International Trends
Rural hunger at very high levels in Central America’s Dry Corridor region
FAO leadership promotes regional Hand-in-Hand initiative to create hope in climate-stressed region with high food insecurity levels and outward migration....
Africa’s Vegetable Genebank Makes Largest-Ever Deposit of Traditional African Vegetable Seeds in Global Repository
Africa’s Vegetable Genebank has reached a major milestone, depositing its largest ever consignment of traditional African vegetables in...
Norway signs USD 4.8 million deal to bolster Tanzania’s soybean sector
The governments of Norway and Tanzania have joined forces to accelerate transformation of Tanzania’s soybean industry, with a...
FAO, EU launch €20m project to boost aquatic food security in Africa and Latin America
20 million euro project targets Blue Transformation innovations in Africa and Latin America The Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
Global leaders united to drive agrifood transformation and end hunger at WFF 2025 flagship event
This year’s World Food Forum Flagship Event was attended by several global leaders and included the celebration of a historic...
FAO’s 2025 forest assessment reveals slower global deforestation
Deforestation has slowed in all of the world’s regions in the last decade, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025...
Five women breaking barriers in agritech industry
Nigeria’s agricultural landscape is witnessing a revolution, driven in part by women leveraging technology to transform farming, improve yields, and...
Cocoa summit calls for African-led policy dialogues
Calls for a new direction in how global cocoa policies are discussed and decided dominated the African Cocoa Summit & Awards...
farmers must become providers of food aid, not recipients, says experts
Agricultural experts who attended the 6th edition of the Africa Resilience Forum (https://apo-opa.co/4h4wohb), held in Abidjan , have urged African...
African Development Fund reshapes the country’s agriculture and education landscape In Zambia
Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia's agriculture and education sectors, while...