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.
Ethiopia has achieved near self-sufficiency in barley production in under four years, reducing barley imports by 78% and doubling local farmers' yields and incomes.
