The Rainforest Alliance welcomes the latest IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land as an essential resource and benchmark for policy decision-makers and business leaders
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FAO calls for more support for African farmers in face of climate change
According to participants at the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue hosted by the Government of Rwanda in Kigali on 5-6 August, resilience must be boosted in Africa in response to climate change
Ensuring environmentally-friendly farm practices for global food security
Andre Laperrière, executive director of Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) has highlighted the importance of sustainable farming practices to deal with global food security issues
Agrorite.com unveils digital platform for smallholder farmers
A digital agricultural commodity trading and logistics platform, Agrorite.com has been introduced to help Nigerian smallholder farmers to sell their farming products to local and international buyers at fair and competitive prices
FAO warns of Desert Locust outbreaks in Yemen and the Horn of Africa
Desert Locust summer breeding, amplified by heavy rains, can pose a serious threat to agricultural production areas of Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia and northern Somalia during the next three months, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)