Agrarian reforms remain an issue in India, where thousands of farmers camped for nearly 15 months at New Delhi’s borders. On Tuesday, Praveena Srindhar, the director of Science and Technology at the NGO Save Soil, recalled that over 11o,000 Indian farmers have committed suicide due to bank debts and crop failures. RELATED: Turkiye Denied Israeli […]

The National Federation of Agricultural Holders’ Unions recorded 85 demonstrations across the country. On Monday, Farmers took to the streets across France to protest against the trade agreement that the European Union (EU) plans to sign by the end of the year with the South American trade bloc Mercosur. RELATED: Brazil’s President Lula hopes for […]

To overcome these challenges, he proposed leveraging science, technology, and innovation, ensuring accessibility for family farmers. He also warned that the next 25 years will be crucial for agriculture as it will need to feed an additional 2 billion people by 2050. Related: Geopolitical Turmoil Shakes COP29 Climate Summit Representatives from governments, the agricultural sector, […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]