Category: Climate
How the Climate Crisis Affects Rural Women: A Conversation with Lauren Phillips
Global: Lauren Phillips, FAO’s Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, explains how the climate crisis impact women differently than men.
Read MoreSaving Every Grain of Rice: A Conversation with Jerry Tjoe Awie
Latin America & the Caribbean: Jerry Tjoe Awie, a rice breeder in Suriname, unpacks the climate challenges rice farmers face and the potential of gene banks in the region.
Read MoreDriving Climate Action Through Extension System Reforms
Global: Incorporating sustainability in extension systems can help drive climate action in food systems, according to IFPRI researchers.
Read MoreUsing AI for Agriculture: How Farmers in India Could Inspire the World
Asia: An AI for Agriculture initiative in India is already showing promising results for farmers, from planting to harvesting and selling of chilli.
Read MoreCamelids Take Centre Stage: FAO Launches International Year to Recognise their Global Impact
Global: The International Year of Camelids was launched to raise global awareness of their role as sustainable contributors to local economies.
Read MoreSix Major Food Breakthroughs at COP28 — and What Comes Next
Global: Food has long been absent from UN climate summits but COP28 righted this wrong through breakthroughs in food systems and climate change.
Read MoreHarnessing the Power of Millets for Health and Livelihoods
Global: Millets are a healthy food option with untapped essential nutrients that can aid in managing lifestyle diseases, particularly diabetes.
Read MoreCarbon Farming: The Great Carbon Rush
Europe: Carbon farming has the potential to become the new gold rush, disrupting the stagnant debate over climate change and agriculture.
Read MoreClimate Change, Agriculture and Innovative Solutions: Emily Rees Speaks at COP28
Global: Emily Rees, CropLife International, engaged in a conversation on the critical connection between climate change and agriculture.
Read MoreEmpowering Pastoralist Women as Climate Change Decision-Makers in Tanzania
Africa & Middle East: Pastoralist women in Tanzania are being empowered in climate change adaptation by GCA Local Adaptation Champions Award winner, the Pastoralist Women's Council.
Read MoreAt COP28, Reducing Methane Emissions from Food Waste is Essential to Achieving Global Climate Targets
Global: Over 735 million people face hunger. Food waste also releases methane which has 86 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide.
Read MoreCOP28 is a Chance for Businesses to Walk the Talk on Food and Climate
Global: Businesses working together to address innovative measures to achieve food security and climate change are crucial at COP28.
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