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Rural Women, key for a world free from hunger and poverty… Achieving gender equality and empowering women is not only the right thing to do but is a critical ingredient in the fight against extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition. On average, women make up more than 40 percent of the …

People in danger as they live off meat, milk of their livestock, says concerned Kenyan… Climate change-related drought is now more dangerous than the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, said a concerned resident from the country’s east, as drought continues to batter the East African nation. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Mohamed …

By 2030, the European Commission wants to halve the use of pesticides in agriculture. The use of fertilizer should be reduced according to Europe’s plans. The measures are intended to combat climate change and the loss of biodiversity. A probable consequence, however, is that the yields of agricultural crops will …

Press Release International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) NEN Division has its first Regional M&E Workshop Series in Istanbul: Happening now! The Near East, North Africa and Central Asia Division (NEN) is launching its first Regional M&E Workshop Series for its ongoing IFAD-funded projects in the region. The IFAD Multi-Country …

Beekeepers Mustafa Altı and his son Fehmi were kept busy tending to their hives before wildfires tore through a bucolic region of Turkey that makes most of the world’s prized pine honey. Now the Altıs and generations of other honey farmers in Turkey’s Aegean province of Muğla are looking to …

Rising fertilizer prices could affect how the next plantings are oriented in the United States, while China’s problems with energy costs could also affect the costs of manufacturing feed in the Asian giant. This increase in one of the most important inputs in the new agricultural season in the Northern …

On Friday 8 October, egg fans worldwide celebrate the power of the egg and all its nutritional and environmental benefits. World Egg Day will be celebrated across the globe on Friday 8 October 2021.The annual event honours the highly nutritious and brilliantly versatile egg, highlighting the vast range of unique …

FAO Food Price Index up 1.2% month-on-month with tightening supply conditions, robust demand for staples… Building from a two-month rise, global food prices in September hit their highest monthly average since October 2011, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday. The monthly FAO Food Price Index …

Press release… Viorel Gutu, Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative in Turkey emphasized that hunger and malnutrition are on the rise and that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still reverberating around the world. 7 October 2021, Virtual event – In the context of celebrations to mark World …