Global Expert Meeting acknowledges the vitality of collective efforts in harnessing opportunities presented by agribusiness and agro-industries development

FAO has the capacity to take on the responsibility of coordinating control and management interventions

A three-day Regional Emergency Meeting discussing new transboundary crop and livestock pests in Southern Africa kicked off today with a call for increased investment in preparedness and response capacities to new and endemic threats in Southern Africa.

A fall armyworm outbreak, the first emergence of the pest in southern Africa, is causing considerable crop damage in some countries. If the pest damage aggravates, it could dampen prospects for good crop harvests that is anticipated in the current farming season. Maize, a staple food in the region has...

In a bid to support the development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with World Fish and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), hosted an aquaculture science-expert workshop, which drew fisheries and aquaculture scientists from across the SADC region.