Almost 70 per cent of the world’s crops are grown outside their country of origin. (Photo: Golbay/Shutterstock)
New research has revealed that countries increasingly rely on introduced plants for food and need to cooperate to protect crop diversity
N-Sensor ensures that the right and optimal rate of fertilizer is applied at each individual part of the field. (Image Source: Yara)
Bayer and Yara International ASA (Yara) have entered into a software collaboration and technology license agreement to provide farmers worldwide with digital farming tools that help increase farm productivity, profitability and sustainability
Pulses are essential to attain the international community’s sustainable development goals, according to the FAO. (Image source: Photo:pxl.store/Shutterstock)
At the closing ceremony of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) hosted by Burkina Faso with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the organisation said that the year helped raise awareness globally of the many benefits of pulses, and boosted knowledge sharing and partnerships, but gains must be further strengthened to achieve the international community’s sustainable development goals
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced that it has successfully delivered emergency assistance to more than six thousand rural households across Rakhine State, a region of Myanmar where nearly half the population is engaged in the agriculture sector
ERL estimates that more than 50 per cent of the worlds food calories are produced in regions where the average farm size is less than five HA. (Image source: Mwanasimba/Commons)
A study published in Environmental Research Letter (ERL) estimates that more than 50 per cent of the worlds food calories are produced in regions where the average farm size is less than five hectares, particularly in South and East Asia
