Jessica Ernst is manager of agriculture and electrical power at the Initiative for Global Development, a nonprofit that engages a global network of corporate leaders to reduce poverty through business growth and investment in Africa. In this role, Jessica manages relationships and programming with engaged companies and authors expert agriculture and public-private partnership materials.
Efforts to increase yields, reduce waste and efficiently use land in Africa will be part of the solution as we try feed 9 billion people by 2050. A guest commentary by IGD's Jessica Ernst.