Live Sheep Export Challenged in Australia's Federal Court

Panting sheep Credit: Animals Australia

Animals Australia has appeared in the first hearing of an unprecedented application in the Federal Court of Australia to challenge the legality of a live sheep export permit.

INFOGRAPHIC: Can GMOs Help Protect The Environment?

Italy won't ratify EU-Canada trade deal: agriculture minister

A protest against the CETA trade deal in Rome, 2017. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP

Italy's nationalist agriculture minister on Thursday said his government would not ratify an EU-Canada free trade deal, claiming it does not protect his country's farmers.

The European Union and Canada formally signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in October 2016, at a time when anti-globalisation sentiment was on the rise in Europe. The accord, which has yet to be ratified, eliminates 98 percent of tariffs between the EU and Canada.

NAADI sustainability is a function commitment says Prof. Ayoola.

Prof. Gbola Ayoola speaking with journalist 

The Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (FMITI) consultant to its Nigeria-Agricbusiness and Agro Industry Initiative (NAADI), Prof. Gbola Ayoola has said that the sustainability industrial frame plan for the agro industrialization in Nigeria was a function of strong political will with many variables of which funding was very strategic towards achieving commercial agro business of processing and value addition.

GMOs And Livestock

Livestock

In the United States, livestock have been consuming feed made from genetically modified crops for almost twenty years. More than two-thirds of GM corn and half of GM soybeans are used for livestock feed.

Campaign Launched To Abolish Factory Farming In Switzerland

Animals suffer immensely within the factory farming system (Photo: We Animals)

Animal rights groups and environmental organizations have joined forces to launch a campaign to end factory farming in Switzerland.

GMO Basics

GMO

What are GMOs? Are GMOs safe? Why do farmers grow GMO crops?  We know there are a lot of questions regarding GMOs, Genetically Modified Organisms. Let’s start with the basics. 

Health & Safety Consensus

Health & Safety Consensus

Yes, GMOs are safe to eat. That is the overwhelming consensus of scientific experts and major scientific authorities around the world, including the World Health Organization, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and American Medical Association. In fact, there have been more than 1,700 studies on the safety of GMOs, hundreds of which were independently funded.

Digital Farming Technology: Protecting Crops Around The World

Digital Farming Technology

For many farmers around the world, crop protection is an ever-evolving challenge. From disease, to insects, to local wildlife—all crops are vulnerable to external forces.

IAASTD report calling for radical changes in agriculture turns ten

IAASTD co-chairs Judi Wakhungu, Hans Herren and Director Bob Watson

The way the world grows its food has to change radically to better serve the poor and hungry if we are to cope with a growing population and climate change while avoiding social breakdown and environmental collapse.