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 2024.07.15

Treating guests with dragon fruit at a meeting between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association

Kazuyuki Katayama, chief representative in the Taipei Office of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (JTEA) visited Minister of Agriculture Chen Junne-jih on July 1.

 2024.07.15

USDA awards $110 million to expand independent meat processing

The grants were part of $291.4 million awarded through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.

 2024.07.12

FAO supports Caribbean governments after the impact of Hurricane Beryl

The weather phenomenon has had severe effects on agriculture, threatening food security and the livelihoods of small producers

 2024.07.11

Climate risks projected to affect fish biomass around the world's ocean, FAO report says

New projections highlight potential climate risks to exploitable fish biomass for nearly all regions of the world's ocean, including top producer countries and those with high reliance on aquatic foods...

 2024.07.10

Global meeting focuses on fisheries and aquaculture’s vital role in tackling food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty

The 36th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI36) began today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome.

 2024.07.09

Launch of a new Global Partnership for the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils initiative

FAO and CIMMYT team up to boost traditional nutrient-rich, climate-resilient crops and healthy soils to enhance diet quality for today and tomorrow

 2024.07.08

FAO Food Price Index stable in June

he benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products offset a decrease in those for cereals....

 2024.07.05

What is going on with Illinois corn?

Despite increasing drought conditions caused by a heatwave in June, corn silking is ahead of the five-year average in Illinois, according to the USDA Crop Progress report for Illinois for the week ending June 30.

 2024.07.04

FAO Regional Office for Africa

FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechdol, visits South Sudan underscoring the need to invest in agriculture and transform agrifood systems to enhance food security in the country

 2024.07.04

JANO promoted Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) techniques and nutrition sensitive interventions

JANO's focus on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) aimed to revolutionize farming practices toward sustainability and resilience.