Food security: African countries pledge US$17 billion, commit to double agricultural productivity
May 1, 2021 A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in financing on Friday during a high-level forum, in a bold bid to…
Climate change: Countries at loggerheads over how to share benefits from genetic plant data
Rich and poor countries are at loggerheads over how to share benefits from genetic plant data that could help breed crops better able to withstand climate change, as negotiations to…
Funding injection needed to help poor farmers cope with climate
A doubling of international funding for agricultural science is needed to help half a billion small farmers cope with climate change – or the world risks mass migration and widespread…
Food-borne Illnesses Cost US$ 110 Billion Per Year in Low and Middle Income Countries – World Bank
World Bank President A new World Bank study finds that the impact of unsafe food costs low and middle income economies about US$ 110 billion in lost…