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| Aug 13, 2026 | Russia Shadow Fleet Bolts Drone Cages, Revives WWI Camouflage at Istanbul’s Bosphorus | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 13 2026, 3:33 PM EDT
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| Aug 6, 2026 | Ukraine Counts $3B Farm Loss as War Insurers Price Black Sea Route Shut | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 06 2026, 10:39 AM EDT
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| Aug 5, 2026 | Afghan Child Malnutrition Hits Record as Aid Cuts Leave Six of Seven Untreated | By Morris Robinson
Published: Aug 05 2026, 9:49 AM EDT
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| Jul 11, 2026 | U.S. Futures: Economic Currents, Political Shifts, and AI's Grip | The U.S. landscape is dynamic. Economic buoyancy contrasts with underlying softness. Artificial intelligence propels stock market gains. Yet, broader GDP growth remains modest. The Federal Reserve navigates inflation and interest rate polic... |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Fertilizer trade impacted by Strait of Hormuz conflict | Trade in urea and phosphate fertilizers has been severely disrupted by the conflict in the Persian Gulf, according to data analysed by the WTO Secretariat. Certain economies in Africa and Asia are particularly vulnerable to resulting fertil... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Dow Sheds 577 Points as Iran Ceasefire Collapses and Rate Hike Odds Hit 85% | By Mark Rutherford
Published: Jul 09 2026, 2:49 PM EDT
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| May 13, 2026 | World Bank-hosted fund opens $163m grants program to bolster food security for world’s poorest farmers | New grants will support smallholder farmers in low-income countries as global hunger nears record highs and development aid faces historic decline WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new US$163 million call f... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Iran War: Twin Crises Engulf Planet in Food Shortage, Environmental Ruin | The Iran war ignites two urgent global crises. A severe fertilizer shortage now threatens global food supplies. This disruption drives up food prices and imperils farmers worldwide. Simultaneously, the conflict unleashes vast environmental ... |
| Mar 27, 2026 | The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and ALLAN OLINGO
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran... |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Iran war-induced fertilizer shortage threatens Republicans in farm states ahead of midterms | A looming fertilizer shortage is giving Democrats a new affordability opening in agricultural states ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The war in Iran has effectively choked the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for not only oil but also chemi... |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Rapid Growth and Transformation of Wholesale Markets and Wholesalers in Africa and South Asia | AAEA members present research at ASSA
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2026 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
On Monday, January 5, 2026 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (EST) at t... |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Work and Earnings in Agrifood Value Chains Around the World | AAEA members present research at ASSA
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AAEA invites media to attend their sessions at the ASSA 2026 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
On Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:15 am – 12:15 pm (EST) at... |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Global Methane Hub project leverages satellite tech to reduce methane emissions in Latam and Africa | A new initiative funded by the Global Methane Hub will deploy technology to optimize livestock grazing and curb methane emissions in Latin America and Africa.
The Time2Graze project will develop tools that can interface with satellite-based... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | AAEA Invites Media & Press to Attend 2025 Annual Meeting | #AAEA2025
Experts from around the globe to present research and studies
MILWAUKEE, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) invites you to attend our 2025 AAEA Annual Meeting in Denver, ... |
| May 26, 2025 | Vietnam's Durian Farmers Power Up with XAG Drones to Boost Efficiency | MY THO, Vietnam, May 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid Vietnam's "durian gold rush," farmers are turning to smart agri-tech, notably XAG agricultural drones, to stay ahead. In the Mekong Delta, where durian exports have soared to $3.3... |
| Apr 24, 2025 | SAYeTECH’s ‘practical, accessible’ approach to mechanization ‘a no-brainer’ for Africa’s smallholder farmers | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in SAYeTECH.]
In Jeffrey Boakye Appiagyei’s own words, his company SAYeTECH tackles “the everyday struggles of smallholder farmers.”
