International Trends
Sudan: FAO scales up emergency response with seed distribution campaign targeting 7.5 million people
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a large-scale emergency seed distribution campaign targeting 1.5...
Farm attacks, livestock theft and illegal hunting: South Africa’s rural crime crisis is underestimated
The most recent incident comparison meeting has once again proven that the true extent of crime on farms and in...
YEFFA Mozambique Empowers Youth in Agriculture, Charts Paths For Economic Resilience and Job Creation
The Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Agriculture (YEFFA) Mozambique Convening, held under the theme “Empowering Youth for Engagement in...
Kenya Moves to Withdraw and Restrict Harmful Pesticides in Major Regulatory Shift
In a significant move to safeguard public health, environmental sustainability, and promote safe agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock...
Ghana, Ivory Coast cocoa supply shortage makes chocolate prices soar in UK
Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food...
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...
Rainforest Builder unveils Africa’s largest indigenous tree nursery in Ghana
Rainforest Builder, an international forest restoration company, has officially established an indigenous tree nursery facility with an annual production capacity...
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...
FAO and WFP early warning report reveals worsening hunger in 13 hotspots; five with immediate risk of starvation
16/06/2025 Joint FAO-WFP News Release Rome – A new joint UN report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the...