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World Food Day: our agriculture must keep pace with changing climate
To feed the world, agriculture, along with forestry, fisheries and livestock, needs to become more resilient and productive
Ugandan farmers going commercial way in apple production
Currently, the Uganda government is promoting apple production under the National Agricultural Advisory services programme in the highlands of …
Agricultural mechanisation can be sustainable in sub-Saharan Africa
A Food and Agriculture Organization report says mechanisation of farms in Africa can be achieved in conjunction with the Save and Grow technique
Agriculture census will help Asia-Pacific countries achieve zero hunger challenge
Agricultural censuses are sources of structural information that, through comparison at different points of time, can contribute to the …
Are we losing the war on dengue, chikungunya and mystery fever?
Be it heavy breeding, unplanned construction or possible virus mutation, the dengue and chikungunya cases have spiraled out of control this year. …
Revegetation on Loess Plateau putting pressure on water resources
Expansion of vegetation cover in areas marked by limited water availability creates “conflicting demands for water between the ecosystem …
Stung by Aedes
Incidence of dengue and chikungunya has grown dramatically in recent years. Let’s understand the impact of climate change on virus …
Information and communication technology can ensure a hunger-free world
From drones to smart phones, advancements made in ICT are bridging the gap by providing information on climate-smart technologies and practices
Climate change threatens food security in Latin America and the Caribbean
In Central America, the north-east part of Brazil and some areas in the Andean region, temperatures would increase and reduction in precipitation …
Increasing tree cover in drylands can ensure food security, solve water crisis
The world’s drylands must be restored as they provide habitat for biodiversity, protect against erosion, help combat desertification and …
Forestry should be tied with agriculture for socio-economic development
While agriculture can feed the world’s population, it is responsible for deforestation globally. The SOFO report shows how food security …
`Many regions in Asia will face a decline in food productivity'
Kundhavi Kadiresan, Assistant Director-General and regional representative for Asia and the Pacific, FAO, talks about how achieving the Zero …
Sustainable soil management key to Africa's food security
The thrust is now on promotion of sustainable soil management as the approach for boosting healthy soils for a food-secure Africa
Climate-smart agriculture: an answer to climate change
Sustainably increasing agricultural production, adapting to climate change and reducing emissions are the main points of climate-smart …
Public–private partnerships can help achieve sustainable agricultural development goals
Public–private partnerships in agriculture have the potential to modernise the sector and provide numerous benefits to smallholder farmers
Dryland fisheries in Africa can punch in nutrition, end hunger
A report documents the resilience of fish resources to climatic variability in sub-Saharan Africa and the underestimation of fish and fisheries …
Report promotes win-win situations in food habits
Dietary habits across the world having low environmental impacts can also ensure good health, experts say
E-agriculture can drive rural development, boost agriculture
Information and communication technologies can help boost agricultural development by improving farmers’ access to vital information
'India can learn from other regions on the need to adopt proactive drought management policies'
FAO expert Mohamed Bazza speaks on how climate change is expected to make drought worse and how the adoption of proactive drought management …
Exploiting Asia's biodiversity can ensure food security, end hunger
Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the Earth’s most important resources
'River regulation responsible for decline in water bird population in Australia'
Kate Brandis, joint research fellow at the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW and Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation
Universal redux
For over 100 years, gravitational waves remained just a hypothesis. Now it is a fact. The discovery could open new channels of understanding our …
Several African countries in need of food assistance
Drought associated with El Nino has affected agriculture prospects in Southern Africa
Fisheries: an answer to food security and nutrition
For several countries fish exports are essential to national economies, FAO experts say
What international scientists have to say on the detection of gravitational waves
The consensus is that the discovery will reveal to us a completely different side of the universe