The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, says that the potential of Africa gives him hope that the fight against poverty and hunger can be won
Agriculture
AgriBriefing, Alltech unveil survey on Women in Food and Agriculture
A new international survey launched on 28 October by AgriBriefing’s Women in Food and Agriculture, which promotes gender diversity across the agribusiness supply chain, will act as a barometer to track change over the last 12 months
TerraMetric and Euroconsult partner for Earth Observation for Agriculture research report
The USA-based global business development firm TerraMetric has teamed up with international consulting and research firm Euroconsult to produce a new study titled, “EO4AG – Earth Observation for Agriculture”
African leaders call for increase investment in IFAD to end rural hunger and poverty
Ten African heads of state have issued a strong call to other world leaders to increase their funding for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) or to risk threatening sustainable development targets to eradicate poverty and hunger, particularly in Africa
USAID-Ethiopian airlines to source food from local farmers for in-flight meals
Ethiopian Airlines and the United States have announced a new partnership agreement that will enable the flagship carrier of the nation to produce locally grown products and ingredients for preparing in-flight meals for global passengers