Insects play a vital part in the life of plants by serving as pollinators. Yet insects can also wreak havoc with plants by feasting on them. And as temperatures worldwide continue to rise, plants may end up suffering more damage inflicted on them by creepy-crawlies. Increased temperatures speed up the […]

Jan 27, 2020 In the News United States of America Philadelphia ‘city slickers’ have received millions in federal farm subsidies over 25 years (Inquirer) Trade The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Philadelphia residents who receive annual checks, often based on nothing more than their family connections to farms in states far […]

Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Country: Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic UNRWA today called for a minimum of US$ 1.4 billion to fund essential services and assistance for 5.6 million registered Palestine refugees across the Middle East for the […]

McDonald’s released a burger bun made with rice in Japan — and the news is sending the Japanese internet into a frenzy.

Civil society organizations (CSO) from Asia and the Pacific have participated in a two-day meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in preparation for their participation in a major multilateral conference aimed at charting a course for the region’s food security and rural prosperity. The CSO participation in FAO’s 35th Regional Conference […]