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There may well be a battle in Labour for the party’s soul, but the same is certainly true of the Tory party. Owen Paterson’s speech today to Business for Britain is proof of that, with the former Environment Secretary arguing that Britain should leave...

ROME — Oil spills garner much public attention and anguish, but “biological spills” represent a greater long-term threat and do not have the same high public profile. It was an exotic fungus that wiped out billions of American chestnut trees in the...

Containers pile up in the Italian port of Salerno. Photo: FAO By Baher Kamal ROME, Aug 23 2016 (IPS) “Every evening, millions of people all over the world will settle into their armchairs to watch some TV after a hard day at work. Many will have a...

The creation of a new global electronic certification system that will help curb the spread of plant pests and diseases through international trade in a more secure and cost-effective way has been approved by representatives from 181 countries. The...

Rome – How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and food consignments and then spreading across the world is the focus of a four-day gathering of international experts which began at FAO today...