Sub-Saharan Africa’s rice imports could reach a record high in the 2024-2025 season. According to the monthly report of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the region is expected to.
Temperature variations due to climate change accelerate changes in biodiversity, making ecosystems more vulnerable. An international study, published in Nature on January 29, highlights that less diverse habitats are more.
Grafting can increase cocoa yields while avoiding the expansion of agricultural production areas into tropical forests. This technique consists of grafting productive varieties onto adult cocoa trees, which makes it possible.
School meal programs feeding 418 million children have created about 4 million direct jobs worldwide. They also require massive amounts of food, promoting sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture. The Rockefeller Foundation is.
A study published in The Lancet warns of the continued rise of obesity and overweight worldwide. If no action is taken, about 60% of adults and a third of children.
The African continent is the region in the world with the highest growth in areas devoted to organic farming, with 24.4% more in 2023 compared to a global average of.
Regenerative forestry, including Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), can sequester 20% more carbon than clear-cut forestry over a 20-year period, generating potential carbon credits worth €8 million. CCF provides more consistent cash.
The European Commission is proposing to impose high tariffs on nitrogen fertilisers and some agricultural products from Russia and Belarus to reduce EU dependence, support local production and weaken Russia’s.
On January 29, 2025, the European Commission proposed imposing prohibitive tariffs on certain Russian and Belarusian nitrogen fertilizers. This initiative aims to protect the European Union’s food security and reduce.
The African Union held an extraordinary summit on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) from January 9 to 11, 2025, in Kampala, Uganda. This event provided an opportunity for.
