The programme will target agri-food systems of four sectors — maize, rice and wheat crops; cocoa, palm oil and soy commodities; aquaculture in livestock across 32 countries, including Pakistan. The project will support the design and launch of 32 country projects over the next 12 months.... Participating countries and communities will develop policies, value chains, practices, and investment plans for key agrifood sectors.... The programme will promote aquaculture as an alternative source of p

Join our Whatsapp channel RIYADH: Drought costs the world more than$ 300 billion each year, the United Nations warned on Tuesday in a report published on the second day of international talks on desertification in Saudi Arabia. Fuelled by “ human destruction of the environment ”, drought is projected to affect 75 per cent of the world’s population by 2050, the report cautioned.It said the crisis has already exceeded$ 307 billion in costs annually around the globe.“ The economic cost of drought e

Join our Whatsapp channel ISLAMABAD: A new scientific report has revealed that seven of the nine planetary boundaries have been negatively impacted by unsustainable land use as land degradation is undermining the Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity. The report, “ Stepping back from the precipice: Transforming land management to stay within planetary boundaries ” released on Monday, draws on roughly 350 sources to examine land degradation and opportunities to act from a planetary boundaries pers

Join our Whatsapp channel AS the world moves on its collision course with nature, humankind is about to witness a period like none other in the history of its existence.... However, all three COPs fell short of expectation and failed to build critical momentum to address the triple planetary crisis.... COP29( UNFCCC) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, was unable to get a$ 1.3 trillion commitment for the New Collective Quantified Goal to meet the demands of developing nations....