Be careful what kinds of promises you make. That's a warning you might get from Jock Brandis, whose life was changed after he promised some African women he'd help them find a better way to shell ...

Hidden beneath the rich soils of Cagayan Valley and Northern Luzon is an industry that is ripe for the picking. Peanuts have become integral to the culture and economy of the Philippines. It’s a taste ...

(CNN)-- It was a woman's raw, bleeding hands that led Jock Brandis to make a promise. In 2002, Brandis was helping a friend repair a water treatment system in a Mali, Africa, village. There, he ...

The most technologically advanced peanut-shelling facility in the world is scheduled to begin operations in Santee in about 12 months.