Nourdine Khalifeh

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Inaugural ‘Innovate for Impact Challenge’ Launched by World Food Prize Foundation to Uncover Promising Agricultural Breakthroughs

Jan 23, 2025 | farmingfirst.org | Nourdine Khalifeh

The World Food Prize Foundation has launched a search for the latest agricultural breakthroughs with a new global competition, “Innovate for Impact Challenge,” The Challenge is aimed at identifying and supporting early-stage, tech-driven startups whose solutions hold the potential to revolutionise agriculture and address the most pressing issues of global food security.
Laureates Issue Wake-Up Call Over Tipping Global Food Needs

Jan 14, 2025 | farmingfirst.org | Nourdine Khalifeh

A broad coalition of the world’s greatest thinkers makes an urgent plea for ‘moonshot’ efforts to solve the ‘tragic mismatch of global food supply and demand’ in an open letter. 153 Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates call on world leaders to prioritise urgent agricultural research to meet the food needs of 9.7 billion people by 2050. Robert Woodrow Wilson, Cary Fowler, Jennifer Doudna, the 14th Dalai Lama, and Joseph E Stiglitz among experts warning of the consequences of inaction.
Coalition of Rangeland States Promises a Greener Future

Dec 10, 2024 | farmingfirst.org | Nourdine Khalifeh

The Mongolian delegation at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP16) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has recently called for the formation of a world-first ‘Coalition of Rangeland States’. The new coalition would protect and promote the interests of rangelands and rangelands people and has been welcomed as ‘an essential step forward’ for sustainable land management by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
Enhancing Poultry Packaging Standards for Consumer Safety

Dec 6, 2024 | farmingfirst.org | Nourdine Khalifeh

In a successful collaboration with Partners in Food Solutions, Côte d’Ivoire-based poultry producer Markegest has upgraded its packaging to meet rising standards in consumer safety and labelling in the country. In Côte d’Ivoire, a growing middle class has driven the demand for locally produced poultry, resulting in a 21 per cent drop in poultry imports as domestic producers increase their capacity.
New Solutions Hub Provides Innovations for Livestock Sector

Nov 20, 2024 | farmingfirst.org | Nourdine Khalifeh

A new hub launched at the COP29 climate talks will provide a one-stop-shop for solutions to help the livestock sector in developing countries meet rising demand for animal-source foods while keeping emissions to a minimum. The Livestock and Climate Solutions Hub will bring together new and existing approaches to support the transition to climate-smart, sustainable livestock production in low- and middle-income countries.
Heifer International Urges Response for Farmers in Latin America

Nov 19, 2024 | farmingfirst.org | Nourdine Khalifeh

As global leaders hold critical climate talks at COP29 this month, Heifer International urges direct funding for drought-stricken smallholder farmers in the Dry Corridor of Latin America and the Amazon basin. Unprecedented levels of drought in Latin America are leading to crop failures and strains on the agricultural sector, rising rates of hunger and poverty, and growing economic pressures driving migration.
Climate Champions Recognised at COP29

Nov 18, 2024 | farmingfirst.org | Nourdine Khalifeh

The four climate champions were awarded the 2024 Local Adaptation Champions Awards for their innovative adaptation initiatives empowering communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Four winners of the 2024 Local Adaptation Champions Awards, organised by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), have been announced at an awards ceremony at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
World Hunger Overlooked in U.S. Elections Say Food Leaders

Nov 5, 2024 | farmingfirst.org | Nourdine Khalifeh

We are struck that the U.S. elections, just one week away, have included almost no discussion of world hunger. The unprecedented progress against world hunger of recent decades has begun to reverse. The number and percentage of the world’s people in chronic hunger has increased from 581 million (7.5%) in 2019 to 733 million (9.1%) in 2023. This has menacing implications for peace and prosperity everywhere. But past successes show that we know how to get progress back on track.
Nine Food Security Innovations Enhancing Zero Hunger in Africa

Jun 3, 2024 | farmingfirst.org | Joe Cornelius |Jackie Negro |Nourdine Khalifeh

Nine food security innovations, supported by the second edition of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa, are enhancing food security and food systems resilience across Africa with technology-powered solutions and approaches. Innovative food security ideas and creative impulses are necessary to build a robust food supply now and in the future.