https://www.bizcommunity.com/1/472.html Global Agriculture news 15 Agriculture news - Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/1/472.html en-us Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:40:39 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/742/243229.html Ivory Coast is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational companies demanding it lower prices, which are elevated due to a supply squeeze, the head of the country's cocoa regulator said on Wednesday. 1-243229 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/472/242052.html The United States and Norway will pledge a total of $70m to launch a fund to help farmers and agricultural businesses in Africa, a US Agency for International Development (USAID) spokesperson said. 1-242052 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/472/239805.html Qu Dongyu, a Chinese national, has been re-elected to lead the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for a second term. In the ballot by FAO member countries, Dongyu received a total of 168 out of 182 votes deposited. His new term will begin on 1 August 2023 and end on 31 July 2027. 1-239805 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/183/239695.html Cocoa prices surged to the highest in 46 years on the Intercontinental Exchange in London on Wednesday as bad weather in West Africa threatened production prospects for the main suppliers of the primary raw material used to make chocolate. 1-239695 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/472/230476.html Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more efficiently. While these practices could help increase crop yields and reduce costs, the technology behind the practices is creating opportunities for extremists, terrorists and adversarial governments to attack farming machinery, with the aim of disrupting food production. 1-230476 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/474/224655.html The conversion of forests to agricultural land is happening at a mind-boggling speed. Between 2015 and 2020, the rate of deforestation was estimated at around 10 million hectares every year. 1-224655 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/643/222392.html DreamWorks Animation's Trolls films have banded together with the United Nations (UN), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Foundation (UNF) in a digital campaign to mobilise action for a healthy diet and sustainable living. 1-222392 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/849/219450.html More than 50 global animal protection, environmental and food justice organisations are calling on United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) COP26 climate change conference to publicly recognise the impact animal agriculture has on the planet at this year's conference. 1-219450 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/520/219119.html New reserch conducted by WorldFish and Stanford University Center for Ocean Solutions, has identified that a growing number of nations are prioritising the link between fisheries and aquaculture and nutrition and public health in policies, marking an increased recognition of the role of aquatic foods in sustainable healthy diets. 1-219119 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/472/213597.html When you think of bees, a hive humming with activity probably comes to mind. But most of the world's 20,000 bee species don't call a hive home. These wild species lead solitary lives instead, and around 70% of them build nests underground where they raise their offspring on the nectar they gather from flowers. 1-213597 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Global