Indonesia uses military to clear forests for agricultural project
Deforestation in Indonesia's Papua province is underway and has been carried out with support from the military, but has raised...
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Morocco emerges as Spain’s main produce supplier
Morocco has established itself as Spain’s main supplier of fruits and vegetables after Spanish imports from the country increased sharply...
Morocco: 60% of water needs to be met by desalination
The Moroccan Water Minister said that 60% of Morocco's drinking water needs will be met by the desalination of seawater...
Polisario Front to file court appeal over EU-Morocco trade deal
The Polisario Front has confirmed that it will file a new appeal in the Court of Justice of the European...
EU Parliament: Moroccan products to EU will not change label
The EU Parliament has rejected a proposal to change the labels of Moroccan products originating from the Western Sahara, which...
Japan’s food tech innovations aim to boost global food security
Japan is developing high-tech farming techniques and training women farmers to help address global food shortages, reported Africanews via Euronews...
Polisario Front to challenge Morocco-EU agriculture agreement
The Polisario Front is set to challenge the new Morocco-EU agricultural deal which has been provisionally agreed at the Court...
Morocco breaks record with $1 million lemon exports to the UK
Morocco has exported 1,200 tonnes of lemons to the United Kingdom, worth over $1 million, breaking an existing 17-year record...
Bangladesh to import $34.5M worth of Moroccan fertilisers
Morocco’s state-owned fertiliser producer OCP Group has signed a series of new supply contracts with Bangladesh, strengthening its partnerships and...
Chad: $31 million loan to boost food security and energy
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) loaned Chad $31 million, consisting of two concessional loans addressing urgent food security...
Iraqi agriculture bears the brunt of Increasing water salinity
Iraqi land, once nourished by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is sliding further into crisis, threatening farmland, rural livelihoods, and...
Kenyan farm turns mushrooms into materials for eco homes
A mushroom farm, in Nairobi, Kenya is pioneering the use of fungi to make eco-friendly building materials, offering a sustainable...
Women in Nairobi restoring traditional agriculture
A group of Nubian women in the slums of Kibera, Nairobi, have been turning derelict urban areas into agricultural ground,...
The Nairobi women reviving traditional agriculture
In the slums of Kibera in Nairobi, a group of Nubian women are turning neglected urban spaces into fertile grounds...
Jasmine farmers in Egypt struggle as climate change cuts harvests
Jasmine Farmers in Egypt are struggling as the country’s increasingly hot summers cause jasmine harvests to fall dramatically. Many farming...
