National Service for Industrial Training (SENAI)

National Service for Industrial Training (SENAI)

Challenge Brazil, like many developing countries, has had to face the challenge of how to grow its industrial sector, upgrade existing industries with cutting-edge technologies, and develop manpower capable of driving and managing the production processes. Preparing a...
New Rice for Africa (NERICA)

New Rice for Africa (NERICA)

Challenge Although rice is a staple food for people in West Africa, most of it is imported. FAO estimated in 2006 that rice imports to the West and Central Africa subregions had reached more than 6 million tonnes, costing over $1 billion. The cost of importing rice is...
New Rice for Africa (NERICA)

School Feeding

Challenge It is estimated that some 66 million primary-school-age children go hungry every day, with 23 million hungry children in Africa alone. Some 80 per cent of these 66 million children are concentrated within 20 countries. Additionally, 75 million school-age...