Agri-Business
FAO: Covid-19 and war put food security under pressure
Food and agriculture policies need to be “repurposed” to support more “affordable and sustainable diets” according to a new report...
FAO
Agri-Business
International food commodity prices continue to decline
International food commodity prices have declined for the eleventh consecutive month in February 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
Agri-Business
Soil health key to boosting carbon storage – FAO
Rotational grazing, animal manures and agro-forestry can enhance soil health which in turn can play a “crucial role” in meeting...
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food prices continue downward trend
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the 10th consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture...
N.Ireland
Agri ministers and officials attend UN dialogue on agri-food systems
The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub (the Hub) convened a virtual dialogue between the Food Systems National Conveners and the...
Agri-Business
World meat prices fell in December
A decline in demand drove international bovine meat prices down in December, according to the latest Food Price Index report...
Agri-Business
$15m food crisis funding for small rural farmers in Ukraine
Rural households, smallholder farmers and small-scale agricultural enterprises in Ukraine will benefit from a $15.5 million project funded by the...
N.Ireland
FAO to lead programme to transform agri-food systems
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a programme to transform global agri-food systems. Along...
Agri-Business
World food import bill to hit $1.94 trillion by end of year
The world food import bill is predicted to reach $1.94 trillion by the end of 2022, marking a new, record...
Agri-Business
FAO: Rising cereal prices offset declines in other commodities
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in October, with rising cereal prices more than offset by...
Agri-Business
UN strengthens collaboration on nuclear science for agriculture
Peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology can help in achieving sustainable agriculture and global food security, according to the...
Agri-Business
Drop in vegetable oil price index offsets higher cereal prices
The food price index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has fallen for the sixth...
N.Ireland
Report highlights wood as renewable substitute in a bioeconomy
Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow by 37% by 2050, according to the global forest...
World News
First International Plant Health Conference set for today
The world’s first International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) is set to get underway at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre...
Agri-Business
FAO: Fifth consecutive drop in world food commodity prices
World food commodity prices have dropped for the fifth month in a row in August as quotations for most benchmark...
Agri-Business
FAO: Cereals and vegetable oils drive down food price index
Global food commodity prices have dropped in July, with vegetable oils and cereals leading the decline in the food price...
Agri-Business
Canada pledges $40m for grain storage in Ukraine
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a $40 million project funded by Canada to...
N.Ireland
FAO: Animal health policies key in measuring emissions
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has urged governments to develop stronger approaches to evaluating the...
