Global Archives - Farming First

At 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.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

Why a Food-Secure Future Means Focusing on Smallholder Farmers

Dan Collison

Global: Ensuring that technology is accessible to smallholder farmers who produce most of the food is crucial to food security and ending poverty.

Opinion: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition

COP28 is a Chance for Businesses to Walk the Talk on Food and Climate

Hugo Hagen & Dhanush Dinesh

Global: Businesses working together to address innovative measures to achieve food security and climate change are crucial at COP28.

News: Climate, Environment

Hidden Costs of Global Agrifood Systems Worth at Least $10 Trillion

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Global: FAO's groundbreaking analysis of agrifood systems reveals a staggering $10 trillion annually, urging global action for transformative change.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition, Market Access

Why Combination Vaccines are Better for Small-scale Livestock Producers

Steve Wilson & Kellen Asena

Global: Small-scale livestock producers often battle multiple livestock diseases, causing significant economic losses and harm to animal welfare. GALVmed is funding the development of vaccines.

Opinion: Climate, Environment, Food Security & Nutrition

In a World of Rising Conflict, We Must Cultivate the Fields to Grow Peace: An Open Letter from World Food Prize Laureates

Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Philip Nelson, Gebisa Ejeta, David Beckmann, Jan W. Low, Howarth Bouis, Maria Andrade, Akinwumi Adesina, Lawrence Haddad, Shakuntala Thilsted, Cynthia Rosenzweig & Heidi Kuhn

Global: Hunger and conflict are deeply intertwined. To ensure lasting peace, governments and businesses must invest in food and agriculture.

News: Environment, Food Security & Nutrition

Tailor-Made Food and Agriculture Policies: Newly Launched Guide on Taxes, Subsidies, and GM Crops

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT , CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies & IFPRI

Global: A new tool empowers governments to enhance food policies, tailored to their unique needs for healthier diets and resource conservation.

Flood victims head off to fetch drinking water using vases at Shakhahati village in Kurigram district, Bangladesh.

News: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition

Disasters Have Cost Agriculture $3.8 Trillion Over the Last 30 Years, According to a New FAO Report

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Global: A new FAO flagship report entitled “The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security” brings the first-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agricultural production focused on crops and livestock.