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Revive coconut industry to transform Jomoro’s economy – Paramount Chief

Awulae Kwasi Amakyi III, Paramount Chief of the Western Nzema Traditional Area, has stated that Jomoro would not engage in illegal mining, popularly...

World News

Only 3% of Gaza’s cropland remains accessible and undamaged – FAO

Undamaged cropland has declined by 25.5 percent since October 2025 Only 3 percent of the Gaza Strip’s cropland remains both accessible and undamaged, according to...

Africa’s hunger declines for the first time in a decade. Now comes the harder part

Opinion piece by Maximo Torero, Chief Economist for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Across Africa last year, fewer people were uncertain about their...

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Profiles

CSIR-Crops Research Institute gets new Director

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced the appointment of Professor Maxwell Darko Asante, a Chief Research Scientist, as the new...

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OPPORTUNITY/EVENTS

UfM Med Youth Lab 2026 (Fully Funded to Palermo, Italy)

Deadline: 30th August 2026 at 23:59 CEST. The UfM Med Youth Lab 2026 is an introductory skills-building programme on entrepreneurship for young university students and recent...

OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Program 2027

Deadline: 6Th September 2026 (23:59 Geneva time) The Indigenous Fellowship Programme was launched in 1997 by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in...

OPINION

Global food systems off track for 2030 goals, but 2050 remains achievable – FSCI

The 2026 Food Systems Countdown analysis reveals that progress is too slow and insufficient to meet 2030 goals, but 2050 could still be achievable,...

Governments urged to translate climate adaptation plans into action

Governments must accelerate the implementation of climate adaptation plans to protect vulnerable communities as climate-related risks intensify, experts have said.   They said the growing frequency...

Africa must strengthen climate action to protect development gains – UNFCCC

African countries have been urged to strengthen international cooperation and climate action as rising temperatures threaten development gains across the continent. The call comes amid...