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FAO helps foster new food frontiers with African orphan crops
Nairobi – Aspiring and established plant scientists from around Africa gathered in Kenya’s capital for a workshop to review what has been achieved so far by the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC). In its first decade
A 2501 Grant Connects Spanish-Speaking South Texas Farmers with Agriculture Opportunities at USDA
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Advancement (SARA) supports rural communities through strategies that address environmental.
FAO Announces new Food and Agriculture Museum and Network in Rome during audience with Italian President Mattarella
Rome – In a historic audience at the Quirinale Palace today, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, alongside Italian President Sergio Mattarella
USDA science addresses antimicrobial resistance in agriculture
Antibiotics are one of the world’s greatest scientific advancements, helping to fight bacterial infection and save millions of lives every year.
FAO Food Price Index rises in September
Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.
Gaza: Geospatial data shows intensifying damage to cropland
Rome – The latest assessment using satellite data produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO Committee on Agriculture seeks to turn agricultural challenges into opportunities
Rome – The 29th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) opened today at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
G7: Boosting aquatic foods’ role in ending hunger and poverty
Syracuse, Italy - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today underlined the need for more investment in a Blue Transformation enabling aquatic foods to play a greater role in ending global hunger and poverty.
USDA Addressing Key Challenges of Specialty Crop and Organic Agriculture Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a nearly $121 million investment to advance research and Extension activities aimed at addressing key challenges faced by specialty crop and organic agriculture producers.
FAO publishes continental atlas of tsetse flies in Africa
Rome—The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released the continental atlas of the distribution of tsetse flies in Africa,