A global database of new crop varieties developed by mutation breeding has been upgraded and expanded to include data on mutant microbial bacteria and fungi strains as well as mutant plant varieties.

Tanzania has taken a major step toward improving agricultural data management and strengthening regional collaboration by hosting a national workshop aimed at aligning the country's agricultural ...

The Government of The Gambia, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the People's Republic of China, has officially launched a major agricultural initiative aimed at ...

Almost 100 agricultural groups and companies from across the sector are urging the Trump administration to back a U.S.

The Joint FAO/IAEA Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory leads global efforts to develop robust crop varieties using nuclear techniques, including ...

Rome/New York - Guidelines formulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the World ...

TANZANIA has taken a major step toward improving agricultural data management and strengthening regional collaboration by hosting a national workshop aimed at aligning the country’s agricultural ...

BANGLADESH’S journey towards food security is a story of resilience, innovation and ongoing challenges. From the days of ...

Dr. Kent Nnadozie, Secretary, FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, calls the Svalbard and Arctic World Archive deposits a historic step for food security and ...

Global food commodity prices rose in February, ending a five-month decline, as higher quotations for wheat, most vegetable oils, and several meat types outweighed declines in cheese and sugar, ...

Rural women farmers must be recognised as rights-holders with equal claim to opportunities and resources.

Carbon farming has appeared as a potential revenue source, raising farm incomes, strengthening climate resilience, and ...