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Landesa releases roadmap for agri-business investments

The guidance is essential and timely, because failing to address land rights has consequences for everyone. (Image source: United Nations Photo/Flickr)

The global land rights group, Landesa, and UK governments Department for International Development (DFID) LEGEND Programme have launched the Resource Platform for Responsible Investments in Property and Land (RIPL) to help businesses, governments and communities navigate the land investment process and move towards more equitable and sustainable outcomes for all stakeholders

Argentinian farmers decrease their crop loss by 90 per cent with laser

Bird Control Group conducted successful trials and demonstrations on deterring birds with Agrilasers at agricultural fields in Argentina

Copper fungicide doubles as bactericide in crops

Proprietary copper fungicides can be routinely applied on crops, an alternative to the antibiotics, to control many bacterial and fungal diseases, without posing a risk to the public health in the long-term

‘Global hunger continues to rise’

Countries need to take action to prevent climate-related disasters. (Image source: Photocurry/Pixabay)

For the third year in a row, there has been a rise in world hunger, with the absolute number of undernourished people being increased to about 821mn in 2017 from around 804mn in 2016, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

ADB and Lao PDR to jointly promote climate-smart agribusiness

Asia-Pacific nations comply with climate-smart agriculture practices. (Image source: M M/Flickr)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) have signed an agreement for a US$40.5mn grant for the climate-friendly agribusiness value chains sector project to help farmers and agribusinesses develop sustainable and climate-smart agriculture value chains in the country

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