Category: Food Security & Nutrition
What We Can Learn From Degrowth to Transform Global Food Systems
Global: Degrowth, downscaling of excess production and emissions, offers better soil health, environmental and good nutrition benefits.
Read MoreInnovating Potato Farming Through Apical Cuttings
Africa & Middle East: Agriculture students at Rift Valley National Polytechnic have pioneered a sustainable method for propagating potatoes using rooted apical cuttings.
Read MoreWhy Profitable Irrigation is Key to Producing More Food
Global: Smallholder irrigation schemes can transform farming to produce more food. They can also support more jobs and improve farmers' livelihoods.
Read MoreClean Energy Powers Rural Resilience in Cuba
Latin America & the Caribbean: By turning to clean energy, small-scale farmers in Cuba are creating resilient food systems and protecting the planet we all depend on.
Read MoreRethinking Development Assistance to Finance the Future of Food and Nutrition
Global: With widespread hunger and malnutrition, Official Development Assistance (ODA) must evolve to address emerging food and nutrition challenges.
Read MoreFarmers at the Heart of Global Nutrition: Empowering Farmers for Nutrition-Secure Future
Global: Ahead of the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris, WFO launches its new Position on Nutrition, calling for farmers’ empowerment to ensure a nutrition-secure future for all.
Read MoreNominations Are Open for the 2025 Norman Borlaug Field Award
Global: Nominations are now open for the 2025 Norman Borlaug Field Award for individuals under 40 working to build sustainable, nutritious food systems.
Read MoreTransforming Africa’s Agriculture Needs Substantial Investments in Innovation and Technology
Africa & Middle East: Prioritising investments in innovation will help African leaders to achieve sustainable food production, economic growth and resilience, argues Hamady Diop.
Read MoreHow Europe’s Youth Are Leading Sustainable Food Solutions
Europe: Europe’s food system is being transformed, with young innovators leading the charge in tackling sustainability and food waste challenges.
Read MoreBiofortification: Future Challenges for a Newly Emerging Technology to Improve Nutrition Security Sustainably
Global: Although substantial progress has been made, biofortification is not yet tightly woven into food systems for improving nutrition and health.
Read MoreFood Systems Innovations to Watch in 2025
Global: From developing crops with deep roots to fungi-enhanced soil health and lightning-inspired nitrogen fixation, emerging food systems innovations are helping to shape a more resilient future for food production.
Read MoreHow Geospatial Technology Can Advance the Global Food Security Agenda
Global: Geospatial technology is making big impacts in agriculture, offering real-time satellite data for farmers and policymakers to monitor, manage and plan around crop and animal health.
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