Agri-Business
Former MI5 director says UK-grown food is critical to national security
Former director general of MI5, Baroness Mannigham-Buller, has said that homegrown food production is integral to national security. The Baroness...
food security
N.Ireland
COP27: Developed countries disproportionately consume global carbon budget
The presidency of the 2022 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) expressed “deep regret” that developed countries continue to...
Agri-Business
Ukraine grain export deal extended for 120 days
The Black Sea Grain Initiative to export grain from ports in Ukraine will be extended for 120 days, according to...
Agri-Business
Bayer launches German facility aimed at sustainable food security
Crop science and biotechnology company Bayer has launched a new facility in Germany aimed at ensuring sustainable food security. The...
N.Ireland
NIFDA: ‘Stable politics’ needed for sustainable food production
Northern Ireland has the potential to be the world’s leading sustainable food producer, political leaders have been told. This was...
N.Ireland
DUP highlights importance of food security for Northern Ireland
Newry and Armagh DUP assembly member, William Irwin has said the importance of food security in Northern Ireland cannot be...
N.Ireland
‘There is money to be made out of hunger’: A look at global food security
The ongoing food crisis has been described as a “very complex emergency” by academic and IPES-Food expert, Raj Patel who...
Agri-Business
FAO: Serious risk of global food-access crisis
The world is at serious risk of a food-access crisis, the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of...
N.Ireland
‘We must act now’ to tackle threats to food security – Poots
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has told the UK Agriculture Partnership (UKAP) that “we must act now and we...
Agri-Business
$17m project to help Ukrainian farmers save harvest
To address the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the global agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
Agri-Business
International wheat organisation to launch its Strategic Research Agenda
The Wheat Initiative will launch its updated Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) next week, highlighting current challenges in global wheat research...
Agri-Business
Report from Scotland’s food security taskforce published
The findings of a taskforce set up to respond to any potential disruption to food security and supply, resulting from...
Agri-Business
USDA partners with Ukraine to protect food security
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) and The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine are entering into a...
Agri Politics
Nation is at 'high risk' of a food crisis - NFU
The nation is at high risk of a food crisis if the government does not act fast and support British...
Agri-Business
German federal minister suggests cut in biofuels to enhance food security
A proposal made by a German federal minister suggests that global food-supply shortages could be eliminated by limiting the domestic...
N.Ireland
UFU: War in Ukraine highlights vulnerability of food production systems
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown believes that the ongoing war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance and fragility...
Agri-Business
FAO: Agriculture is key to lasting peace and security
The head of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for greater funding for agriculture...
Agri-Business
UN: Food and fertiliser from Russia must return to world markets
The United Nations (UN) has said that food and fertiliser produced by Russia and Belarus must return to world markets...
