China contributed to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) this week, through a South-South and Triangular cooperation Covid opportunity fund, which will be used to make user experience better for the Virtual Farmers Market app, locally known as Maano
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South Korea plans for higher food security
South Koreas Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) has announced its plans to purchase 350,000 tonnes of rice in 2021
FAO launches practical tools to encourage soil organic carbon sequestration
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched two practical instruments designed to encourage soil organic carbon maintenance and sequestration, a key tool for climate action
Agrobank unveils programme to strengthen agriculture in Malaysia
Agrobank, a development financial institution (DFI), unveiled a US$240mn fund called the Sukuk wakalah programme with a primary focus on strengthening the agriculture sector in Malaysia
FAO launches global action on OCOP
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched its global action on green development of special agricultural Products: One Country One Priority Product (OCOP)