Agriculture

FAO and Korea support drought-affected Afghan farming families

Food Insecurity is one of the most pressing challenges in Afghanistan and the agricultural assistance project is expected to contribute to improved access to nutritious food as well as to better livelihoods. (Image source: US Department of Agriculture/Flickr)

With the approval of the government of Afghanistan, the Republic of Korea and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to provide emergency assistance to about 5,800 drought-affected vulnerable farming families in two of the worst drought-affected provinces, Ghor and Badghis

Youth trained in agribusiness in Samoa

Employment for youth is a big challenge for Samoa. (Image source: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has organised a workshop to address employment challenges for the youth of Samoa and build the capacity of young farmers on agribusiness management

How Open Data can help Indian farmers adapt to climate change

Open Data can help Indian farmers adapt to climate change. (Image source: viya0414/Pixabay)

Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), an initiative supported by the UK, US, Dutch government, UN and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which uses Open Data to make information about agriculture and nutrition available, accessible and usable to address global food security

GODAN to underline the significance of open data in agricultural sector

GODAN seeks to support global efforts to make agricultural and nutrition relevant data available, accessible, and usable for unrestricted use worldwide. (Image source: AdobeStock/178755841)

The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) will participate in the SWAT4LS conference 2018 in Antwerp from 3-6 December, to discuss the benefits of open data in the agricultural sector

AURAK signs MoU with International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture

During the signing ceremony. (Image source: AURAK)

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has hosted a signing ceremony to celebrate the new MoU partnership between AURAK and the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

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