Africa is home to some 33 million smallho... |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Bridging the Gap: The Future of Renewable Energy and Agriculture in a Changing World | In a world where climate change looms large, the stakes are high. Renewable energy projects and innovative agricultural practices are not just trends; they are lifelines. The clock is ticking, and the need for effective communication and te... |
| Mar 17, 2025 | “FEEDING AFRICA’S FUTURE: CAN DRONE-POWERED FARMING OUTSMART CLIMATE CHAOS ?” – Sokale Moses Olumide. | In the dusty fields of northern Nigeria, a farmer squints at the sky not for rain, but for a faint buzz. It’s 2025, and that sound isn’t a swarm of locusts; it’s a drone, swooping low over wilting maize. Africa’s climate is turning on its f... |
| Nov 28, 2024 | From knowledge to action: enabling evidence-based decision-making in the water-energy nexus | The World Bank, Stockholm Environment Institute and Texas A&M Energy Institute bring together practitioners and researchers to highlight best practices for operationalizing water-energy-food (WEF) nexus research and informing robust dec... |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Grocery Prices and Political Promises: The Trump Dilemma | Food prices are a hot topic. They weigh heavily on the minds of American voters. A recent survey shows that 70% of voters are worried about grocery costs. This concern cuts across demographics. Women and men alike feel the pinch. The rising... |
| Nov 14, 2024 | National Politics | Food prices worried most voters, but Trump’s plans likely won’t lower their grocery bills | Supermarket sticker shock nevertheless weighed on the U.S. electorate. About 7 in 10 voters — including 70% of women and 63% of men — said they were very concerned about the cost of food and groceries, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of ... |
| Oct 9, 2024 | South Africa introduces major visa reforms to attract skilled workers | On October 9th, 2024, Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber announced important changes to South Africa’s visa system.
The new Remote Work Visitor Visa and a Points-Based System for Work Visas are designed to simplify processes and attrac... |
| Aug 21, 2024 | The Future of Food: Navigating the Challenges of Supply Chains and Sustainability | The world of agriculture is at a crossroads. Rising food costs and strained supply chains threaten to destabilize the delicate balance of food security. As we grapple with these challenges, innovative agritech companies are stepping up to t... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Sustainable Agriculture: The Growing Need for Biotech Innovations in the World's Food Supplies | USA News Group Commentary
Issued on behalf of BioVaxys Technology Corp.
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group – How we take care of the planet, and the food we eat is rapidly shifting. Back in May, the World Economic F... |
| Jul 16, 2024 | New Research on Nutrition, Inequality, Gender and Food Security | 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting
AAEA annual meeting organized symposium session
MILWAUKEE, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting Organized Symposium session "Nutrition, Inequality, Gender and Food Security" wil... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Wavemaker-backed WasteX raises $450k to expand biochar solution across Indonesia | GreentechInvestmentsNews
Elyssa Lopez · 1d ago · 2 min readWavemaker-backed WasteX raises $450k to expand biochar solution across Indonesia
This photo was enhanced with the use of Photoshop’s generative fill. / Photo credit: WasteX
WasteX, ... |
| Mar 28, 2024 | CAST Releases Paper Exploring the Future of Agriculture with Genome Edited Crops | Sarah Evanega presenting the paper in St, Louis, MO (photo by Carlos Back Vianna/CAST)
On Wednesday, March 20, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) hosted a successful rollout event for its latest issue paper, "Ap... |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Big Ag vs Climate Change: Are Farmers Really Protesting Against the EU’s Green Reforms? | 9 Mins Read Big agriculture and far-right parties set farmers against the environment, but producers on the ground in Brussels told a different story.
By Rachel Sherrington
Across France, Italy and Belgium last week thousands of farmers des... |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Africa’s smallholder farmers need access to irrigation technologies before 4IR agtech solutions can take off | Prosper Chikomo is founder and chief empowerment officer at Prosper on Farms, a Zimbabwe-based startup specializing in irrigation systems.
The views expressed in this guest article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those... |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Exclusive: NetZeroNitrogen lands $1.6m to make nitrogen fixation products without the green premium | NetZeroNitrogen (NZN), a UK-based startup developing a nitrogen alternative for plants, has closed a $1.6 million pre-seed round of funding.
German VC Revent and Zero Carbon Capital led the oversubscribed round; an “Asian, climate-focused, ... |
| Apr 21, 2023 | The Black Sea Grain Deal: Fragile Cooperation Between Ukraine and Russia | On March 18, after tedious negotiations accompanied by threats from Russia to abandon the deal, the Black Sea Grain Initiative between Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey—otherwise known as the Grain Deal—was extended for the second time. When the ... |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Gender: Closing the equity gap | Why addressing gender inequality is central to tackling today’s polycrises
Jeni Klugman
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Africa Growth Initiative, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution
As we enter 2023, the term “polycrisis” is an... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | It is taking up to 2 weeks to inspect tankers carrying grain from Ukraine, causing a massive backlog of 150 ships | The Razoni was the first vessel to leave Ukraine under the UN agreement. YASIN AKGUL / Contributor / Getty
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150 Ukrainian grain ships are waiting to be cleared by inspectors, a UN agency told Insider.
