International Trends
Public Development Banks have the financial firepower for transforming global food systems, says IFAD President
Representing two-thirds of formal financing to agriculture, Public Development Banks (PDBs) investing in agriculture around the world can play...
FG, Olam Agri discuss agricultural investments to boost agribusiness growth in Nigeria
Olam Agri, a leading agribusiness company, has engaged in discussions with the Federal Government to explore strategic investments aimed at...
Farmers fear being ‘wiped out’ if any more diseases strike
A livestock farmer has lost more than half his newborn lambs in one of the first Scottish cases of a...
AGRA and Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT Partner to Launch Rwanda Food Innovation Hub, Benefiting Farmers and Food Systems in Rwanda
The Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation and AGRA has announced a strategic partnership to develop a Rwanda Food...
Displaced again: People forced to flee fear hunger as violence grips the east of DRC
World Food Programme calls for urgent diplomatic interventions as the second largest city in east of the Democratic Republic of...
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...
G20: Food security is vital for peace, stability and human dignity, FAO says
Food security is about peace, stability, and human dignity, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
Ethiopia Strengthens Commitment to Food Self-Sufficiency, Seeks to Redefine Africa’s Aid Dependency Narrative
The Ethiopian government has reiterated its dedication to achieving food self-sufficiency, challenging the long-standing perception of Africa as dependent on...
Trump administration trying to rehire USDA bird flu officials it fired
US President Donald Trump's administration is attempting to rehire officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) who worked on...
UNIDO Leads Global Dialogue on Critical Minerals for Security and Sustainable Development
At this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), UNIDO organized in cooperation with GIZ and UNIDO’s Investment and Technology Promotion Office-Berlin an event on the...