The Standards & Pricing (S&P) Unit of Fairtrade International announces new Fairtrade Minimum Prices and Fairtrade Premiums for organic rice from Sri Lanka. This S&P decision changes the FMP of rice from Sri Lanka to a commercial market price plus 15% Fairtrade Premium as of 1 May 2023. For more information, please refer to the […]
TANZANIA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through funding from the European Union (EU), has embarked on training farmers on the system of rice intensification technology (SRI) in an effort to improve their yields and incomes. IPP Media reports that FAO has earmarked farmers in the Morogoro and Mbeya regions by equipping them […]
Climate-Smart agriculture is an approach that seeks to address the challenges of climate change while also improving agricultural productivity and livelihoods. By focusing on adaptation, mitigation, and food security, climate-smart agriculture offers a way to build more resilient and sustainable farming systems. Climate-smart agriculture is an approach to farming that seeks to address the challenges […]