Tag Archives: Sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture has always been deeply dependent on the weather. Farmers need a steady mixture of sun, warmth, and rain in order to reliably produce the food that all of humanity depends on for survival. Now, these once predictable growing cycles are at risk from climate change. Smallholders farmers are on the front lines. About 80 percent of the world’s food ...

Many experts, including Bill Gates, are predicting that developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa will be the worst affected by the coronavirus epidemic. The World Economic Forum has highlighted that the loss of one doctor in Africa affects more than 10,000 people. In countries where poverty, malnutrition and poor general health are rife, healthcare systems are overburdened, and social distancing will ...