The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Government of Japan, facilitated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has launched a four–year project with a budget of USD 9.5 million. The project aims to increase the amount of irrigated land, boost local food […]

It is common understanding that the Australian Government has historically resisted policy changes to reduce tax barriers to a successful build-to-rent (BTR) sector, for fear of being viewed as favouring institutional and foreign investment ahead of the traditional (presumed) Australian dream of home ownership. However, that resistance is perhaps a […]

A combination of climate change and shifting trade practices has sent the price of rice soaring. This is problematic in many parts of the world, where the grain is the staple of regional diets.

Indigenous Women Speaking through Sounds Country Global agnes Tue, 08/29/2023 – 14:59 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Rosy Gonzáles (Maya Kaqchikel, CS Staff) and Guadalupe Pastrana (Nahua, CS Staff)  Indigenous Women in Radio 2023, a three-day event organized by Cultural Survival for women from Indigenous community radio […]

Country: Niger Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Recent violence and attacks by non-state armed groups, especially near the Mali and Burkina Faso borders, have led to over 20,000 new internal displacements in the last month.

On 18 July 2023, Singapore’s data protection authority published proposed guidelines on the use of personal data in artificial intelligence (AI) systems (Proposed Guidelines). The Proposed Guidelines will be up for public consultation until 31 August 2023, and they aim to address how Singapore’s privacy laws will apply to organizations […]

Russia’s shift to “Diverted Fertilizer Exports” towards China and India raises food security concerns: Nikkei (Japan) quotes IFPRI’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs Charlotte Hebebrand who noted, “Russia is clearly concerned about fertilizer exports. With rising fertilizer prices and ongoing conflict in Ukraine, securing revenue through exports has become […]