Rural Life
Hundreds of farmers to attend WFO annual meeting
The 2024 World Farmers’ Organistion (WFO) annual meeting will take place from June 17 to June 21 at the Food...
food security
Rural Life
FAO: Food insecurity the ‘new normal’ since Covid-19
Food insecurity and malnutrition have become a “new normal” according to the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
Other
NFU assembles team to tackle London Marathon for Farm Africa
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has assembled a team of representatives to participate in the London Marathon for the Farm...
N.Ireland
Protest in London addressed ‘fear over food security’- FFA
Representatives from Farmers For Action (FFA) in Northern Ireland travelled to London on Monday, March 25 to support Save British...
Agri Politics
Govt needs to be 'more ambitious' towards food security - Pakes
Labour and Co-op parliamentary candidate for Peterborough, Andrew Pakes argued that the government needs be more “ambitious” towards food security...
Agri Politics
'Policy divergence' between the UK and EU must be addressed - AIC
In preparation for the next General Election, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has launched its manifesto which calls on the...
Agri Politics
Farmers cannot keep matching appetite for cheap food - report
Farmers cannot continue subsidising consumer appetite for cheap food, according to a new report launched at this year’s Oxford Farming...
Government
UK pledges £66m to International Fund for Agricultural Development
The UK government has pledged £66.7 million to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The UN agency is dedicated...
Environment
FAO at COP28: ‘We have to produce more with less’
Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agri-food systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food...
Agri-Business
Trade volume of dairy, meat and coarse grain expected to decline
Trade and global food security prospects may decline for products including coarse grains, rice, dairy and meat, according to a...
Environment
Report finds ‘huge’ losses of nitrogen to the environment
Nitrogen use efficiency in the food system is between 5% and 15% which indicates “huge” losses to the environment, a...
Agri-Business
Meat ‘inefficient’ in feeding growing world population – study
Humanity can produce 14 times more protein on the same amount of land by switching from meat to plant proteins,...
Dairy
Reducing livestock emissions while improving food security
A livestock and environment researcher has criticised the assumption that lower food production in “sustainable” systems in countries in the...
Agri-Business
Using satellite data to enhance global food security
Accurate estimates and forecasts of crop area and yield play an important role in guiding policy decisions related to food...
Agri-Business
NFU calls for more 'resilient' food supply chain
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has today (Wednesday, August 9) called for more resilient food supply chains in the face...
Agri-Business
RAU to work closely with Uzbekistan to fight food insecurity
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has today (Thursday, August 3) agreed to work more closely with Uzbekistan’s Chamber of Commerce...
Agri Politics
Cleverley to announce over £60m to support Nigerian agriculture
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is announcing over £60 million in funds for different projects centred on food security and the...
Agri-Business
WTO outlines food security actions in annual report
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has published its 2023 Annual Report, providing a comprehensive account of the organisation’s activities in...
