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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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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

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GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

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Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

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Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

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Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

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Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

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El Niño affected two-thirds of the world's harvests

10 Apr 2018

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The next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

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Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Divya Pandey, Lisa Emberson & Sofie Mortensen 5 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

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Bayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

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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

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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

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

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

12 Feb 2018

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

9 Feb 2018

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Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

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

1 Feb 2018

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Mobile app to help pastoralists find pasture is here

1 Feb 2018

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New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

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AgricultureHidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

Picking Penja pepper. Image Source:

AgricultureGI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Image Source:

AgricultureInnovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

nuzree via - fruit fly

AgricultureDangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

dennisflarsen via

AgricultureHoneybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

Hannahlongole via

AgricultureResearchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

Andreas Krappweis via

AgricultureEl Niño affected two-thirds of the world's harvests

10 Apr 2018

Caroline Auzias via

AgricultureThe next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

AgricultureEco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

Michaelgoima via

AgricultureStrengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

AgricultureWhy ozone poses a challenge to food security

Divya Pandey, Lisa Emberson & Sofie Mortensen 5 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

AgricultureApplications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

AgricultureAgroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

Photo by Filip Bunkens on

AgricultureBayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on

AgricultureOn dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

Photo by Max Boettinger on

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

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

Photo by Scott Goodwill on

AgricultureWe 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

AgricultureSustainable 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

AgricultureLet 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

AgricultureDisasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Photo by Matthew Kane on

AgricultureFAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

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

27 Feb 2018

Photo by Chelsea Bock on

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

22 Feb 2018

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

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

14 Feb 2018

2554813 via

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

12 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

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

9 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

AgricultureNominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

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

1 Feb 2018

Harvey Barrison via

AgricultureMobile app to help pastoralists find pasture is here

1 Feb 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

AgricultureNew wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

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

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

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

22 Jan 2018

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AgricultureThe future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

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

Emma Batha 15 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

AgricultureScientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

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AgricultureKenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 Jan 2018

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

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

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

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

AgricultureBamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

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

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

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017