Cyril Ferrand, Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO) resilience team leader for East Africa, has highlighted the UN organisation’s progress in combating Desert Locusts in East African countries
Agriculture
‘Free trade can prevent hunger caused by future shifts in climate patterns’
International trade can compensate for regional reductions in agricultural production and reduce hunger when protectionist measures and other barriers to trade are eliminated, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change
Belarus agriculture deal set to boost Zimbabwe's food security
A US$58mn deal between the two countries will revolutionalise Zimbabwes agriculture industry, stated Zimbabwes Honorary Consul to Belarus Alexander Zingman
Tropic Biosciences and BASF to utilise GEiGS technology to develop traits for growers
Tropic Biosciences and BASF have joined hands to utilise Tropic’s ‘Gene Editing induced Gene Silencing’ (GEiGS) technology to develop traits to address growers’ most critical challenges in protecting crops
FAO launches COVID-19 response programme outlining priority areas
FAO has unveiled its comprehensive COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme, aimed at preventing a global food emergency during and after the COVID-19 pandemic while working on medium to long-term development response for food security and nutrition
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