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FAO Food Price Index dips during the month of December
In 2024 the benchmark measure of world food commodity prices averaged 2.1 percent below its 2023 level
Agtech seedlings: Plenty closes flagship indoor lettuce farm in California
Also in this week’s farm technology news: Growers Edge acquires fintech to help lenders better assess climate risks on farms, and Sound Agriculture raises $25 million for sustainable fertilizer.
The biggest agriculture layoffs in 2024
Rising costs and weak demand forced Deere, Tyson and others to make significant job cuts to better position themselves for the future.
Kenya's celebrated coffee under threat as farmers hit by climate change
In recent years, climate change has led to a shortage of global coffee supplies and an increase in the price of coffee due to drought and crop failures in several key coffee-producing nations such as Brazil and Vietnam.
Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas
FAO, WFP and UNICEF urge immediate humanitarian access and action to avert what could become the worst hunger crisis in recent history
Global Environment Facility approves $68 million for agrifood systems solutions
With FAO’s support, 22 countries access financing to address biodiversity loss, land degradation, climate change, and pollution
Reviving Gaza’s fishing sector hinges on restoring peace and safe access to the sea
Once these conditions are met, FAO can assist with projects to repair boats and equipment and to inject emergency funds
FAO publishes new guidelines for surveillance of influenza in cattle
It offers advice on how to optimize monitoring and risk mitigation as infections of pathogenic H5N1 strain spread
US Forest Service to launch national apprenticeship program
The new initiative with Institute for Workplace Skills & Innovation America is intended to address workforce gaps and create career paths for diverse communities.
Dole pushes back at plan for landfill near Hawai’i pineapple plantation
The produce giant said it was worried the proposal could impact farming operations in the state.