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Agriculture’s biggest challenges don’t start in the field. They start with seed and Lorena Basso is stepping in to shape what happens next in the global seed sector. Lorena Basso did not arrive at this moment by chance. She built it step by step, starting at age 20 inside her …

Press release… June 2026… OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2026-2035 sees agricultural growth rate outpacing carbon emissions over next decade… Paris/Rome – Global average gross agricultural income per worker is projected to increase by 9 percent by 2035, driven by productivity gains and broadly stable agricultural prices, according to a new report released today by …

Press release… A review of FAO’s investment work in 2025 – and priorities ahead 24/06/2026 Rome – Agrifood systems are being tested like never before, threatening global food security, livelihoods, peace and stability.Investment is critical to transforming agrifood systems and “turning potential into progress,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu wrote in the …

Press release… FAO experts map where crops and pasturelands are most vulnerable to drought… 22/06/2026 Rome – A new El Niño phase is likely to begin within weeks, putting agriculture on alert around the world. New analyses by experts at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) allow for detailed mapping of …

At the International Grain Council (IGC) Grains Conference in London, one of the most interesting discussions focused on the current low-price environment in grain markets. Dr. Seth Meyer Dr. Seth Meyer, former USDA chief economist, described the market as being in a strange place. Exporting countries still have fairly plentiful …

June, 2026… Renewable energy is saving crops from going to waste… When dicing vegetables, few of us pause to think about the challenges farmers had to overcome to get that food to our chopping board: drought, extreme heat, flooding, poverty and sky-high fuel costs to name just a few. If …

Press release… Report highlights sustainability and equity challenges as sector feeds growing global population… June, 2026… Rome/Mombasa, Kenya – At 184 billion dollars, trade in aquatic animal products continues to hit record highs and now rivals terrestrial meat trade in value. Ensuring sustainable and equitable growth of marine and inland ecosystems, …

Press release… The “Future of Food 2.0” report, prepared by PwC’s strategy consultancy group Strategy&, highlights the transformation the global food ecosystem will undergo over the next decade and identifies new areas of growth. According to the study, which is based on interviews with 30 senior executives from leading food …

Press release… New edition also explores shipping fuel implications, energy-agriculture market linkages, fertilizer markets and the global food import bill… June, 2026 Rome – The outlook for global food commodity markets continues to be relatively favourable, with the 2026/27 cereal production forecast to remain historically elevated, though easing from record highs. …

Press release… Between April 24 and May 24, 2026, the media campaign conducted in Japan as part of the Turkish Salmon from Black Sea TURQUALITY Project, run by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), was successfully completed. The campaign included video advertisements, banner ads, advertorials and print media work …