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The platform is likely to benefit from the collaboration of partnerships with diverse international entities, including governments, networks of family farmers, UN agencies as well as NGOs. (Image source: WanphenChawarung/Shutterstock)

Recognising the contributions of family farmers to food security and poverty eradication worldwide, FAO recently launched a digital platform that aims to become a ‘one-stop shop’ for information, data and legislation on the sector that produces 80 per cent of the world’s food

Japan has a health-conscious population, which is why there is a rising demand for food barley. (Image source: Pixabay)

Japan has imported 1,789 metric tonnes (mt) of barley from the USA, for food and food processing, from January to March 2015 and the US Grains Council expects 50 per cent more in the coming months

Certain rice breeding lines exhibit tolerance to drought and stress, which might lead to the development of new rice varieties. (Image source: Zuki/Flickr)

Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is currently analysing a heat-tolerant rice variety, in a bid to address climate-change ready technologies in the countrys predominant rice growing areas

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