The report projects that food insecurity is expected to persist over the next three months Nearly a third of Lebanon’s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024 and recovery from the impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy is likely to be[Read More…]
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FAO calls for urgent action to address widening famine in Sudan
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol briefs the UN Security Council on Sudan’s food crisis Urgent action, in particular immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access, is required to address the widening famine in Sudan, where almost 25 million people face acute food insecurity, the Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization[Read More…]
West and Central Africa faces deepening food crisis
This number is set to rise to 52.7 million by mid-2025, including 3.4 million people facing emergency levels of hunger Over 40 million people across West and Central Africa struggle to feed themselves during the 2024 post-harvest season. This number is set to rise to 52.7 million by mid-2025, including[Read More…]
Hunger in the Arab region reaches new height: UN report
Around 186.5 million people – 39.4 per cent of the population – faced moderate or severe food insecurity Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023, according to a UN report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), the[Read More…]
EDB reveals AED 1.12 billion in financing to cultivate UAE’s food security
EDB’s participation underscores its dedication to empowering agritech businesses and driving sustainable food production in line with the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy 2051 Emirates Development Bank (EDB), the key financial engine of economic development and industrial advancement in the UAE, concluded its successful participation at the third Abu Dhabi[Read More…]
Saudi unveils KAUST Centre of Excellence for sustainable food security
The Centre aims to tackle critical food security challenges in arid regions Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA), Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen AlFadley, introduced the KAUST Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Food Security to the world during the 41st Saudi Agriculture trade show. Officially launched by KAUST in September,[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia achieves record high poultry meat production
The Kingdom’s commitment to self-sufficiency in poultry meat is evident in its ongoing efforts to expand the sector through strategic investments Saudi Arabia achieved a significant milestone in poultry meat production during the first half of 2024. The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture announced that the Kingdom recorded a[Read More…]
Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein opens at NSU
Backed by $30Mn from the Bezos Earth Fund, the centre aims to revolutionise sustainable protein research and commercialisation in Asia The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was launched today, marking a major milestone as the first of its kind in Asia to advance research in alternative proteins. With a $30 million grant from[Read More…]
Natural Ventures announces close of $100Mn fund to address food and water security
Natural Ventures, a venture capital fund with offices in the UAE and the Netherlands, completed the first close to focus on global food and water security Natural Ventures, an impact-focused venture capital fund that addresses global food and water security announced the first close of its inaugural fund. Natural Ventures[Read More…]
FAO and EU sign 47 million euro programme to enhance food security in Eastern Africa
The programme is expected to directly benefit more than 100,000 households across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have signed a four-year 47 million euro programme designed to strengthen the resilience of[Read More…]
