Category: Economic losses

Puff adders can protect African agricultural production from rodents, a new study says
The outbreak of them, such as mice, may cause 100% crop loss

May 21, 2025

Food & Climate Puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that threaten African agricultural production, according to new research from the University of the Witwatersrand…

What is Xylella fastidiosa which devastated Italian Puglia olive farms?
A high-level delegation visits the region

May 13, 2025

Food & climate Alaa Farouk, Egyptian minister of Agriculture, participated in a field visit to examine Italian olive farms Infected with Xylella fastidiosa, with the Director-General of the Food and…

High cocoa prices create ‘cocoa boys’ in Nigeria, Hershey requests exemption from Trump tariffs
They doubled in one year due to climate change and supply shortages

May 6, 2025

Food & Climate Some have benefited from the significant rise in cocoa prices due to climate change, such as “cocoa boys” in Nigeria, while others have been harmed, such as…

War-affected rural communities in Ukraine receive a $150 million emergency support
The agricultural sector losses due to the war with Russia are estimated at $84 bn

April 17, 2025

Food & Climate The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launches a $150 million Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan to support war-affected rural communities in Ukraine.…

5 Things about Sudan’s food security crisis
FAO: two-thirds of the population require urgent humanitarian assistance

April 15, 2025

Food & Climate Five things you should know about Sudan’s food security crisis after two years since the start of the conflict, according to the statement that “Food & Climate”…

Trump’s tariff could fuel food fraud, fake maple syrup is a prime example
It has increased tenfold in recent years

April 13, 2025

Food & Climate U.S. president Donald Trump tariff threats could fuel food fraud, especially fake Maple Syrup, often called Canada’s “liquid gold,” has long been a target for fraudulent activities,…

Cropland in Myanmar, the earthquake destroys a third of grain-producing areas
80% of the maize crop, essential for livestock, was lost

April 12, 2025

Food & Climate Over 3.7 million hectares of cropland in Myanmar across key agricultural regions – Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay, and Shan – were exposed to the earthquake. These regions produce…

Losses to U.S. agricultural producers could be the biggest consequence of the trade war with China
Beijing is the third-largest importer from Washington, after Mexico and Canada

April 10, 2025

Food & Climate America-China trade war will have a disastrous effect on U.S. agricultural producers. The U.S. agricultural producers are bracing for the potential of tens of billions of dollars…

U.S. independent restaurants face two new problems due to Trump’s tariffs
Employing 3% of the workforce and contributing over $209 billion in revenue each year

April 2, 2025

Food & Climate U.S. independent restaurants are no strangers to volatility, but today they face a new, unnecessary hurdle: a trade environment disrupted by president Donald Trump’s tariffs, which create…

Food waste, uneaten food occupies an area equivalent to 3 big countries
A single hamburger production needs 660 gallons of water and 53 gallons for one egg

March 21, 2025

Food & Climate The environmental impact of food waste reaches far beyond just emissions. Research shows that uneaten food occupies an area equivalent to the combined size of India, the…