Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The US Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) is collaborating on the seventh biannual poultry training programme and cooking competition in Accra Full text...

Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source of food for billions of people and play a significant role in many rural economies Full text...

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Yields of macadamia nuts in South Africa, the world’s leading producer and exporter of the crop, will this year decline by four percent from 2024 due to adverse weather conditions, which have led to yield losses and smaller-sized macadamia nuts, according to expert estimates Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on efforts to transform food systems, describing them as “one of the greatest solutions” to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in a briefing on Tuesday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global demand for meat, dairy and fish is projected to climb steadily over the next decade, driven by rising incomes and urbanisation in middle-income countries Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mohamed Al-Turki, on Saturday discussed with a Saudi delegation ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation and exploring joint agricultural investment opportunities Full text...

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Within one year, a maize and sorghum cooperative of 20 members in the Central Equatorial State of South Sudan had grown to over 150 members allowing many members to boost their income and provide for their families for the first time Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal’s subsidised prices for seeds and fertilisers are expected to motivate farmers to plant more peanut and during crop marketing year 2025/26 peanut production is forecast at 770,000 metric tons Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a ministerial statement which calls on the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to develop a comprehensive strategy and an action plan for agrifood systems transformation focusing on their specific priorities Full text...

Entebbe, Uganda (PANA) – Aquaculture could generate as many as 22 million jobs by 2050, according to a new report that foresees a $1 Full text...

Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has shown mixed signals decades later, the African Union Commissioner, Moses Vilakati has said Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invested $3 Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Following the challenging maize crop in the 2024/25 marketing year due to severe drought conditions, Zimbabwe's maize production is projected to more than double in the 2025/26 marketing year, benefiting from more favourable weather conditions Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released their annual Food Outlook report which provides a “relatively optimistic” look at international food markets Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Less than 5 percent of Gaza's agricultural land is now cultivable and/or accessible, further exacerbating the risk of famine in the devastated Palestinian territory, according to a new satellite assessment released on Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's coffee sector is poised for expansion, with cultivated areas projected to grow from 265,000 hectares (HA) in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 to 270,000 hectares in MY 2025/26, driven primarily by Robusta coffee Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen on Wednesday conveyed his deep satisfaction with the country's avocado industry's active pursuit of international markets, which is evidenced by the season’s first shipment reaching Shanghai, China Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Protecting crops from pests is key to ensuring everyone has enough to eat, said the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday, who stressed that access to food is a basic human right Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Unusually high levels of desert locust infestations have been reported during the current breeding season, raising alarms across affected regions, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on Tuesday Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s cotton production in 2025/26 marketing year is estimated at 320,000 bales, down 25 percent from the previous season due to a significant decrease in area harvested Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - While hunger is making headlines, malnutrition continues to silently affect millions worldwide, undermining their physical and mental capacities and constraining their productivity Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Illegal fishing in West Africa causes a loss of more than US$2 billion a year, Abdel Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, said on Tuesday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has impacted South Africa since 2021 continues to spread in some parts of the country despite government control efforts Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on Monday Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overfishing has serious repercussions for marine ecosystems, coastal populations and the global climate, an independent UN expert said Friday Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Across Sub-Saharan Africa, a quiet revolution is underway Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - While the African halal market is estimated at over $150 billion Full text...

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic factors, despite suffering from many weather and disease related challenges in the past five years Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s avocado production is expected to rebound by four percent in 2025, reaching 585,000 metric tons, supported by an increase in the land under avocado and an increase in yield as a result of quality control improvements Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Agricultural value chains hold great potential for the development of the African continent, according to the organizers of the eighth Africa Business Forum, which opened on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Livestock development will be the focus of the eighth Africa Business Forum, which opens on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Pastoralism has long been a hallmark of the cultural, social, and economic landscapes of the Sahel and West Africa, sustaining the livelihoods of over 20 million people Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has announced that the country has regained market access for fresh apples to Thailand Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The 2024 Financing Flows and Food Crises report from the Global Network Against Food Crises – which includes the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - reveals a troubling disconnection between financial flows and the escalating severity of global hunger Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Walking around Luanda, the capital of Angola, it's easy to marvel at the large, modern buildings, but also to wonder why this oil-rich country has so many people begging for food in the streets Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global trade in wood and paper products has dropped steeply due to the rise of digital media, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has reported Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday unanimously approved a set of conclusions on a farmer-focused post-2027 common agricultural policy (CAP), towards a competitive, crisis-proof, sustainable, farmer-friendly and knowledge-based future EU agriculture Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A multi-sectoral team from the World Bank was on tracks of the Benguela railway and visited the Lobito Corridor Full text...