Articles Tagged with ''africa''

The European Union Court of Justice’s recent decision that new gene-editing techniques must go through the same lengthy approval process as traditional transgenic genetically modified plants has sent shock waves around the world and its greatest impact will be on those who are hungry and food insecure.

Vladimir Putin of Russia wants to raise the age for his citizens to receive retirement benefits.

In the two years since the last African agriculture forum in Ethiopia, the momentum has fundamentally changed.

We just celebrated another Thanksgiving and we do have a lot to be thankful for.

The recent Borlaug Dialogue and World Food Prize given to Dr. Akin Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, focused on the importance of helping the continent become self-sufficient in food production.

Next week, Global Leaders will meet again in New  York City for the 72nd Session of UN General Assembly, but what is Africa taking there?

The 2018 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Report notes that global food production will have to increase by 60 percent to meet the needs of 9 billion people forecast for 2050.

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2017 – Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has been announced as the winner of the 2017 World Food Prize.

In the coming decades, a rapidly expanding world population will increasingly strain the global food system.