More than 60mn people have been affected by El Niño and many more are highly vulnerable to La Niñas likely knock-on effect, a meeting of UN agencies at the FAO headquarters revealed
UN urges La Niña preparedness in Africa
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Food price index continues rise in June
International food commodity prices shot up 4.2 per cent in June, the highest monthly increase in the last four years
NSDC identifies 10 sites for sugar factories in Nigeria
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) said it has identified 10 sites for the development of sugar factories across Nigeria
AfDB to invest US$24bn to boost African agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced plans to invest US$24bn to support the implementation of the continent’s agricultural transformation agenda
Burkina Faso to dump GM cotton
Burkina Faso has decided to phase out genetically modified (GM) cotton in favour of the conventional variety, following complaints from farmers concerning quality
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