03/22/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Nigeria’s biodiversity is rich and unique, including semi-arid savanna, mountain forests, seasonal floodplains, rainforests, vast freshwater swamp forests and diverse coastal vegetation. The country is also endowed with a variety of plant and animal species that sustain the rural economy. However, this biodiversity is under threat from climate change and farming practices, such as overusing chemical […]
Opinion: GMO cowpea can support biodiversity - Alliance for Science
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Fertilizer, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,
The CEO of one of the world's biggest fertilizer companies says there will be a food crisis because of the war in Ukraine and the question is just 'how large' it will be
Russia accounted for almost a fifth of 2021 fertilizer exports, according to Trade Data Monitor and Bloomberg Green Markets.
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03/21/2022 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com
A critical share of the world’s food and fertilizer is stuck in Russia and Ukraine, sending global prices soaring and foreshadowing a rise in world hunger.
Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Ag Russia & CIS, Trade (Commodities), Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage, Commodity/Trade Groups,
Russia/Ukraine war: Another test for Nigeria’s agric sector - New Telegraph
Nigeria’s presence in the global market cannot be underestimated due to her 90 per cent importation as a country. Therefore, whatever is happening in the international scene, there is every tendency of its multiplier effects being felt in Nigeria. That is the exact thing currently happening in the country following…
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02/25/2022 SOURCE: agfundernews.com
With so much of the world's food and fertilizer coming from Ukraine and Russia, we're facing yet another global food crisis.
Ukraine invasion won't just disrupt food supply - but food technology, too
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Food/Nutrition, Food Security/Shortage,
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02/21/2022 SOURCE: flip.it
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An estimated 13 million are facing severe hunger mostly because of droughts that have afflicted the Horn of Africa, and those in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are experiencing droughts not seen in more than 40 years. UN officials contend that malnutrition rates also have soared in the region.| By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The United Nations World Food Program is appealing to the world for at least $327 million to care for the urgent needs of 4.5 million people over the next six months and help communities become better-equipped to deal with extreme climate shocks. An estimated 13
Report: Severe Drought has Brought on Near Catastrophic Hunger in the Horn of Africa
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
Masello Mokhoro
While her peers were being carefree, a young Masello Mokhoro had already adopted the mindset of an entrepreneur.
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02/17/2022 SOURCE: paepard.blogspot.com
14-18 February 2022 . Africa-Europe Week and agriculture European Union leaders and African Union member states will meet in Brussels for t...
Africa-Europe Week and agriculture
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soybeans, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Food/Nutrition, Research, Food Security/Shortage, Animal Health,
Gene important in soybean protein content found after 30-year search
URBANA, Ill. – Soybeans outmatch all other legumes as the protein powerhouses of the plant kingdom, providing a key protein source for humans and livestock around the world. And now, after 30 years, University of Illinois scientists have identified the gene with the largest impact on seed protein in soybean.
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