Farming Are insects the future of food? The biological or chemical hazards of industrial insect farming are similar to livestock rearing, says European safety body. Networks Broken links in agriculture Agriculture Beyond South-South collaboration You are looking at articles about Agriculture Follow these results: News: 27/09/16 Invest in marine economy, African ministers say Africa should invest more in marine-based economy to improve food security and development, a meeting has heard. Fisheries Agriculture R&D Governance Sustainability Opinion: 02/09/16 Why Africa needs adequate plant surveillance To tackle devastating crop diseases, Africa should boost regional plant surveillance, writes Mustafa O. Jibrin. Disease Farming Agriculture News: 16/08/16 Scientists gear up to battle invasive species A UK research centre teams up with local partners to combat farming losses caused by pests and weeds. Farming Agriculture SDGs Sustainability News: 12/08/16 Kenyan seed storage facility to bolster maize R&D A new seed storage facility has been launched to aid maize R&D and improve the African smallholders’ lives. Farming Food security Agriculture R&D News: 03/08/16 Syria’s wheat shortage deepens After five years of war and chaos, the country has lost its self-sufficiency in wheat production, research shows. Farming Conflict Agriculture Food security Vulnerability News: 14/07/16 Mobile app for rain forecasts raising farmers’ yields Thanks to a mobile phone app for forecasting rain, smallholders could sow and harvest crops at the right time. ICTs Innovation Farming Agriculture Communication Latest on agriculture from our other editions Forage grass could spur milk production by 40 per cent Sub-Saharan Africa Could systems research transform Africa’s agriculture? Sub-Saharan Africa COP22 : L’Afrique harmonise ses politiques climatiques Afrique Sub-Saharienne L'accès aux technologies, clé de la lutte contre le changement climatique Afrique Sub-Saharienne Tech access key to smallholders tackling climate change Sub-Saharan Africa Asia-Pacific nations want concrete action at COP22 South East Asia & Pacific أساليب لمواجهة أخطر آفات النخيل شمال أفريقيا والشرق الاوسط Débat: Les drones, une opportunité pour l'Afrique ? Afrique Sub-Saharienne Elevage : une variété de fourrage pour produire plus de lait Afrique Sub-Saharienne نخيل البلح نبات بلا مخلفات شمال أفريقيا والشرق الاوسط News: 04/07/16 Dry countries team up in El Niño resistance Drought-prone Central American nations aim to give farmers better crops and forecasting tech. Farming Climate change Agriculture Technology News: 28/06/16 African hunger policy silent on climate risks An African policy that aims to end hunger by 2025 underestimated the risk of climate change, says a new report. Climate change Policy Agriculture Governance Knowledge economy Multimedia: 14/06/16 World Bank shifts thinking on African university funding This video explores a project designed to make the continent’s best universities globally competitive. Communication Education Agriculture Livestock Funding News: 08/06/16 Growing reliance on foreign crops threatens diversity Introducing crops can improve people’s nutrition, but a paper says it can also push out local varieties. Food security Farming Agriculture Nutrition Opinion: 31/05/16 Use biotech to beef up climate fight Poor nations shouldn’t miss out on advances such as lab-cultured meat and low-methane GM rice, says Jayson Merkley. Biotechnology GM Agriculture Policy Food security Opinion: 27/05/16 Livestock and sustainable development do mix A focus on emissions ignores the huge diversity in animal farming that can help meet the SDGs, says François Le Gall. Livestock SDGs Agriculture Food security Load more
