CIARD, the global initiative on Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development, has recently launched their new website. The site provides an information hub for institutions and people involved in agricultural research to share information and make their research findings available to a wider public.
The new site follows the CIARD manifesto to establish a
During the World Food Summit in Rome in November, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon spoke of the importance of agriculture to global food security.
As reported by the UN in a press release following the summit:
Mr. Ban laid out a full, comprehensive spectrum of measures to combat a scourge gravely exacerbated by climate change and population
According to a newly launched UN report, low-carbon farming can both curb climate change and boost food output in developing nations. The agency’s report, “Food Security and Agricultural Mitigation in Developing Countries,” suggests that because of this fact, low-carbon farms must be rewarded under a global climate deal due in December.
In a Reuters article, Leslie
On 16-18 November the UN World Food Summit will take place in Rome. At the forefront of the agenda is how to address the world food crisis and increasing hunger levels.
Coinciding with the summit, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched 1BillionHungry.org, a petition to promote an end to hunger. The
Two UN groups are teaming up to help identify and respond to areas likely to be impacted by food shortages in the future.
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has agreed to share data concerning floods, hurricanes, mudslides, drought and other forms of severe weather with the World Food Programme (WFP).
This information can help the WFP provide better
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
