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GAWU urges stronger action to end child exploitation in cocoa sector

Mr Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe, General Secretary for the General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) of Ghana, has called for strict enforcement of laws against child...

World News

Aquaculture surpasses 100 million tonnes for first time, FAO reports

Report highlights sustainability and equity challenges as sector feeds growing global population At $184 billion, trade in aquatic animal products continues to hit record highs...

New FAO gender indicators reveal persistent gaps facing women in agriculture

New suite of gender indicators enables deeper analysis across multiple dimensions The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released its most...

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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

Project Grants for research within Plant Science, Agriculture and Food Biotechnology (up to DKK 4.3 million)

Deadline: 20th  August 2026 2:00pm (Copenhagen time) Applications are invited for project grants to support excellent research within plant science, agriculture* and food biotechnology. Projects...

EIT Food Future Farm Lab Initiative 2026–2028 (total budget for 370.000 euros)

Deadline: 07Th July 2026 This EIT Food Request for Implementing Participants aims to recruit a participant responsible for the implementation and scaling of the Future...

OPINION

Africa pushes to safeguard adaptation funding at UN Climate Talks

The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change has raised concerns over resistance to uphold earlier commitments on scaling up climate adaptation finance.   The...

Africa cannot afford delays as climate crisis deepens, AGN warns

 Dr Nana Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, the Chair of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change, has asked for urgent and predictable funding to address climate impacts.  He said the continent cannot afford...

African Negotiators call for urgent climate finance and implementation at SB64

The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) has called for a decisive shift from climate commitments to implementation.  They said vulnerable communities across the continent could no...