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NAIROBI, Apr 09 (IPS) - Climate change is outpacing science and farmers are paying the price. Agricultural research innovations need to reach farmers before it is too late.

The people of Mae Hong Son and Tak provinces in northwestern Thailand have lived in balance with nature for hundreds of years and many of them depend on rivers and forests for their livelihoods.

NAIROBI, Apr 09 (IPS) - The ASEAN-CGIAR program "unlocks opportunities to look at commodities in the region, interest, markets, and capacity building, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Dr. Yvonne Pinto said during a ...

NAIROBI, Apr 09 (IPS) - In East Africa, climate change has made water a lifeline and threat.

WASHINGTON DC, Apr 09 (IPS) - This June, world leaders will gather in Seville for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), a milestone opportunity to reimagine how the global economy delivers for people and the planet. ...

NAIROBI, Apr 08 (IPS) - Good Food for All is the motto of The Chef's Manifesto, a project that brings together more than 1,500 chefs from around the world to explore how to ensure the food they prepare is planet-friendly and sustainable.

NAIROBI, Apr 08 (IPS) - Global food and nutrition insecurity levels are hurtling towards a catastrophe. To counter these problems, leading world experts say science is the 'silver bullet.' That science will build climate-resilient agri-food systems, ...

GENEVA, Apr 08 (IPS) - The ever-evolving tariff agenda has become a leading topic of public discourse and left stock exchanges spinning. Economists almost unanimously agree that the taxes levied on imported goods raise prices for consumers and ...

The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday warned that when it comes to trade wars, "nobody wins" and "everybody tends to lose."

MEXICO, Apr 07 (IPS) - Retired blacksmith and mechanic José Hernández nostalgically recalls the passenger trains that once passed through his hometown of Huamantla in the state of Tlaxcala, southeastern Mexico.