Agri-Business
FAO report: Price drop in cereals but price rise in meat and dairy
The barometer for world food commodity prices declined slightly in June for the third consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture...
FAO
N.Ireland
‘There is money to be made out of hunger’: A look at global food security
The ongoing food crisis has been described as a “very complex emergency” by academic and IPES-Food expert, Raj Patel who...
Rural Life
FAO: Food price index falls but still 23% higher than last year
The FAO’s overall food price index declined slightly in June this year for the third month in a row, the...
Agri-Business
FAO: Serious risk of global food-access crisis
The world is at serious risk of a food-access crisis, the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of...
Agri-Business
FAO: Many countries ‘vulnerable to trade shocks’ in agri-food market
Many countries around the world remain vulnerable to trade shocks in the agri-food market, according to a new report from...
Environment
FAO: ‘Strong support and solidarity’ needed to improve the world’s soils
Improving and maintaining the health of at least 50% of soils worldwide by 2030 will require “strong support and solidarity”,...
Agri-Business
FAO: Agriculture is key to lasting peace and security
The head of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for greater funding for agriculture...
Agri-Business
UN distributes seed potatoes to over 17,000 households in Ukraine
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to over 17,700 vulnerable households...
Agri-Business
FAO: G7 nations urged to help anticipate future food shortages
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called on the G7 nations to help anticipate future...
N.Ireland
FAO renews appeal for urgent funding to support Ukrainian farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has issued an appeal to bolster agriculture and provide urgent...
Agri-Business
FAO: ‘School meals go far beyond the plate of food’
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a project...
N.Ireland
FAO: Global figures on cereal supply and demand
Global cereal production, utilitsation and trade are reaching record levels in 2021/2022, according to the recently published Cereal Supply and...
Agri-Business
UN Food Price Index: Quotations for oils, meat and dairy rise
The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food...
Environment
FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation amid increasing pressure
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for the reversal of soil degradation in response...
Agri-Business
Global wheat prices up 41% with consumption hitting ‘all-time high’
Global wheat prices are up 41% on last year due to "tightening export availabilities amid strong demand", the Food and...
N.Ireland
G20 countries urged to increase support for farmers in Afghanistan
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging G20 countries to increase support for rural farmers in Afghanistan. Among...
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food commodity prices experience ‘rapid rebound’
Following two consecutive months of decline in June and July, global food commodity prices experienced a 'rapid rebound' in August,...
Agri-Business
Global food commodity prices fall in July
Global food commodity prices fell in July for a second consecutive month. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price...
