COVID-19 Agri-Information Hub
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has been declared a global health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation. This Agri-Information Hub will be regularly updated to keep you up to date with the various issues raised by coronavirus for the farming community worldwide.
Fight against COVID-19 —How Japanese Farmers deal with situation
by Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Manager, International Relations Division, Agricultural Policy Department JA is a unit of primary agricultural cooperative in Japan in municipal level and most of the Japanese farmers and each JA in the area are like “one team” due [...]
SAVE THE DATE! The First Farmers Driven Virtual Event on COVID-19
On July 3rd, farmers' representatives from all over the world will convene digitally to share their thoughts and considerations, as well as experiences and lessons learnt during the pandemic outbreak. The recent outbreak of Covid-19 is putting unprecedented pressure on [...]
Climate Disasters and Coronavirus: A Huge Threat to Rwandan Farmers
Most of the farmers in Rwanda are suffering heavy losses, after their crops were severely damaged by heavy rains, which devastated agriculture in Rwanda, especially in May 2020. So far, Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), states [...]