More: food security
USAID 58 years on: Perspective on Aid and Humanitarian Assistance in a Changing world
The year
2019 manifest a very significant milestone in the history of United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) on its 58th anniversary. Way back
in 196Os...
How Nuclear Techniques Help Feed China
With 19% of the world’s population but only 7% of its
arable land, China is in a bind: how to feed its growing and increasingly
affluent...
Nuclear Technology Helps Develop New Barley Variety in Kuwait
New home-grown barley varieties developed using irradiation with the support of the IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
The link between conflict and hunger
Conflict-driven hunger is getting worse, according to a snapshot of the eight places in the world with the highest number of people in need...
Disruptive technology applications and the Future of Food
While food security is a global issue, its impacts are all too often hidden. Aiming to address global demand for food, we have created...
Growing gap between ambition and action as the world prepares for a future with increasing climate risks
While climate consciousness across the globe is on the rise, the fourth UN Environment Adaptation Gap Report released today has revealed a considerable gap...
Hunger and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean compounded by inequality
For the third consecutive year, the number of those chronically hungry has increased in Latin America and the Caribbean, while 250 million – 60...
Conflicts and extreme climate change threatens access to food in 39 countries
Unrelenting conflict and rapid climate change is continuing to reshape agriculture across the world, and contributing to major food shortages across 39 countries, which...
Kyrgyzstan advances forest monitoring in support of the Sustainable Development Goals
For the second time under the UNECE/FAO project “Accountability Systems for Sustainable Forest Management in the Caucasus and Central Asia”, Kyrgyz stakeholders met to...
A bio-based, reuse economy can feed the world and save the planet
Transforming pineapple skins into product packaging or using potato peels for fuel may sound far-fetched, but such innovations are gaining traction as it becomes clear...