NEWS | 31 March 2026 Commission issues guidance for pragmatic and proportionate rules on protecting wild birds Today, the European Commission published guidelines for a pragmatic and proportionate implementation of the Birds Directive on the ground, while protecting Europe's wild birds. This guidance document provides practical...
NEWS | 30 March 2026 A Hormuz Initiative to Protect Global Food Security In response to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign that began 28 February, Iran staged a string of attacks on vessels off its southern coast that has sharply curtailed traffic through...
NEWS | 30 March 2026 IRC warns Iran war is disrupting fuel and aid supply chains, threatening life-saving operations across Africa The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning that the war in Iran and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz will push humanitarian operations to a breaking point if the crisis persists, as soaring...
NEWS | 30 March 2026 Newsletter February-March 2026 - Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security Reading time: 8 minutes.
NEWS | 30 March 2026 Green City Accord report highlights cities' progress towards 2030 sustainability goals The updated baseline report, featuring the latest data on environmental progress from Green City Accord signatory cities, is now available.
NEWS | 28 March 2026 As Iran war drags on, food and medicine for millions is stuck in limbo The World Food Program says 10,000 tons of food meant for hundreds of thousands of children in Afghanistan has yet to arrive.
NEWS | 28 March 2026 Better Yields, Better Jobs: New Initiative to Benefit 5 million Filipino Farmers At least five million farmers are expected to benefit from a new initiative designed to boost agricultural productivity, promote diversification, and enhance the climate-resilience of agrifood systems across...
NEWS | 27 March 2026 Joint Press Release Team Europe announces EUR 2 million for establishing a National Agricultural Laboratory and Launches Three Agribusiness Support Projects The new laboratory is funded by the EUR 24.3 million (USD 28.1 million) EU-German Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (CAPSAFE) programme. This state-of-the-art testing...
NEWS | 27 March 2026 Green Climate Fund approves $50 million for FAO-supported adaptation project in Jamaica The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $50 million project, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to enhance the climate resilience of vulnerable...
NEWS | 27 March 2026 The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices (AP) Associated Press (AP) spoke with IFPRI research fellow emeritus Joseph Glauber for a report highlighting how the ongoing Iran war and the near‑shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz are...