Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases as one of the main risks. A fungal disease could become serious threat to wheat production. To avoid losses, farmers in many…
The situation in four in Southern Africa countries could become uncontrollable, Oxfam says, pointing to the rising number of cholera cases and the limited access to clean water.
Africa has the potential to roll out renewable energies, with many countries skipping the age of fossil fuels. Falling production costs and decentralised energy systems are making a major expansion of renewable energies…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) have committed to strengthen their collaboration to increase food production and provide better…
Despite numerous promising developments, Africa’s food production continues to lag behind the continent’s potential. The 10th German African Agribusiness Forum had a look at how some of the stumbling blocks could be…
Rising emergencies caused by conflict, human rights violations, natural disasters or extreme weather events are expected to increase the number of forcibly displaced people to 130 million by the end of 2024.
The international community is still far from achieving the goals it set itself for 2030 in combating hunger and poverty. At the 16th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in mid-January, ways were discussed to…
Agriculture ministers agreed to accelerating the transformation towards sustainable, local, site-adapted and resilient agriculture as well as to strengthening the role of women in the agricultural sector, halving global…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on…
Camelids are of economic, social and cultural importance around the globe, especially among highly vulnerable communities. In challenging environments, camelids are indispensable for their ability to endure harsh…
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest dedicated multilateral climate fund and aims to support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries. Mobilising financial resources from the…
The intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming, a new study finds. The analysis by researchers from the Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that…
Negotiators from nearly 200 Parties came together at COP28 with a decision on the world’s first ‘global stocktake’ to ratchet up climate action before the end of the decade – with the overarching aim to keep the global…
A new Africa and Middle East initiative aims to address the challenges of food security in the region. Africa’s abundant land and natural resources means it has the potential to become a breadbasket to feed the Middle…
In mid-November, scientists, agricultural and food experts and policy-makers met at the Global Crop Diversity Summit to discuss the crucial role that seed banks have in safeguarding food security in the wake of global…
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