Union Minister for Fisheries , Animal Husbandry and Dairying , Shri Parshottam Rupala today launched the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative and World Bank-funded Animal Health System Support for One Health to enhance India's preparedness and res
Over the past three years an unprecedented convergence of shocks, including the global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and weather-induced production shortfalls has stressed an already vulnerable food system in West Africa. The combined impact of these acute shocks and chronic challenges, such as instability, low productivity, and limited access to technology, have drastically increased the number of food insecure West Africans. With more than 30 million people in a state of severe food insecurity, the region is currently experiencing its worst food crisis in more than a decade.
Women play a prominent role in the agriculture sector in Lebanon, making up 43% of the agricultural labor force, especially in smallholder and family farming households. However, major constraints impede women’s work, such as limited access to extension services, finance, produc