The progress of the grain shi... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Food inflation might be slowing — but that doesn't spell good news for food prices just yet | Food prices are still high by historical standards. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images
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Food inflation is easing, but food prices are still high by historical standards.
The UN's Food Price Index fell for the sixth straight month in S... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | A 173-meter ship carrying 3,300 tons of Ukrainian corn was stranded for nearly 6 hours after its rudder failed | The Lady Zehma was towed to Istanbul, and anchored almost six hours after it ran aground. Anadolu/Getty Images
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A ship with 3,300 tons of Ukrainian corn was stranded after running aground off the Turkish coast.
The Lady Zehma beca... |
| Aug 12, 2022 | The AfCFTA Country Business Index: Understanding private sector involvement in the AfCFTA | The narrative around a successful African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)—its potential to increase intra-African trade by 15 to 25 percent, or $50 billion to $70 billion—is promising, but if African businesses do not efficiently utili... |
| Jul 25, 2022 | How will investment help Africa’s free trade area | How will investment help Africa’s free trade area: Image: Adobe stock
The African Continental Free Trade Area came into operation on 1 January 2021. This is a considerable achievement. The free trade area is now the world’s single largest m... |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Inflation in Kenya: why and how to fix it | Inflation in Kenya: why and how to fix it; Image: Adobe stock
Inflation has hit many countries recently, from the United States to Sri Lanka.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has raised the price of oil to the highest level in history, which spills ... |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Meat, Monopolies, Mega Farms: How the US Food System Fuels the Climate Crisis | 6 Mins Read
By: Amanda Schupak
From a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry.
Food and the climate crisis are locked in a tangled web of cause and effect. Globally, f... |
| May 13, 2022 | Prices, Preclusive Purchases, And Production: Some Forgotten Solutions To Forgotten Inflation Problems | Cartoon by Bernard Tobey depicts men and women as they happily work together to build aircraft ... [+] cowlings, each of which is decorated with a Christmas wreath, 1940s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Getty Images |
| Mar 17, 2022 | The nickel market just shut down again as Putin’s war in Ukraine sends commodities into turmoil | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
The London Metal Exchange (LME) was forced to shut down nickel trading for the second time in under two we... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Brief: Almost 1% of global GDP spent on ‘destructive’ ag, fishing & forestry subsidies each year | Governments collectively spend at least $1.8 trillion — equivalent to 2% of global GDP — annually on subsidies that are “driving the destruction of ecosystems and species extinction,” according to a new report from nonprofits The B Team and... |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Social Protection in 2021: A compilation of suggested readings | As the year is coming to an end, it's a great moment to reflect on the impressive amount and quality of social protection publications produced over the past 12 months. For example, since January I reviewed and shared around 750 titles on t... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | La seguridad alimentaria y la COVID-19 | Key Data
World Bank: Commodity prices
Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Market Monitor
FAO: Domestic Food Prices
WFP Dataviz Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping
IMF Consumer Price Index
Policy Resources & Analysis
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| Jul 1, 2021 | Five things you should know about how safety nets can curb gender-based violence | Email
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1. Chances are your safety net project is already reducing gender-based violence (without really trying).
A growing body of evidence finds that cash transfers reduce violence against women and children - even... |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Exploring the link between polygyny and farm households' resilience to climate shocks | Droughts have long been constant threats to livelihoods in the developing world, increasing both short-term and long-term risks especially in smallholder farmers' communities. The literature finds that community-based risk-sharing mechanism... |
| May 17, 2021 | The Effects Of Covid-19 On Global Food Security | In Syria, the cost of food staples such as vegetables and bread rose by more than 200% from 2019 to ... [+] 2020.AFP via Getty Images |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Learning from previous research: What to do when a global health crisis morphs into a global food crisis | This blog entry is in a series that highlights insights from research for development policies and practice, supported by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP).
