Category: Market Access
How Digital Marketplaces Are Empowering Small-Scale Farmers and Rural Communities
Northern America: Farmers often rely on farmers’ markets with logistical challenges. Digital marketplaces offer new, efficient ways to sell directly to consumers.
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Transforming 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.
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Africa Needs Innovative Policies To Meet Future Demands in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector
Africa & Middle East: Africa needs Innovative policies to meet future demands in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, says a new Malabo Montpellier report.
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Enhancing Poultry Packaging Standards for Consumer Safety
Africa & Middle East: Collaborating with Partners in Food Solutions, Côte d’Ivoire-based poultry producer Markegest has set a strong example for the industry.
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How ECOWAS Can Further Boost Regional Agricultural Trade: Lessons from Almost 50 Years of Growth, Successes, and Challenges
Africa & Middle East: ECOWAS has made substantial progress in promoting regional agricultural integration in nearly five decades but some challenges still remain.
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Breakthroughs in Crop Breeding That Boost Food Security Likely in Next 20 Years, Says Global Seed Sector
Global: According to a survey of the global seed sector, new plant breeding breakthroughs are likely to boost food security in the next 20 years.
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Enabling Market Systems to Tackle Gender Inequality in Agriculture
Africa & Middle East: Gender and agricultural experts at Practical Action lay out how market systems can create social inclusion across farming communities.
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Ensuring Crop Science Serves Smallholders: A Conversation with Joe Cornelius
Africa & Middle East: As Gates Ag One formally announces the opening of its headquarters, Farming First spoke with CEO Joe Cornelius about the organisation's mission.
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German President Visits Sustainable Rice Farmers in Thailand
Asia: In early 2024, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier saw the transformative power of innovative approaches in rice farming while visiting the Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes (ISRL) project sites.
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Sustainability Standards in Trade: How Can Developing Countries Benefit?
Global: Focusing on local standards can improve the adoption of Voluntary Sustainability Standards in developing countries, says UNCTAD's research.
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The Key Role of Trade in Strengthening Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America & the Caribbean: Intraregional trade can greatly minimise food supply shocks driven by geopolitical challenges and natural disasters in Latin America and the Carri, says IFPRI's new report.
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Trade Negotiations Have a Key Role in Addressing Food Security
Global: Trade negotiations can help to establish equitable food markets, reducing global hunger and mitigating climate change, says WTO's DDG Jean-Marie-Paugam.
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