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Danone targets 30% cut in methane emissions from fresh milk supply chain by 2030

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

By Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

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On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

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Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

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We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided - so why isn't this happening?

Nina Moeller & Michel Pimbert 27 Mar 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Ben Belton, Dave Little & Simon Bush 19 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

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FAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

27 Feb 2018

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Halting deforestation: Striking the right balance between human and planetary needs

22 Feb 2018

Lands committee to downsize farms

Lands committee to downsize farms

Fungai Lupande 20 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Dizaphotographer via

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

Study: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 15 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

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Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

Photo by Scott Goodwill on

We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided - so why isn't this happening?

Nina Moeller & Michel Pimbert 27 Mar 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Ben Belton, Dave Little & Simon Bush 19 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Photo by Matthew Kane on

FAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

27 Feb 2018

Photo by Chelsea Bock on

Halting deforestation: Striking the right balance between human and planetary needs

22 Feb 2018

Lands committee to downsize farms

Lands committee to downsize farms

Fungai Lupande 20 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Dizaphotographer via

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

Study: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 15 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

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High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Mega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

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New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Researchers work on drought-tolerant maize for Africa

Sebastian Mhofu 5 Oct 2017

José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.

FAO director-general calls for renewed commitment to zero tolerance on food loss, waste

22 Sep 2017