Emphasising the limitations of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for certain product categories, IFOAM Organics Europe on 14 February, welcomed the vote on grain claims, with the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) confirming these limitations, that were already highlighted in the Commission proposals
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Safeguarding food security and expanding parametric insurance in Africa
African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.) has entered into a landmark US$11.7mn partnership the United States Government (USG) to safeguard food security and strengthen climate resilience in Africa by increasing access to parametric insurance
Ambassador Abdella Musa calls for integrated soil and water conservation in Eritrea
Ambassador Abdella Musa, the Governor of Anseba region, has underscored the necessity for a cohesive approach towards soil and water conservation
Boosting farmers' resilience in Mozambique
The Government of Italy has contributed US$2.1mn to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help tackle climate change-induced vulnerabilities and strengthen food and nutritional security for up to 10,000 people including smallholder farmers, youth and women from selected farmers organisations in Tete province, in central Mozambique
UfarmX partners with Africa GreenTec to combat climate change and post-harvest challenges
Agtech company UfarmX recently announced a sustainable partnership with Africa GreenTec to support women farmers in Senegal grappling with the aftermath of climate change