Search our news

Rinnovabili.it (Italy) posted an article about a new platform from FAO. The platform contains data and information from reports and studies measuring food loss and waste, at every stage of the value chain. To monitor food loss and waste, FAO examined available literature and collected data and information from different reports and sources, including international organizations such as […]

Nigerian Tribune posted an article on the GM Cowpea and that the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) has stated that Nigeria could earn up to $638 million from the export of its genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) grain, the insect Pod-Borer Resistant (PBR) cowpea. Country Director of OFAB, Rose Gidado explained that the OFAB’s prediction is based on a […]

Phys Org published an article stating that a new study finds that small farms in the developing world do not perform better than large ones if costs and labor are factored in rather than just crop production. Since the 1960s, researchers have consistently found that in developing countries crop yields per hectare drop as farms increase in size. […]

The Market Oracle published an article stating that this year for millions of people, there is less to be thankful for, and very likely, reason to lament or mourn all due to the coronavirus which has up-ended life as we knew it. The health crisis has widened the gap between rich and poor, and it has pushed millions […]

South China Morning Post published an article that White House claims regarding the US-China trade agreements appear designed to appeal to a key US voting bloc just days before the presidential election. Independent analysis shows that China is well off from the agreed upon purchase, “slightly over 50 percent of the way toward the year-to-date targets” and below […]

Bloomberg News published an article on the latest claims from the Trump Administration about the Phase 1 purchases by China. The U.S. government said Friday that China had purchased $23 billion in American farm products this year, but that amount includes both goods that have been shipped and also those sold but not yet exported. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated […]

Agri-pulse published an article on where trade stands at the end of the phase one pact between China and the United States. The United States Trade Representative says that China has purchased more than 23.6 billion of an expected 36.5 billion in US farm commodities. However, it is incomplete as shipments have not gone out. Senior Research Fellow Joseph […]

Diario Siglo XXI (Italy) published an article on the Action Against Hunger, an NGO that has developed an early warning system that combines high-resolution satellite images and artificial intelligence to combat the effects of climate change in the Sahel region. ACH used data from IFPRI that showed that the climate crisis will increase the number of malnourished children in the world […]

Down to Earth (India) in the climate change section posted an article about onions. The tuber is a round-the-year cash earner for farmers. However, the Indian Parliament voted me out of the country’s essential commodities list in mid-September 2020. According to IFPRI, (Food inflation and food price volatility in India: Trends and determinants) India has been facing high […]

Trust – Reuters published an article on the failure to curb conversion of natural land to farmland, and lack of green restrictions on farm aid imperil EU climate aims. Some economists warned that as the grouping faces Britain’s exit from Europe and the coronavirus pandemic, its policies need to focus on a range of goals, not […]