We need to ask more difficult questions about what food and agricultural progress looks like, whose knowledge informs it, who benefits, who has power, and who doesn’t.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: Believe in Farmers
Farmers are the stewards of biodiversity that is—literally—the future of humanity.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: Differently Abled, Fully Capable
Farmers with disabilities are too often overlooked, but they are growing food, supporting their families, and strengthening their communities every day.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: Chasing Malaria in Mbita, Kenya
At icipe in Kenya, scientists fight worsening malaria outbreaks driven by climate change.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: Learning from Researchers, Farmers, and Communities in Kenya
icipe is an Africa-based research institution that uses insect science to address challenges related to food security, public health, agriculture, and the environment.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: To Roundup or Not to Roundup
Farmers are experimenting with conservation agriculture and debating the role of fertilizers and herbicides in building resilience.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: What Ethiopian Farmers Taught Me About Resilience
Regenerative agriculture means protecting and improving soil health, enhancing biodiversity, creating diverse and nutritious diets, and ensuring economic sustainability for farmers.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: ‘Immediate and Disastrous’ Impacts from the Dismantling of USAID
With no transition time, organizations supported by USAID couldn’t prepare their staff or the communities they served for what was coming.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: Why Farmers Must Be at the Table in Addis and Beyond
Too often, leaders develop and implement legislation without farmer input. That means laws that affect farmers’ daily lives are written without their lived experience in mind.