Agriculture

Hunger is becoming a new global threat. The UN is sounding the alarm for 13 countries at once.

A new FAO-WFP report warns of worsening food crises in several regions, with 13 countries facing severe hunger in the coming months.

Australia has lost the war against rabbits. Why the country failed to stop the invasion of 200 million animals

Experts estimate Australia now has about 200 million wild rabbits, causing billions in annual damage to agriculture and natural ecosystems.

FAO has called for putting artificial intelligence at the service of rural areas.

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu urged making AI accessible to farmers, herders, and rural communities worldwide.

Spanish scientists have created plants that glow and change color when infected with viruses.

Signal plants: new tech detects viruses and pests early. Glow from infected plants is captured by a standard camera.

Second attempt in five years: will Valley succeed in building an irrigation equipment plant in Kazakhstan

U.S. irrigation equipment maker Valley eyes Kazakhstan again. $17M and 500 units per year—are its localization plans realistic?

FAO recognizes the risks of the SAT-1 foot-and-mouth disease threat in Asia

FAO confirms spread of new FMD serotype SAT1 in East Asia. South and Southeast Asia on high alert. FAO allocates $400,000 to combat the outbreak.

Europe opens its market to a new generation of GM crops

European Parliament approved new rules for plants created via genome editing technologies (NGTs).