Sep 15, 2021 In the News Global ‘Guaranteed investment’ must follow UN Food Systems Summit (SciDevNet) Food Systems SciDevNet published a post by Ruth Douglas who writes that as the UN Food Systems Summit looms large, how can we ensure that this much-anticipated event is not just a talking shop, but results in […]
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FAO is working to urgently raise $ 36 million to accelerate support for Afghan farmers. The support aims to ensure that they do not lose their crops, wheat and other winter grains, which could otherwise result in a food emergency that would deepen the crisis in the Asian country. Credit: […]
Read MorePhoto: Wikimedia Commons/Agência Brasil Few people appreciate the importance of saving the Amazon’s rainforests more than the people who inhabit them. And indigenous people have now called on conservationists and governments to help them protect the Amazon’s beleaguered forests from any further harm. The Coordinator of Indigenous Organisations of the […]
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation (KAIDEC) have announced a new chapter of cooperation intended to expand collaboration and take advantage of international development opportunities. A Letter of Agreement signed today at the FAO Partnership and Liaison […]
Read MoreThe Macron Bonus was introduced following a French social movement (named “mouvement des gilets jaunes”) in 2018. The Macron Bonus has been renewed once again for 2021 as part of the French Amending Finance Law 2021 dated 19 July 2021. The key measures of the previous years have been replicated […]
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A new report, Fixing the Business of Food, advocates the aligning of business practices to the SDGs. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS By Alison KentishSep 16 2021 (IPS) In the backdrop of rising hunger, half of the world’s population living on unhealthy diets, a third of agricultural produce lost to postharvest events, […]
Read MoreBadan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG) mengingatkan agar warga mewaspadai potensi hujan disertai kilat petir di sebagian wilayah Jakarta pada Jumat siang dan sore. “Waspada potensi hujan yang dapat …
Read MoreCountry: Guinea Source: World Health Organization Guinea today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days—two incubation periods, or the time between infection and the onset of symptoms. The virus was confirmed on 9 August, marking the first time […]
Read MorePrior to the pandemic, Chiang Mai received around four million international visitors a year, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) figures.
Read MoreEvent Post September 16, 2021 Making the most of intra-African trade: Insights from the 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor Julie Kurtz Maximizing the potential of a new continent-wide free trade agreement.
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