International Trends
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...
World Bank lists five ‘alarming’ statistics on global hunger
The World Bank has said that last year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report found that...
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,...
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...