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Over 46 Million Hectares at Risk: FAO Urges Action on Arab Land Degradation
Two-thirds of the 70 million hectares affected by human-induced degradation — over 46 million hectares — are agricultural land A...
Ethiopia Partners with Precision Development to Digitise its Agriculture Sector
Ethiopia through its Ministry of Agriculture has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Precision Development (PxD), a global nonprofit...
Sudan to adopt zinc-enriched sorghum to curb micronutrient deficiency and food system stress
Sudan is poised to make a significant step in its fight against micronutrient deficiencies and food system stress with the...
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: SNAP Cuts, Soda Bans, and Avian Flu
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. House Narrowly Passes...
FDA issues highest warning over tomato contamination
FDA issues highest warning over tomato contamination©Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has escalated a tomato recall in...
Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing
Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder...
Tipperary dairy farmer raises ‘happiest, healthy calves’
Flourish Calf, the new product from Volac Milk Replacers Ireland Ltd., is producing healthy, happy and thriving calves for a...
Somalia: Drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4 million people into hunger, The Federal Government of Somalia and UN warn
New data from Somalia shows that 4.4 million people could face hunger by April 2025, driven by worsening drought conditions,...
Japan contributes $11.9 million to scale up FAO’s emergency and resilience activities
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has received $11.9 million in contributions from the Government of...
Preventing lameness as cows go from cubicles to paddocks
During calving, cows are often under pressure going from calving down to milking, and from cubicles to paddocks. The frequency...