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The Mideast Conflict Spreads—Beyond the Strait of Hormuz & towards the UN Cafeteria

UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) - The 10-month-old Middle East conflict—which has triggered a rise in the cost of living...

Cleaning Up the Fields: Across Africa and Asia GEF is Helping Farmers Rewrite Their Pesticide Story

LILONGWE & VIENTIANE, May 7 (IPS) - For decades, pesticides have been a quiet pillar of Malawi’s agriculture, guarding crops...

Data Gaps are Hiding the Most Excluded Children

DOHA, Qatar, May 7 (IPS) - In 2024, 273 million children, adolescents, and youth were out of school globally as...

Breaking the Cycle Between Food Production and Environmental Decline

URBANA, Illinois, US, May 6 (IPS) - A newly published review in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment has revealed disturbing...

Keep Inputs Moving to Keep Food Affordable

ROME, May 6 (IPS) - Across Europe, winter wheat is already in the ground. What farmers apply in the coming...