One of the most crucial benefits of empirical research is that it helps us lea... |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Commercial smallholder farmers in Malawi challenge conventional thinking about agriculture | Smallholder farmers are defying well-established beliefs and proving that commercial agriculture can make Malawi a more prosperous place. Let me go through three of the most common misconceptions and show how the beneficiaries of the Agricu... |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Q&A: Seeking Solutions to a $1.2 Trillion Problem: Food Loss and Waste | Q. What do people need to understand about solutions to food loss and waste?
A. People may know that between 30 percent and 40 percent of food produced goes uneaten. But a one-sized fits all approach to reduce losses and waste will not work... |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Beyond the Pandemic: Harnessing the Digital Revolution to Set Food Systems on a Better Course | How is it possible to have over-abundance on one hand and scarcity on the other?
This article argues it is vital to correct pervasive information asymmetries and transaction costs across a vast food system (Figure 1) to move toward a more i... |
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| Sep 20, 2019 | BRIEF: WorldFish and IFPRI size up the Future of Fish | The weight of the global fishing industry is taxing our oceans, spurring a flurry of startups to come up with solutions to build a future of seafood, without the sea. Quorn-backed Shiok Meats is working on cultivating shrimp meat in a lab i... |
| Mar 20, 2017 | An eBay for grain trading, FarmLead, raises $6.5 million Series A | Farmers work to feed the world. Yet somehow, corn, wheat and rice sales are still happening at a local level through antiquated paperwork and phone negotiations. Now, an Ottawa-based startup called FarmLead has raised $6.5 million in ventur... |
| Apr 7, 2016 | IFPRI Report Underlines Agtech’s Vital Role in the Global Food Crisis | Nearly one-third of the human race is malnourished, 800 million people are left hungry, and more than 50 percent of some crops never make it to the table. That’s according to the International Food Policy Research Institute’s 2016 Global Fo... |
| Dec 31, 2014 | Reshaping Agriculture Is Africa’s Window To A Diversified Economic Future – AGCO | Falling crude oil prices has put several economies across Africa at risk. And has once again shown how critical the agricultural sector is to any economy, particularly that of Africa.
Oil-dependent economies like Nigeria, Africa’s largest e... |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Malnutrition costs 11% of world's GDP: Global Nutrition Report | The Global Nutrition Report finds not a single country out of 193 assessed escapes the burden of either under (usually hunger and micronutrient deficiencies and related ailments) or over nutrition (obesity and related ailments) that affect... |
| Nov 11, 2014 | How Beans Became Rwanda’s Battle Axe Against Malnutrition | Three years ago, Rwandan Farmers began to plant iron bio-fortified bean crops, known as Iron Beans to increase the intake of iron among its populace; today iron beans has become a significant tool of the war against malnutrition in the East... |
| Sep 30, 2009 | Food prices could triple with climate change: Report | The report, Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation, was developed for inclusion in two reports for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, both of which were released yesterday in conjunction with climate chan... |
| Jul 3, 2003 | Food safety too politicised, claims think-tank | Food safety is making international headlines as the United States and the European Union continue to take dramatically different positions over this contentious issue. A food policy think-tank raises concerns that these transatlantic confl... |
| Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People | WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Bees, in their role as master pollinators, increase crop yields, leading to more production of healthy fruits, vegetables and nuts.
But new research claims that the challenges these important ins... |
| Шри-Ланка: как зелёные технологии победили здравый смысл | Автор: Морозов Алексей Александрович
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| Hit by climate change, farmers in Cambodia are risking everything on microfinance loans | Crop failures due to erratic weather and wildfires are leading farmers to take out loans to survive, with their land — and therefore livelihood — as collateral, a new report highlights.
Microfinance institutions have long been championed by... |
| Putin is threatening poor countries with starvation as the 'next stage' in his ruthless Ukraine war, experts warn | Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with farmers on July, 28, 2016. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images
Russia's war in Ukraine is fueling a global food crisis, which experts say is a deliberate tactic.
Ukraine is one of Europe's big... |
| 2 agriculture investors share the 8 stocks that could rise along with global food prices as the Russia-Ukraine conflict threatens wheat and crop supplies | The Russia-Ukraine crisis could have both near-term and long-term ramifications on global food supply. Andy Sacks/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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