, there are two people who are considered as the “key to a successful search” – the hiring manager and the recruiter. However, the two can also lead to a disaster, especially if they…

*Image Source: Pexels Agricultural markets have transformed drastically. The increase and urbanization of the global population, as well as the rise in income, has brought about these drastic changes. Poor rural farmers are set aside because of the change in economic…

*Image Source: Wikimedia Commons, by Willow Brugh The Harvard Business Review’s survey revealed that 71% of CEOs believe that the top contributing factor to sustainable economic value is the human capital. Due to the importance of human capital, organizations are now…

*Image Source: Pexels The World Health Organization reports that hunger and malnutrition remain the most pressing issues that dominate the poor and needy, especially in the globe’s poorest countries. Thirty percent of children, adults, adolescents and infants within the developing…