Urban agriculture needs a revolution in its economic model more than technology. Urban agriculture is essential for cities facing climate disruptions, growing food insecurity, and growing urban populations. Urban farming models.
Whey, previously considered a waste product, has become a key ingredient in protein powders, fueling the growing demand from consumers, including users of drugs like Ozempic and bodybuilding enthusiasts. Nasonville.
Between 2003 and 2023, African countries’ earnings from fruit exports increased fivefold, from $2.04 billion to $10.03 billion, according to a report jointly published by FAO and the OECD on.
Recent tensions in the Middle East are a reminder of the risks to global supplies of fertilizers, especially urea, a crucial nitrogen fertilizer for agricultural crops. Tensions in the Middle.
The EU is reforming the CAP, but the current proposals dismantle ecological requirements, which could harm climate and environmental goals. The European Union’s efforts to reform agricultural policy risk undermining farmers’.
Cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire are aging, lack investment, and are vulnerable to disease and climate change. Diseases like the swollen shoot virus and black pod, exacerbated by climate change, reduce.
The global drought is exacerbating food problems, increasing the prices of commodities like wheat, beef, and coffee. Conflict, inflation, and climate disruptions are worsening food supply chains in key regions like.
The One Health Global Microbiome Summit , held in Paris on June 20, 2025, aimed to integrate microbiomes into public health, animal, agricultural and environmental policies. Microbiomes, once perceived as.
Global food prices declined in May, mainly due to lower prices for maize and palm oil. Bumper harvests in Brazil and Argentina, as well as record expectations for the U.S. corn.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Emergency Response and Early Recovery Plan (EERRP) 2025-2026, designed to help more than half a million vulnerable.
