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…
South Korea confirms second case of deadly African swine fever, pledges vigilance
South Korea has confirmed a second case of African swine fever at a pig farm near the border with North Korea, a day after reporting its first-ever outbreak of the…
Agriculture: LASG plans stakeholders’ engagement to develop five-year plan
Lagos State gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Government says it will hold an Agricultural Stakeholders’ Engagement to address challenges, opportunities and prospects in the agricultural sector with a view…
Food security: “Look beyond hunger” U.N urges governments
More than 2 billion people lack access to healthy food, putting them at risk of health problems – and many of them live in North America or Europe, the United…
Swine fever in China among risks to global agriculture sector – FAO/OECD
The spread of a deadly pig disease in China that has disrupted the world’s biggest pork market is one of the major risks to a well-supplied global agricultural sector, the…
Women tech entrepreneurs seeking to break the glass ceiling in farming
When Oluwayimika Angel Adelaja-Kuye started Nigeria’s first vertical farming company she already had years of experience advising governments under her belt – yet as a woman, she still struggled to…
China to ban imports of pigs from Cambodia due to African swine fever
China will ban imports of pigs, wild boars and related products from Cambodia, its customs said on Monday, after the Southeast nation reported its first case of the highly-contagious African…
About 113 Million People Affected By Acute Food Shortage in 2018 – Report
No fewer than 113 million people were affected in 2018 by very serious food shortages, including famine, a report by the European Union and two United Nations agencies revealed on…
FAO Committed to Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture in North East Nigeria – Official
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reiterated its commitment to strengthen the agricultural response to climate change in North East through promoting the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) programme. Mr…
Ethiopian Airlines Crash: Number of UN Officials Killed Rises to 21
The number of UN officials killed in the Ethiopian Airlines which crashed Sunday has risen to 21 from the initial 19 reported by the global inter-governmental organisation. The UN headquarters,…