International Trends
NI Agriculture Minister Launches £2.2m Rural Grant
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a £2.2 million capital grant for rural...
Rwanda school feeding programme boosts farmer incomes
Rwanda provides school meals to almost 4.8 million students – one of the country's most ambitious investments in education, nutrition,...
Climate Experts urge Food Stockpiling to Avoid Shortages
Ministers have been urged to consider “large-scale national food stockpiling” by the influential Climate Change Committee (CCC) to stave off...
Glyphosate Curbs could Threaten Regen Farming, Report Warns
A new report launched in Parliament has warned that restricting glyphosate use could increase production costs, reduce yields and undermine...
China abruptly Halts US Beef Export Licenses after Renewal
The Trump administration is preparing to suspend tariff‑rate quotas on imported beef to address record-high U.S. prices, even as China...
FAO report calls for robust risk assessment for recycled plastic food packaging
The growing use of recycled plastic in food packaging and other food contact materials offers clear environmental benefits...
Rising Fuel Costs Impacting Farmers; are Consumers Next?
Many farmers across the area have started planting this year's crop but the cost of fuel and other products like...
Producer Prices Shot up 6%, Adding to Pressure on Companies to Raise Prices for Customers
Wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as...
Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF today warned that a deepening hunger...
Kenya launches World Agriculture Forum Country Council for next-gen agriculture growth
Kenya has launched the World Agriculture Forum (WAF) Country Council to accelerate the transformation of its agriculture...