Tag: Agriculture
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Ethiopia: FAO for Support to Vulnerable Ethiopians
FAO said the challenges are underlined by economic and physical constraints that hinder access to key food commodities, even when adequate production has been achieved at the national level.
June 10, 2024
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Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault Stores 1.29 Million Samples
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world’s largest repository of crop diversity, welcomed new deposits that raised its total number of seed samples to 1.29 million. RELATED: Africa: Drought Threatens to Spread Food Insecurity On Tuesday, 20,683 seed samples from 15 gene banks were added, including four new contributors: two gene banks in Benin, one […]
May 29, 2024
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Botswana: FAO Concerned About Increasing Use of Pesticides
On Tuesday, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Botswana expressed concern that the extensive use of pesticides to manage pests, weeds, and diseases may increase the risk of harming species essential to ecosystem health. Related: Kenya: Alarm Over Sale of Counterfeit Cancer Medicine Speaking at the commemoration of the International […]
May 14, 2024
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AU: Africa’s Fertilizer Consumption Rising, but Below Target
On Thursday, the African Union (AU) said that fertilizer consumption in Africa has risen to 18 kilograms per hectare (kg/ha) from 8 kg/ha in 2006, but is still below the target of 50 kg/ha. RELATED: Africa in Need of More Research in Agriculture Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, commissioner for agriculture, rural development, blue economy and […]
May 2, 2024
Africa in Need of More Research in Agriculture
The Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Mohamed Sadiki, called this Tuesday to increase the “very modest” investment in research in Africa, which amounted to less than 1% of the continent’s GDP, to face the challenges of change in climate. RELATED: UN Warns of Climate Crisis, 2 Years to Save the World His […]
April 23, 2024
Namibia: Workshop to Address Agricultural Crisis
On Monday, Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform convened a crucial annual five-day planning workshop to address the nation’s agricultural crisis. RELATED: Namibia: Plan to Meet Growing Population Needs, Health Ministry The event, held in the national capital of Windhoek, brought together key stakeholders from across the country to strategize solutions to pressing […]
April 16, 2024
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Agri-Food Transformation Must Go Hand With Sustainability, FAO
The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Máximo Torero said that the transformation of agri-food systems must take into account sustainability, so that “Let us have good food today and tomorrow for all.” RELATED: FAO Establishes Priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean “If we are not careful […]
April 14, 2024
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Lebanon Urges International Aid Amid Israeli Attacks
On Thursday, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati denounced that his country’s agriculture and education are in a “disastrous state” amid continuous Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. RELATED: Israel Launches Attacks Throughout the Week on Lebanon “About 800 hectares of lands were completely damaged, 340,000 heads of livestock were lost, and about 75 percent of farmers […]
April 4, 2024
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Israeli Attacks Reduced Lebanese Agricultural Output by 30%
On Friday, Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan said that the Israeli strikes since the onset of the Gaza conflict has led to a 30-percent decline in agricultural production. RELATED: Lebanon Spent 58 Billion Hosting Syrian Refugees in 13 Years “The Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon prevented farmers in villages and towns adjacent to the occupied Palestinian territories […]
March 22, 2024
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Kenya: Africa’s Agriculture Ministers Meet to Boost Farm Research
On Thursday, agriculture ministers from Africa met in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to discuss ways of boosting research that will benefit farmers in the continent. RELATED: New Campaign to Fight Malaria in Kenya The third Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa Council of Patron Ministers meeting gathered ministers from 15 […]