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Society Africa

6. June 2026

Record School Meals Partnership Expands Support for Children and Farmers

A record private-sector commitment will help provide nutritious school meals to 366,000 children while supporting sustainable farming and stronger local food systems across Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Society

Philippine Farmers Struggles Every Rainy Season

Society Philippines

20. April 2026

A Major Investment Is Set to Transform Farming for Millions

A new $1 billion initiative is set to support at least five million farmers in the Philippines, boosting productivity, incomes, and climate resilience across the country’s food system.

Environment

Members of the Plan Yaque team walking in the forest around La Pelada.

Environment Dominican Republic

28. February 2024

Within a Decade, 20% of This Territory Has Been Regreened!

Over the course of a decade, the Dominican Republic managed to regreen a fifth of its territory by reforesting farms, thus improving land and water without jeopardizing its economy.

Animals

Animals United States

24. September 2023

Meet Peanut, The World’s Oldest Living Chicken

A 21-year-old hen has just been declared the world's oldest living chicken.

Environment

Environment The Netherlands

29. June 2023

Offshore Wind Farm Is Ready to Launch!

Now that the last turbine has been installed, the largest offshore wind farm in operation is finally complete in Dutch waters and following a series of tests, it will be inaugurated later this year.

Society

Society China

27. October 2021

Skyscraper or Farm? A Tower Unlike Any Other

An Italian architecture firm has designed a 218-meter-tall skyscraper to be used as a hydroponic vertical farm. The skyscraper, to be unveiled in Shenzhen, China, will produce around 270 tons of food per year, feeding roughly 40,000 people.

Environment

Environment USA

20. July 2021

Landmark Wind Farm Will Benefit the Climate and the Economy

President Joe Biden has greenlighted a wind farm project off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, that will provide clean energy to the state's population by the year 2023.

Animals

Animals Germany

2. February 2021

You Can’t Kill Baby Male Chicks, Decides Germany

Germany will become the first country to ban the killing of male chicks after they are hatched, thus saving some 45 million birds per year.

Environment

Environment USA

18. August 2020

Fruit Picking Volunteers Rescue Community Farm from Corona-Crash

The corona pandemic almost bankrupted "Quail Hill Farm", a community-supported farm on Long Island in the state of New York (USA): Revenues dropped, workers had to be let go. But hundreds of volunteers saved the oldest community farm in New York.

Animals

Animals The Netherlands

4. July 2020

Mink Farms Close Down in the Netherlands for Good

In 2013, the Netherlands voted to close all mink fur farms by 2024. But COVID-19 has led the Dutch government to shut down the industry a whole lot sooner – by the end of this year, in fact!