GABON HOPES TO ATTAIN SELF FOOD SUFFICIENCY BY EMBARKING ON AN AMBITIOUS AGRIC PROGRAM

And this, on the animal production component and the plant production component ,said the Gabonese minister in charge of agriculture,Yves-Fernard Manfoumbi... READ MORE›

SENEGALESE RENOUNCE EUROPEAN ODYSSEY FOR THE FIELDS

Pape Samba Diane, 45, spent five years working in agriculture and in a factory in Italy's Brescia region... READ MORE›

NOBODY EATS POTENTIAL, AFRICA'S SAVANNAH NEEDS TO FEED THE WORLD

The 2017 World Food Prize Laureate said the world needs to help Africa to rapidly modernise its agriculture and unlock its full potential to feed the world... READ MORE›

REPORT REVEALS SCALE OF FOOD BANK USE IN THE UK

Project by Independent Food Aid Network finds at least 2,000 food banks giving out parcels, with demand continuing to grow... READ MORE›

HUNGER EATS AWAY AT VENEZUELA'S SOUL AS ITS PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE

Former foreign minister and top aide Delcy Rodriguez has denied the country has a food crisis, denouncing the blackmail of hunger ... READ MORE›

GROWING MEGA-CITIES WILL DISPLACE VAST TRACTS OF FARMLAND BY 2030, STUDY SAYS

These farmers produce the majority of food in developing countries--and so are instrumental to global food security... READ MORE›

UGLY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: WHY YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LOVE THEM

Ugly produce just resonates with people, says Figueiredo, who also gets Imperfect Produce deliveries... READ MORE›

'EXTREME POVERTY' TO FALL BELOW 10% OF WORLD POPULATION FOR FIRST TIME

Extreme poverty has long been defined as living on or below 1.25 a day but the World Bank's adjustment now sets the poverty line at 1.90 a day... READ MORE›

WORLD'S LARGEST VERTICAL FARM GROWS WITHOUT SOIL, SUNLIGHT OR WATER IN NEWARK

AeroFarms and other companies developing similar controlled growing climates claim to be transforming agriculture... READ MORE›

GLOBAL POVERTY DROPS SHARPLY WITH CHINA MAKING BIG STRIDES UN REPORT SAYS

In releasing the report, United Nations officials celebrated meeting some of the goals... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT XI JINPING OF CHINA PLEDGES 2 BILLION TO FIGHT POVERTY

President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Saturday that China would pledge 2 billion as an initial investment for development assistance to the poorest countries... READ MORE›

AFRICA SEED INDEX RAISES BIGGER YIELD HOPES FOR FARMERS

Changing landscape Edward Mabaya, principal investigator for TASAI, said that food security was a key factor for African agriculture, which is dominated by smallholder farmers... READ MORE›

OBAMA TACKLES POVERTY AND SEXISM IN UN SPEECH

The program has yet to show much success since Mr. Obama introduced it in South Africa in 2013... READ MORE›

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FACE ACUTE HUNGER IN DRC

One in 10 people living in rural areas suffers from acute hunger, while chronic malnutrition affects 43 per cent of children under five years, the FAO report said... READ MORE›

AGRICULTURAL MEGA-MERGER COULD MAKE CHINA LEADING GMO PRODUCER

Agricultural mega-merger could make China leading GMO producer -- RT Business... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA AMONG TOP 10 HEALTHIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE STUDY SHOWS

Taking out 10th place among 188 countries, Australia was just four points behind top-ranked Iceland when benchmarked against 33 health-related indicators linked to the UN's sustainable development goals... READ MORE›

ONE IN FIVE OF WORLD'S PLANT SPECIES AT RISK OF EXTINCTION

Plants are absolutely fundamental to humankind, said Prof Kathy Willis, director of science at Kew, who led the new report... READ MORE›

BATTLE TO FEED THE WORLD PITS SMALL FARMERS AGAINST BIG AGRICULTURE

The question of access is probably the most fundamental of the four dimensions of food security... READ MORE›

CHILDREN AT RISK IN 'WORST CRISIS SINCE 2001'

Inefficient food production means that large parts of the North Korean population face malnutrition or death... READ MORE›

TWO WOMEN FROM KENYA AND MALI JOINTLY WIN THE 2017 AFRICA FOOD PRIZE

This is the second Africa Food Prize award since the rebranding in 2016 from the Yara Prize to Africa to give the award an African identity... READ MORE›

GLOBAL GOALS SUMMIT: DIGNITARIES CONVENE FOR A DAY TO DEFINE THE WORLD | LIZ FORD

Three years in the making, 17 goals, 169 targets, 193 countries the moment has arrived for the world to stride towards a better future. Will vision become reality?... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE COULD MAKE 175 MILLION MORE PEOPLE GO HUNGRY, REPORT SAYS

Unchecked climate change risks plunging a further 175 million people into hunger and undernourishment worldwide, undermining progress in reducing food insecurity, a US government report warns... READ MORE›

MORE THAN HALF OF UK'S FOOD SOURCED FROM ABROAD, STUDY FINDS

However, agricultural trade has implications for national food security and could displace environmental impacts from developed to developing countries... READ MORE›

WHY UNICEF WON'T REST UNTIL WE REACH EVERY CHILD IN DANGER

Unequal opportunities and unaddressed challenges have left millions of children living in poverty and danger, dying before they turn five, without schooling and suffering chronic malnutrition... READ MORE›

HOW THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR FOODS HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE PLANET

And by highlighting the interdependence of global food systems, the new study underscores the importance of protecting the diversity of crops grown all over the world... READ MORE›

GATES-FUNDED RESEARCH COULD HELP COMBAT HUNGER WITH DRAMATIC CROP YIELDS

We're here because we want to alleviate poverty, said Katherine Kahn, the officer at the Gates Foundation overseeing the grant for the Illinois research... READ MORE›

TELLING A GLOBAL STORY - WORLD LEADERS MUST TURN WORDS INTO ACTION

In terms of content, the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda is one of a kind... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR SAYS FARMERS WERE SPARED WORST OF WATER RATIONING

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday defended tough new measures aimed at combatting a crippling four-year drought, but which critics say are far too leni... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE HOPE FOR AFRICA STRAINED FOR FARMERS

Supporting their growth and development is key to combating the risks of climate change - and also of ultimately achieving food security for Africa... READ MORE›

This year's World Water Week in Stockholm, bringing together those committed to the rights of everyone to access safe water and sanitation, will be an ev..... READ MORE›

CHINA AND FAO, A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO DEFEAT HUNGER AND RURAL POVERTY

Op-Ed China and FAO, a global partnership to defeat hunger and rural poverty... READ MORE›

WITH WORLD LEADERS GONE, THE REAL WORK ON CLIMATE BEGINS

With the departure of world leaders, the real business of the climate summit begins... READ MORE›

DROUGHT HITS GLOBAL CEREALS OUTPUT, STUDY FINDS

Droughts and extreme heat have cut national cereal production by 9 to 10 percent on average around the world in the last half-century, and the impact has w... READ MORE›