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Extreme heat is pushing agrifood systems to the brink worldwide
Extreme heat events currently threaten the livelihoods and health of over a billion people, causing half a trillion work hours...
Oil Prices Surge Amid Mixed Signals on US-Iran Peace Talks
Oil prices have risen sharply following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and conflicting messages about the...
Indian and Bangladeshi mango crops hit by heat and storms
Unseasonal rain with gusty winds hit parts of Nanded, Parbhani, and Dharashiv districts in Marathwada, damaging mango orchards, while...
U.S. Northeast freeze threatens orchards and strawberry crops
A freeze warning across parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut has raised concerns for crops and orchards, with...
Ghana’s domestic debt increased by GH¢24bn to GH¢333.8bn in December 2025
Debt burden, financial obligation or loan payment, heavy load of money failure, mortgage or borrowing money problem concept, tried businessman...
AfDB-backed post-COVID Support Drives Selix Farms Expansion
Selix Farms, a young agribusiness based in New Akrade in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, has significantly expanded...
Export Diversification and Market Expansion Key to 2026 Outlook – GEPA
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has outlined an ambitious agenda for 2026 aimed at deepening Ghana’s export diversification efforts...
India to start cherry procurement in Shimla with focus on cold chain
Adani Agri Fresh plans to begin cherry procurement in the upper Shimla region from mid-May, with operations expected to...
Africa achieves first gene-edited grapevine with improved resilience
A team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council has, for the first time, successfully edited...
Italy to host international pear conference in Ferrara
Interpera 2026, the international conference dedicated to the pear sector, will take place on 25 and 26 June 2026...