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Funding shortfalls threaten East African locust operations – FAO

In an online briefing, the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned partners that without additional financial resources for fuel,...

FAO seeks $40m for anti-locust fight in East Africa, Yemen

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 it was seeking a further $40 million (4.46 billion shillings) to intensify...

World Soil Day: Minister seeks prioritisation of soil fertility management

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has urged soil scientists to assist in educating agricultural extension officers on soil fertility management. Nanono...

Kenya faces risk of second locust invasion, warns FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Sunday, November 22, 2020 warned that Kenya could face an imminent second wave of locust invasion, an...

ICEED named partner in fight against famine in northeastern Nigeria

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has in a recent report named the International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) as a partner...

GCF grant to help Côte d’Ivoire, others mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Friday, August 21, 2020 approved several new projects, including one for Côte d'Ivoire that marks...

Africa described as global epicentre of deforestation

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says Africa lost 3.9 million hectares of forest between 2010 and 2020. This, according to the United Nations agency,...

COVID-19: FAO warns over rise in hunger in Africa

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned on the rising hunger in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Abebe Haile-Gabriel, the organisation’s Assistant Director-General...

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From billions to trillions: Setting a new goal on climate finance

A new phase of work on one of the most important items currently on the global climate change agenda...
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Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4),...

Women engineers call for the use of AI in power sector

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has called on the Federal Government to use Artificial Intelligence...

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Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international...
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