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2025.06.18
FAO study reveals alarming agricultural land degradation in the Arab region
Rome - A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed concerning levels of agricultural land degradation, particularly in the Arab region, where more than 46 million hectares of agricultural land.
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2025.06.17
Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference 2025 opens with a call for inclusive and responsible innovation
Rome, Italy – The Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference 2025 opened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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2025.06.16
Rare moth spotted for first time in 50 years
A wildlife enthusiast popped open the bubbly after finding an extremely rare moth last seen in Essex more than 50 years ago.
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2025.06.13
FAO Food Outlook: Global output of key food commodity crops on course for new records
FAO’s latest assessments indicate a relatively optimistic outlook for global food commodity markets, with production anticipated to increase across all commodities, except sugar.
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2025.06.12
Make the ocean blue again: UN recognizes World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, and Spain
Nice, France – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution.
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2025.06.11
Secretary Rollins Signs State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah in Addition to Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed three new food choice waivers to Make America Healthy Again.
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2025.06.10
2 Top States Are Done With Corn Planting, USDA Says
Today, USDA published the tenth Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, wheat, and oat numbers.
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2025.06.09
Here’s How the Corn Crop Shaped Up in May Across Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska
The month of May was a mixed bag for corn crop progress across Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska, and, at times, within the same state.
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2025.06.06
New data shows that crops like wheat, coffee, beans and cassava could lose half of the best land for growing them by 2100
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has upgraded its innovative ABC-Map geospatial app with a new indicator which shows that several major crops including wheat, coffee, beans, cassava, and plantain.
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2025.06.05
Beating plastic pollution in our food systems: FAO’s global action for World Environment Day 2025
You don’t have to look far to see how plastic has worked its way into every corner of the agrifood system. Seedling trays, mulch films, irrigation tubing, shipping crates, cling wrap. And that’s before it even hits the shelves.