A new publication by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) explores the women role in food production, which are responsible for 60 to 80 per cent of the food in most developing countries.
Tag: agricolture
The Year of Quinoa, the sustainable super-food
A new publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) reports the launch of the International Year of Quinoa at UN Headquarters.
Climate change worsens hunger
A new analysis by the World Food Programme (WFP), the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and others underscores the links among climate change, hunger and poor nutrition.
Making biofuels from agricoltural residues
A seminar organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and partners explored next-generation biofuels produced from waste and agricultural residues.
Land and safe food: are they available to all?
Everyone should have sufficient, safe and nutritious food. But this doesn’t happen due to the agribusiness oligarchic market, land speculation, unfair grains trade and the use of altering substances. This investigation aims to answer the question: is there enough good food for us and for the other people on the planet?
Food market in Africa is worth a trillion euro
A new report by the World Bank (WB) shows that it is possible for Africa’s farmers to create a trillion-euro food market by 2030.
Biofuels are the future of EU agriculture
The new report by European Commission (EC) takes into account the agricultural market situation by 2020 and it shows how this market depends more and more on biofuels market.
Water pollution from agricolture in the EU
The European Environment Agency (EEA) says that it is essential a trade-off between farmers and EU policymakers to minimise agricultural production harm to the water environment.
FAO: investing in agriculture
According to a FAO report, it is necessary to invest in agriculture for reducing hunger and promoting sustainable agricultural production.
Nanomaterials may help agriculture
According to a study by the Swiss National Science Foundation the use of nanomaterials must be careful as it can have both positive and negative effects.
