FOOD PRICES ...
AG ABROAD ...
Acute food insecurity hotspots need urgent attention
FAO calls for $900 million to support the livelihoods of 43 million people facing acute hunger
PLAN IN PLACE ...
USDA announces action plan for African swine fever
Measures to control and eradicate ASF mapped out, if the virus is ever detected in the U.S.
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ...
World food prices drop in February
Coronavirus outbreak helps push FAO Food Price Index down
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ...
Ramping up the fight against Fall Armyworm
FAO advances Global Action to control the spread and damage of a crop-eating pest
AG ABROAD ...
Refugee farmers carve out existence in Costa Rica
Displaced Nicaraguan farmers moved onto about 289 acres of abandoned farmland
ECONOMIC IMPACTS ...
China uses dairy factory to show it's getting back to work
China is striving to restore public & business confidence, avert a deeper economic downturn
AG ABROAD ...
EU contributes €11M to fight Desert Locust outbreak
Food security of millions under threat as upsurge spreads from East Africa to Persian Gulf
AG ABROAD ...
Questions raised about China anti-locust 'duck army'
Chinese newspaper reported the country plans to dispatch a 100,000-strong army of ducks
AG ABROAD ...