The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-05-13
Adapt, assess, progress: Integrating measures of women’s empowerment into rural development projects
A new tool developed by IFPRI and IFAD. Read more
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2024-05-10
Meet the 2024 World Food Prize Laureates
Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin are recognized for their work on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, also known as the doomsday vault. Read more
2024-05-10
Congress Must Pass the Farm Bill to Address Food Security
'We need a strong farmer-focused Farm Bill and we need it now. For Americans, for our allies and for our planet.' Read more
2024-05-10
Will There Be a Farm Bill in 2024?
The Republican-controlled House and Democratic-controlled Senate have each unveiled their own competing Farm Bill priorities. Read more
2024-05-08
Soaring cocoa prices: Diverse impacts and implications for key West African producers
Effects of climate change and El Niño. Read more
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2024-05-07
Project Collects Shells to Restore Oyster Habitats
The MA Oyster Project is collecting oyster shells and returning them to the water, offering the shellfish 'a home, a place to attach to.” Read more
2024-05-06
To improve Africa’s soil health and plant nutrition, empower women farmers
A contintental summit offers an important opportunity. Read more
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2024-05-03
Bringing Youth Back to the Farm in Rural America
The Breakfast Club teaches youth how to raise hogs, helping first-generation farmers pursue a career in agriculture. Read more
2024-05-02
Making Big Bets for a More Resilient Future
“Making innovation, science, and progress available to everybody can change the face of humanity,' says Rajiv Shah. Read more
2024-05-01
Unveiling the Link Between Agriculture and Fossil Fuels
Through legal action, reports, and advocacy, CIEL is working to expose the powerful hold that the fossil fuel industry has on the food system. Read more
2024-05-01
Research-backed policy to eliminate miniket rice in Bangladesh will improve nutrition
Over-processing removes essential nutrients. Read more
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2024-04-29
Book Excerpt: 'Commodities and Consolidation'
'As farms consolidate, more and more of the wealth leaves rural communities and flows to the Cargills of the world.' Read more