Food production accounts for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. production is the main threat to 86% of the world’s species at risk of extinction, the group says. Cattle ranching is responsible for three-quarters of Amazon rainforest loss. Climate scientists warn limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7°F) cannot be met without … Read more
KINSHASA – “It’s hard to eat here. There are no fields and no food. Life is hard,” says Albertine Nzale, traditional chief of Kinduti, on the outskirts of the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa. The village sits at the end of a bumpy track through the savanna outside the largest city in the Democratic Republic of … Read more
PARIS: Countries must prepare for future “shocks” to their agricultural and food systems from droughts, floods or diseases following the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a UN agency said on Tuesday. “The Covid-19 pandemic has left the fragilities of national agri-food systems widely exposed,” the Food and Agriculture Organization said in an annual report. “An … Read more
From a bowl of rice to a cup of coffee, experts say the foods we take for granted could become much scarcer unless we can make them resistant to climate change. For more than 10,000 years humans have been using selective breeding to adapt fruits and vegetables to specific growing conditions that today are changing … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s proposal has been approved, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared to make 2027 the international Year of the Date Palm. According to the details, during the 165th annual meeting of the Council from November 30 to December 4, 2020, the recommendations of the CAAG Committee were approved. In these … Read more
The date palm, which was recognized by UNESCO on Wednesday, has for centuries played an important role in the growth of civilizations in the hot and dry regions of the Arab world. Now date palm-related knowledge, traditions and practices have been inscribed on Unesco’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The tree, whose roots … Read more
World Food Day is being observed on 16th October (today) across the globe. According to the details, every year since 1979, October 16 is celebrated as the ‘World Day of Food’ all over the world including Pakistan. Observance of this day is aimed at promoting worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger … Read more
