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Potato Laboratory in Egypt opens after upgrades, director: the second in Dakhla (Exclusive)
Food & Climate The Egyptian government inaugurated the newly upgraded and renamed potato laboratory on Thursday, February 26, 2026, to support production and exports and shorten sample testing times. The…
Fiji and Tuvalu to host pre-COP31 climate meetings
Food & Climate Fiji and Tuvalu will host key meetings in the lead-up to the COP31 climate summit in 2026, the Pacific Islands Forum said on Thursday. The bloc said…
Drought exacerbates hunger crisis in Somalia
Food & Climate Drought caused by low rainfall has exacerbated the hunger crisis in Somalia. Nearly 6.5 million Somalis face high levels of hunger, and more than 1.8 million children…
Palm oil raises deforestation, it makes everything from peanut butter to mascara
Food & Climate A large-scale analysis of global deforestation, published in Nature Food, found that beef is the number one and largest cause of deforestation, followed by palm oil, to…
The pistachio in Iran gets support to combat water and climate crises
Food & Climate Pistachio in Iran faces serious and multifaceted threats, most notably water scarcity and climate change, in addition to contamination by aflatoxins. This has prompted assistance from the…