CAIRO, EGYPT — Egypt’s wheat ending stocks in marketing year 2023-24 are forecast to drop to their lowest level in 20 years as the country grapples with a smaller crop, increased demand and a shift in trade flows due to Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture.

The heavy rainfall in the region has triggered a significant rise in the occupancy rate of Istanbul's dam reservoirs since Nov.11. After reaching decade-low levels, the rate increased above 23 percent as of Nov. 21.

Seed saving is offers a way to regain control over food production and build resilient and local food systems.

Across all of human history, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, more than 6,000 plant species have been cultivated for food.

But today, fewer than 3 percent of these make major contributions to the food supply on global, regional, or national levels. In fact, two-thirds of total worldwide crop production is currently made up of just nine species, according to FAO data.

Health-related costs account for a significant part of the hidden costs of the EU agri-food system, an official of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) explained to Euractiv presenting the results of the UN agency's latest report on the matter.

Grâce au développement de ses infrastructures, le Maroc va pouvoir se doter d’un réseau pour irriguer un supplément d’environ 1,2 million d’hectares en vue d’augmenter la production céréalière, en particulier le blé, a déclaré ce lundi 20 novembre 2023 le ministre de l’Agriculture, de la pêche maritime et des eaux et forêts.

Global warming is making weather patterns more extreme and increasing inequalities across regions. However, economic growth is still possible, with economies showing a range of responses to the impacts of global heating.

En Égypte, la surface consacrée à la culture de blé est attendue en hausse de 150 000 hectares à 1,68 million d’hectares pour le compte de la campagne 2023/2024 qui débutera en novembre prochain. C’est ce qu’a révélé Abdel Rahman Sadam, président du Syndicat des agriculteurs du pays, le 24 octobre

Depuis 2021, les expéditions du secteur vers les USA étaient minées par des mesures tarifaires jugées inappropriées selon les opérateurs marocains. Les Etats-Unis ont décidé de réduire les taxes sur les importations d’engrais phosphatés marocains

City and regional governments are leading the way on real food and climate action, while national governments lag.

As governments gather at COP28 (Dubai, November 30) for the first global review of progress towards the Paris Agreement, IPES-Food urges governments to stop neglecting food systems in their climate pledges (NDCs) and to pay attention to the pioneering emissions-slashing efforts of cities and regions.

Climate change is impacting everything from the sex and size of animals to the state of wine and coffee crops. It’s also making flights a lot bumpier.