Agricultural biotechnologies necessary to defeat hunger, poverty in Asia-Pacific

The United Nations food agency is urging Asia-Pacific countries to consider both low-tech and high-tech solutions present in the biotechnology toolbox

Investment in technology must to achieve zero hunger

FAO estimates that the world will need to produce some 60 per cent more food, on an average, to feed a hungry world by 2050

What needs to be done to give Africa's smallholder farmers access to machinery

Mechanisation of agricultural activity can help many African countries unlock underutilised agricultural potential. But there are serious …

Experts urge promotion of decentralised seed systems in rain-fed areas

Indigenous seeds work best in areas without irrigation benefits

Smallholder farmers are filling climate adaptation gaps from their own income, finds survey

Farmers spend 20-40% of their annual income on adaptation; total contribution $368 billion every year surpasses $230 million pledged for …

How to end hunger in sub-Saharan Africa: Fight inequality, gender imbalances and climate change

Food sovereignty is very tightly interlinked with social justice and sustainable development.

COP28: Rich countries must commit more climate finance for adaptation of African livestock sector, say experts

Investments necessary to sustain fastest-growing population on planet, write African leaders, scientists and experts