Keywords: Agriculture


Türkiye promotes its first candidate for FAO director-general

Türkiye is stepping up its campaign to secure the leadership of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, putting forward former Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker as the country's first candidate for the FAO director-general position. Eker said the candidacy offers Türkiye an......

Morocco Foodex expands sustainability expertise to support food exporters

Morocco is preparing to strengthen the sustainability expertise supporting its food exporters as environmental and climate-related requirements become increasingly important in international markets. Through the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), implemented in Morocco by Swisscontact, a new......

Morocco avocado exports could exceed 125,000 tonnes in record harvest

Morocco’s avocado industry is heading into the new season with significantly stronger production expectations, as favorable weather conditions and newly mature orchards are set to lift national output to around 180,000 tonnes. Industry professionals anticipate that between 125,000 and 130,000......

Lula warns Iran conflict is driving up global fuel and food costs

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has warned that the conflict involving Iran is creating wider economic repercussions, pushing up the cost of fuel, fertilizers and food in markets around the world. Speaking to CNN, Lula said the disruption was being felt far beyond the Middle East,......

EU-Morocco trade tensions could put Spain’s Algeciras logistics hub under pressure

Any deterioration in trade relations between the European Union and Morocco could extend beyond Moroccan exporters, placing pressure on Spanish companies that have built their businesses around the movement of goods across the Strait of Gibraltar. The port area of Algeciras, in southern Spain, is particularly......

Middle East conflict could leave up to 520 million people facing hunger by 2030

The global food security outlook is coming under renewed pressure as the economic consequences of the conflict in the Middle East threaten to reverse progress in the fight against hunger. According to updated projections cited by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), between......

Morocco elected AFRA chair for 2026-2027 as Africa expands peaceful nuclear cooperation

Morocco has been elected to chair the African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) for the 2026-2027 term, placing the Kingdom at the center of an African framework dedicated to the peaceful use of nuclear science. The......

Meknes investment potential highlighted by Fes-Meknes Regional Investment Center

The Fes-Meknes Regional Investment Center (CRI) is stepping up efforts to showcase Meknes as a city with significant economic and investment potential, using a range of digital resources designed to provide investors with practical information about the region. The initiative places the Ismaili city......

El Niño and Middle East conflicts put Asia’s food security under pressure

Asian food markets are facing mounting pressure as climate disruptions linked to El Niño coincide with the economic and supply-chain effects of conflicts in the Middle East. The combination is raising concerns over food prices, agricultural costs and the potential impact on food security across......