Author: LMD International

How to transform agrifood systems and act as global agent of change the key focus FAO Director-General QU Dongyu called for an innovative, action-oriented and results-targeted approach. ©FAO/Sujeewa de Silva 20/02/2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – How to harness the potential of a dynamic region in transforming the ways in which our food is produced and distributed globally, while also tackling its own all-too persistent problems of hunger and poverty – these are the crucial challenges that ministers from across Asia and the Pacific will be discussing in a four-day meeting here this week, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of…

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Taylor Swift stole the show at this year’s Grammy Awards, becoming the first performer to win the prize for album of the year four times. The superstar had previously been tied on three best album wins with Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra. She received the prize from Celine Dion, who made an unexpected appearance amid health fears. Swift also used the event to reveal a surprise new album. Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish took the other top awards at Sunday’s ceremony. The Los Angeles show was dominated by women, with R&B stars SZA and Victoria Monét and all-female…

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