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On November 12 2025, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation ( FAO) and the World Food Programme ( WFP) published a joint report that raises alarm bells about the state of global food security.

The US is seeking greater access to the Vietnamese market, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Luke J. Lindberg has ...

The World Bank and Princeton University study finds that Ethiopia’s progressive refugee work rights laws have expanded legal access to employment but remain poorly implemented due to weak coordination ...