Region: Global
World Food Prize Foundation Announces Recipient of the 2023 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
Global: Dr Swati Nayak is being recognised for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems.
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Peatlands: How Sound Water Management Protects the World’s Largest Terrestrial Carbon Stock
Global: Preserving peatlands is critical to reaching biodiversity and climate goals.
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New Career Progression Website Launches to Help Agriculture Professionals
Global: A new Skills for Agriculture website has been launched by CABI to help the career progression of professionals working in agriculture.
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How Improved Crop Breeding is Shaping the World’s Youth
Global: Better crops are central to the welfare of youth, particularly in low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Science, Technology and Innovation Approaches Paving the Way Forward for Food Systems Transformation
Global: UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment recognised the importance of science, technology and innovation approaches as evidence-based guides to shape national and sub-national food systems transformation.
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Food Banks Respond to Crises by Serving 32 Million People in 2022
Global: The Global FoodBanking Network's (GFN) annual network survey has revealed that GFN members connected more than 32 million people to food in 2022.
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Ambitious Global $1 Billion Per Year ‘Mission Science’ Model Needed to Win on Sustainable Development in Time, Warn Experts
Global: The new International Science Council report argues that global science and science funding efforts must be fundamentally redesigned and scaled up to meet the complex needs of humanity and the planet.
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122 Million More People Pushed into Hunger since 2019 due to Multiple Crises, Reveals UN Report
Global: Latest research shows around 735 million people currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019.
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Largest Seed Sector Congress in the Southern Hemisphere Takes Place in Cape Town, South Africa
Global: Seed industry professionals from all over the world gathered for the historic ISF World Seed Congress to find solutions to current challenges.
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Building Global Food Security Through Data Coordination
Global: Agricultural data has the potential to drive change in the sector.
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Tweaks and Disruptions: Ten Innovations That Could Revolutionise Food Systems
Global: Ten innovative solutions in food and agriculture that can improve sustainability while supporting health and livelihoods.
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Planting the Roots of Peace: Humanitarian Heidi Kühn Wins 2023 World Food Prize for Restoring Agriculture to De-Mined Land in Former War Zones
Global: Heidi Kühn of the United States will receive the 2023 World Food Prize for her farmer-focused development model that revitalizes farmland, food security, livelihoods, and resilience after devastating conflict.
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