"AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT"

Secretary-General António Guterres spent Sunday in the island of Santo Antão, where, after five years of intense drought, a group of projects supported by the United Nations hopes to transform the agricultural sector of these Atlantic islands. UNIFEED

Actor Idris Elba tells world leaders that poor farmers need investment not handouts at award ceremony in Davos. IFAD

Rural reform critical to building ‘more peaceful, prosperous Colombia’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

General Assembly takes Up Second Committee reports, adopting 38 resolutions, 2 decisions.

In Peru, deforestation and extended drought periods had destroyed much of the ecosystem in the forest, but now 20 Awajun indigenous women are restoring their forest while growing medicinal plants in the forest which they make into different healthy tea infusions to sell to treat different health issues. IFAD

With the negative impacts of climate change becoming more frequent and severe, including devastating droughts and floods affecting the poorest rural communities in the Horn of Africa, Pakistan, and most recently Nigeria, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is calling for urgent and increased financing to support hundreds of millions of small-scale farmers, who are essential to global food security, adapt to climate change. IFAD

As world leaders meet next week at COP 27 to negotiate deals over lowering emissions to mitigate against the changing climate, farmers in Nepal have come up with a simple way to adapt from their own backyard. IFAD

Agricultural automation can play an important role in making food production more efficient and more environmentally friendly. However, its uneven adoption can also deepen inequalities, especially if it remains inaccessible to small-scale producers and other marginalized groups, such as youth and women. FAO

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27, will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, between 6-18 November 2022, under the presidency of Egypt. UNIFEED / FILE

World Food Day 2022 called to leave no one behind comes at critical juncture for global food security. Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General and Italy’s President joined other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition. FAO