Why we need to look beyond the farm to achieve sustainability in agri-food systems

Time is ripe to start focusing on the whole agricultural value chain to tackle the three-fold challenges of rural livelihoods, climate adaptation …

Sub-Saharan Africa’s food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Widespread job losses led to rise in food insecurity, most pronounced in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi

Robust raw material supply chain key to Africa’s growth: UNCTAD

African economies are hampered by supply chain hurdles, including poor logistics, low levels of technology, fragmented markets, limited capital …

Trade barriers, raw material scarcity can dent hopes for 10 billion COVID-19 vaccines in production

Experts warned of short supply of crucial raw materials; late delivery of bio-reactor giant plastic bags can set back production by weeks, …

COVID-19 and the changing face of child labour

The number of children working as child labourers came down by 100 million in last two decades; but COVID-19 pandemic has undone a lot …

COVID-19 and the big pharma mess

The pandemic has exposed a serious fault line in the global pharmaceutical supply chain, created by an industry that flourished by putting profit …

Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine — and what that means for the global food system

Ukrainian grain is important for feeding the world and the the Black Sea is a vital route to getting it to people who need it.

Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world: Report

Report calls SDG 7 progress of last few years regarding access to electricity insufficient; says pandemic will make things worse

Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies’ decarbonisation efforts – here’s why

Proposed decarbonisation measures buy large companies are often impractical for smaller farms, expensive or lack buy-in from farmers

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Those living in sub-Saharan Africa would be the hardest hit

Red Sea crisis: Suez Canal is not the only ‘choke point’ that threatens to disrupt global supply chains

Choke points are narrow parts of main trade lanes, usually straits or canals

How COVID-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

Livestock and cereal farmers faced a drastic loss of demand

Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report

Asian region has highest child labour in global supply chains

COVID-19: A long lull for Kashmir’s cherry, strawberry growers

Farmers struggle to find consumers, exports badly hit due to lockdown 

COVID-19: Why power sector revival will likely be long haul

COVID-19 shocks may prompt major energy transitions to gas, wind and solar sector

Study charts indirect economic losses due to climate change-induced supply disruptions, calls for collaboration

India is likely to be affected directly by high temperatures and indirectly due to close links with countries severely impacted by heat stress