December 1, 2025 | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | Speaking at the opening of the 179th Session of the FAO Council, FAO Director-General outlined 4 pathways to accelerate agrifood system tra
December 17, 2025 | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | FAO announced that the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved a US$58.8 million package of 8 FAO-led projects spanning Bangladesh, DR
December 19, 2025 | The Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) | CGIAR reported progress in embedding on-farm verification trials (OFVT) as a standard final step in breeding
December 17, 2025 | European Commission | The European Commission proposed targeted updates to the EU organic framework under Regulation (EU) 2018/848 to strengthen the sector’s contribution to enviro
December 18, 2025 | International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) | IRRI and the Vietnam Rice Research and Development Institute (VIETRISA) jointly launched ViRiCert, a certification scheme recognizing
December 18, 2025 | Yunlin County Government (In Chinese) | Yunlin County Government announced the adoption of probiotic technology to reduce GHG emissions from paddy rice cultivation as part of its l
December 12, 2025 | Agriculture and Food Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Taiwan (In Chinese) | Taiwan’s Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) announced new efforts to promote domestic fresh fruit consump
November 26, 2025 | Carbon Brief | COP30 in Belém delivered mixed outcomes for food systems, forests, land, and nature. While negotiators advanced several initiatives under the Brazilian presidency’s
November 21, 2025 | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | At COP30, FAO positioned agrifood systems as a central pillar of climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies. FAO emphasized
November 19, 2025 | World Resources Institute (WRI) | Brazil and the United Kingdom (UK) jointly announced a non-binding declaration at COP30 to improve fertilizer use efficiency in support of food se
November 19, 2025 | CGIAR | 8 countries—Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom (UK)—announced support for RAIZ (The Resilient Agriculture Investment
November 11, 2025 | ESG News | The European Union (EU) announced adjustments to environmental requirements under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), easing certain green rules for farmers. The refor