FAOs new guidelines are designed for national planners, agriculture, forestry and fisheries authorities and experts as well as United Nations and bilateral donors. (Image source: Global Water Forum/Flickr)

FAO has issued guidelines for the agricultural sector to contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation to achieve sustainable development goals

South Africa is expected to harvest a record 15.6mn tonnes of maize this year, double last years output. (Photo: Bruno Glätsch/Pixabay)

South Africa, which has had a bumper crop of maize this year leading to depressed prices and dampened demand in Africa, will now target Asian markets to boost maize exports

Since 2015, J-WAFS has supported a number of research projects to improve food and water safety and security. (Image source: CIAT/Flickr)

The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is funding new research into harvesting water from air and technology that enhances crop production

At the award ceremony at Krishna Sugars’ premises in Athani, Belgaum, India. (Image source: Case IH)

Case IH, a brand of CNH Industrial, recently helped the Indian sugar factory, Krishna Sugars, win the ‘National Record’ award by harvesting 146 mt sugarcane in just 3.5 hours with the Case IH Austoft 4000 Series sugarcane harvester