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...
United Nations
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...
World News
UK signs up to global coalition on sustainable food production
Environment Secretary George Eustice has confirmed that the UK will join the Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition (SPG), an international group...
Agri-Business
Report: Severe impact of weather events on food security
High-impact weather and climate events caused major issues for food security in 2021, according to a new report published today...
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
Countries need finance to continue food systems transformations
A number of United Nations (UN) members will require financing of up to $60,000/yr, if they are to continue transforming...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group officially opens €125m food manufacturing plant in US
Taste and nutrition company, Kerry Group, has officially opened its newly upgraded facility in Georgia, US. The company said that...
Environment
'Agriculture has a big role to play in lowering greenhouse gas emissions'
The agriculture sector needs to take steps to combat climate change while also preparing itself for the obstacles it will present,...
Arable
Record global wheat production forecast for harvest 2016 - FAO
Record global wheat production forecast for this year’s harvest are helping keep inventories ample and prices low, according to the...
