Genetic traits of food crops are being collected in the largest ever global search to help protect global food supplies against the threat of climate change.
The initiative is being led by the Global Crop Diversity Trust, working in partnership with national agricultural research institutes, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural
On the final day of the Convention on Biological Diversity meetings that took place in Nagoya, Japan over the last couple of weeks, an agreement on safeguarding threatened animals and plants was achieved.
During the two weeks of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10), representatives from the 193 nations of the UN
Leading up to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan at the end of October, CropLife International are organising a three-stop world tour to discuss the role of sustainable agricultural practices in safeguarding biodiversity.
The Biodiversity World Tour starts tomorrow in Iowa, USA, and then heads east to Brussels, Belgium next week, before ending up in
Pollinating insects are crucial for many natural habitats and the production of the majority of food crops. However, the number of pollinating insects has declined significantly across Europe, and the rest of the world, which exacerbates an already insecure food supply. According to a EU-funded research project, pollination services provided by insects are worth EUR
Farming First Press Release in Recognition of International Day of Biological Diversity:
Farming First calls on governments to enable agricultural innovation and empower farmers to safeguard the world’s biodiversity while increasing global food production.
Sustainable agricultural production needs to be achieved through both accelerated research programmes and broader uptake of existing technologies by farmers. Public-private partnerships are key
Hilary Benn, the UK Environment Secretary, visited the US for meetings with Ban Ki-Moon and US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. According to a DEFRA statement, They discussed the topics of climate change adaptation, food security, and the green economy.
He said:
These threats are real, they are immediate, and they will affect us all. Environmental degradation
