We live in extremely challenging times.

President Robert Mugabe’s notorious land reforms in the early 2000s robbed thousands of Zimbabwean farmers of their land, and of their livelihoods.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to negatively impact the Asian beef market, holding back production and international trade.

It is a disease with a high mortality rate, no existing treatment or vaccine, and devastating consequences for society and economies - and it reached Europe years before Covid-19.

China is expected to have a food supply gap of about 130 million tonnes by the end of 2025, as its urban population continues to grow and its rural workforce ages, state media said on Monday, citing a report by a government think tank.

Millions of people living in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year.