A WWF and Tesco report shows 1.2 billion tonnes of food is lost on farms, on top of the 931 million tonnes wasted at retail and consumption
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DLG and AVF join hands to promote vertical farming

The partnership between DLG and AVF will create joint platforms for knowledge exchange. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The DLG (German Agricultural Society) and the Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) have announced their plans to enter into a strategic partnership to promote indoor and vertical farming, in Germany and rest of the world
Qingdao Webull promotes online farming
Qingdao Webull Intelligent Technology is promoting ‘online farming’ by unmanned agricultural robots with an aim to increase farmers income and get intelligent solutions for efficient and intelligent agricultural production
South Korea drives technological innovation in American agriculture
South Korea and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) are encouraging technological innovation in the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to guarantee food security and combat climate change
IFAD unveils investment programme for rural businesses

The aim is to improve the lives of up to five million small-scale farmers. (Image source: Sasin Tipchai/Pixabay)
Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming food systems, will get a much needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)