International Trends
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...
Global Food Commodity Output Set to Rise, But Risks Remain — FAO Warns
Noting risks, report examines impacts of avian influenza, changing trade patterns since 2022, fish fraud, and shipping industry’s net-zero goals...
South Africa Urged to Strengthen Biosecurity Amid Rising Disease Threats
The importance of biosecurity in safeguarding South Africa’s agricultural future took center stage at the National Biosecurity Summit 2025, held...
ICRISAT, RIS Launch New Centre to Boost Agricultural Transformation through South-South Cooperation
In a significant step toward transforming agriculture across the Global South, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics...
Investing In the Seeds of Change: The Future of Pomegranates in Morocco
On one of our first few dates in Morocco, we visited the hillsides of Talit Mamoun with someone who has...
OpenAg Foundation launches raising $1.3 million USD for water security project to help one million in Southern Africa
The OpenAg Foundation, a non-profit foundation on a mission to deliver food security, develop farmer resilience, and support smallholder...
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...
ACIAR Launches $2.4 Million Project in Ethiopia to Support Smallholder Goat and Sheep Farmers
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has initiated a $2.4 million project aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of...
African Union Development Agency calls for bold actions to make Africa a global agricultural leader
CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA – NEPAD) Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas has called for bold actions to make...