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Call for Nominations: The 2024 Norman Borlaug Field Award
Global: Nominations are open for the Norman Borlaug Field Award recognising individuals driving progress in agricultural research and application.
Read MoreCall for Nominations: The 2025 Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize
Global: Nominations are now open for the Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize, offering a $2M prize to a single winner dedicated to the food system.
Read MoreThe Agrifood Sector Needs $205 Billion per Year to Cut Half of Global Food Emissions
Global: The agrifood sector investing up to $205B per year could achieve 9 gigatons of CO2 mitigation annually by 2030, according to new reports.
Read MoreFood Waste: The World squanders over 1 billion meals a day
Global: A new report by UNEP confirms that food waste is a global problem fuelling climate change, nature loss, pollution and food insecurity.
Read MoreStudy Reveals Farmer Knowledge on Antibiotics Risks
Africa & Middle East: A CABI-led study has discovered livestock farmers in Kenya have considerable knowledge of the different aspects of antibiotics risks – including antimicrobial resistance.
Read MoreAccelerating Food Systems Transformation in Africa Through Climate-Smart Agriculture
Africa & Middle East: Climate-smart agriculture offers Africa a viable and scalable path to a more resilient and food-secure future, according to a new report.
Read MoreWorld Food Prize Laureates Urge G20 To Back Brazil’s Effort To End Global Hunger
Global: As the UN warns of imminent famine and extreme hunger in Gaza, Haiti and Sudan, 27 World Food Prize Laureates call upon G20 leaders to commit to Brazil’s agenda for ending global hunger and poverty.
Read MoreEconomists Calculate Multi-trillion Dollar Opportunity to Transform the Global Food System
Global: Reviewing global food system economics, leading economists chart how to improve food insecurity through shifts in policy and practice.
Read MoreSubmissions Now Open for The Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) List
Global: Submissions are now open for the Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) List by the World Food Prize Foundation in honour of its 38th anniversary.
Read MoreNominations Open For The $500,000 2025 World Food Prize
Global: The 2025 World Food Prize honours those advancing global development through transforming food systems - nominations are now open.
Read MoreCamelids Take Centre Stage: FAO Launches International Year to Recognise their Global Impact
Global: The International Year of Camelids was launched to raise global awareness of their role as sustainable contributors to local economies.
Read MoreClimate Change, Agriculture and Innovative Solutions: Emily Rees Speaks at COP28
Global: Emily Rees, CropLife International, engaged in a conversation on the critical connection between climate change and agriculture.
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