Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Earlier, Dr Hughes was Deputy Director General–Research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines Dr. Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, a well-known plant health expert and leader in…
IFAD aims to raise at least $200 million more from member states, foundations and the private sector With the Covid-19 pandemic and economic slowdown threatening the lives and livelihoods…
Deep cuts in Thai and Indian sugar production are partially offset by higher prospects for Brazil. Rabobank anticipates a 6.7million metric tonne global deficit through the 2019-20 season (i.e.,…
To take measures for global food systems to continue to work well The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, has urged leaders from the G20 countries to take measures for…
The tale coronavirus has stunned the world’s economies. Kiwifruit promoter Zespri has flagged the danger of low returns for producers this season as it attempts to survey the potential for…
The next ISF World Seed Congress will be held in 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. As developments move forward with the coronavirus, the International Seed Federation (ISF) sent out a letter…
The Food and Agriculture Organization food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 180.5 points last month, down 1.0…
An Arctic “doomsday vault” was set to receive 60,000 samples of seeds from around the world as the biggest global crop reserve stocks up for a global catastrophe. …
