Google and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has developed a new tool anyone, anywhere can access to obtain multidimensional maps and statistics showing key climate and environmental trends wherever they are...
17 Sep 2020
Africa's low level of economic diversification is a leading factor in the continent's economic fragility. Further, the Covid-19 pandemic has magnified the risks of countries' over-dependence on a single natural resource such as oil...
Njuguna Ndung'u 2 days ago
Turning the recovery from Covid-19 into an opportunity for cities to become more sustainable, resilient, and provide access to healthy foods for all...
23 Sep 2020
AI, robots and other technologies could transform farming - for worse as well as for better...
David Rose and Charlotte-Anne Chivers 16 Sep 2020
Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world. But where was the first alcoholic beverage brewed and consumed?
Neil Rusch 15 Sep 2020
FAO has elaborated a comprehensive Response and Recovery Programme to overcome the impacts of Covid-19 through up-scaled and robust international collaboration...
QU Dongyu 10 Sep 2020
International quotations for sugar, vegetable oils and coarse grains increased from July, while worldwide cereal harvests remain on course to hit annual record...
3 Sep 2020
While other industries and sectors may have come to hold greater economic prominence in much of the developed world, in Africa, agriculture remains the most significant economic driver...
Axel Smeulders 27 Aug 2020
Forests provide an essential buffer between people and wildlife - and the viruses they carry. Global agriculture is destroying forests, harming biodiversity and may be putting human life at risk...
24 Aug 2020
The United Nations projects that by 2050, 70% of the world's population will live in urban areas. Ensuring sustainable food supply in a rapidly growing city becomes a matter of concern...
Kabila Abass 12 Aug 2020
