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- Global Food Systems Face Catastrophic Collapse as Biodiversity Loss Threatens Financial Stability
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Research
A joint report from Anglia Ruskin University and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries warns that nature loss is creating systemic risks for global food security. Chronic ecologic...
- Central African Wild Meat Consumption Surges to 1.1 Million Tonnes Annually Driven by Urban Demand
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Africa
A comprehensive study published in Nature reveals that the biomass of wild meat consumed in Central Africa has increased by over 50 percent since 2000. Researchers are calling for...
- European Urban Farming Initiative Could Yield 20 Million Tons of Vegetables and Meet 28 Percent of Demand
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Research
A joint study by Dutch and German researchers has mapped the food production potential of 840 cities across 30 European nations. The analysis suggests that converting underutilized...
- University of Bonn study highlights critical tension between African nutritional gains and environmental sustainability targets
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Research
Research across Ghana, Ethiopia, and Nigeria reveals that rising incomes and urbanization are shifting dietary patterns toward high-emission Western lifestyles. While increased con...
- Nigeria Adopts Decade Long National Food Policy To Overhaul Nutrition Standards Across All Local Governments
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
The National Council on Nutrition has ratified the 2026–2035 National Policy on Food and Nutrition to address maternal and child health. Chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima,...
- West African Nations Adopt Zimbabwe’s Hybrid Seed Models to Enhance Climate Resilience
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Africa
A new agricultural initiative funded by the Gates Foundation is facilitating the transfer of hybrid seed technology from Zimbabwe and Zambia to West Africa. Scientists from Nigeria...
- Without Land of Their Own: Nicaraguan Farmers Sustain Costa Rican Tables Through Rented Plots
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: AXL News
In the border region of Santa Cecilia de La Cruz, Guanacaste, a group of 25 Nicaraguan and Costa Rican farmers organized as the "Promised Land" cooperative have spent nearly 20 yea...
- Kogi State Partners with Chinese Firms to Execute Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ)
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Africa
A high-level Kogi State delegation has signed a strategic cooperation agreement in China with Hezheng Holdings Group to accelerate the state's Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zo...
- New Climate Study Reveals Oceanic Cycles Shield Global Food Markets From Synchronized Breadbasket Failures
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A comprehensive study of over a century of climate data has found that natural ocean-atmosphere oscillations, particularly the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, prevent droughts from s...
- Plan International Nigeria Research Exposes Devastating Impact of Humanitarian Funding Cuts on Youth
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
Plan International Nigeria has released its "Put Us at the Center" report, detailing the lived experiences of 132 children and young people across Northeast Nigeria. The study high...
- International Researchers Sequence First Gap-Free Peanut Genomes to Unlock Major Increases in Seed Size and Oil Yields
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Technology
A global scientific consortium has achieved the first telomere-to-telomere genome assembly for six peanut varieties, overcoming long-standing genetic mapping challenges caused by r...
- United States Revitalizes Agricultural Trade with Nigeria via Expansion of Multi-Billion Naira Credit Pipeline
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
The U.S. government has expanded its GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Programme to deepen commercial ties with Nigeria. Following an 84% surge in bilateral agricultural trade to $76...