Joseph O Akahome (OJ) is a writer, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature from the University of Benin. He is an avid agriculturist, with a bias for poultry and an insatiable appetite for chicken wings. When he is neither reading nor researching, he likes to spend recreational time playing board games, or swimming in serene forested lakes.
Saudi Arabia is using AI to combat desertification, analysing satellite data to identify vulnerable areas and develop strategies for tree planting and sustainable agriculture.
Liberian presidential candidate Tiawan Saye Gongloe plans to use the army to combat hunger by deploying them alongside farmers for increased food productivity.
Campaigners claim intensive poultry farms are driving the rise in Bird flu cases, urging a drastic overhaul of the industrial poultry sector to prevent further infections.
The FAIRR investment group, comprising 32 investors managing over $70 trillion, urges wealthy nations to align agricultural subsidies with climate and nature goals by 2030.
Colombia President Gustavo Petro plans to renegotiate the country's 11-year-old free trade agreement with the United States, aiming to cut US imports and replace them with locally produced corn, which could generate jobs and benefits for Colombian farmers.
Hurricane Hilary is set to hit parts of California's San Joaquin Valley, a major agricultural region, with rare August rains that could severely affect crops like grapes, almonds, spinach, tomatoes, and pistachios, threatening both quality and yield.
