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FAO: Global food prices rose to more than a year-and-a-half high in November
Global food prices rose to their highest level since April 2023 in November, according to data published on the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
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FAO global food price index spikes
The global index of food commodities jumped to its highest level in 18 months, following a surge in vegetable oil prices, reported the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
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Cocoa, coffee and tea prices raise global food import bill for richer countries
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2% year-on-year to more than $2 trillion in 2024, driven by higher prices for cocoa, coffee and tea, and higher...
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The FAO global food price index has risen
The global index of food raw materials jumped to its highest value in the last 18 months, after the price of vegetable oils rose significantly, the Food and Agriculture Organization...
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World market outlook: grain market forecast 2024 October
Based on the latest October forecast of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), global grain production in 2024 rose to 2,853 million tons. The reason behind the increase is the...
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World Food Day offers an opportunity to rethink our everyday choices
Food is the most basic human need right after air and water. The right to food is also recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as access to varied,...
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World Food Day 2024 is approaching
The cooperation that spans more than 150 countries around the world is what makes World Food Day, which was born on Hungarian initiative, stand out from other UN days. The...
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FAO: The time has come to make the right to a healthy, nutritious and affordable diet a reality
The theme of this year’s World Food Day is “The right to food for a better life and future”. The message serves as a timely reminder that all people have...
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The international listing of sugar led to an increase in the price of the main food commodities
According to the Friday report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in the past year and a half, September saw the fastest growth in the...
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FAO food price index mostly unchanged in July
A recent report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reveals: in July the world index of food commodities was practically unchanged for the second month...
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The FAO food price index decreased slightly in August
According to the Friday report of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world market index of food commodities decreased slightly in August, as the drop in quotations of...
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Sustainability efforts: reality or illusion?
This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/8-9 WWF regularly carries out public attitude surveys, which show that a considerable but still small proportion of society believes that...
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The FAO food price index remained largely unchanged in July
According to the Friday report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the world market index of food raw materials was unchanged for the second month...
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FAO: This is why forest fires are increasing in intensity and frequency
The 2024 Global Report on the State of Forests emphasizes the role of innovation in new forest management approaches. Climate change increases the exposure of forests to various stressors, such...
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FAO: this year’s world grain harvest could be at a record level
The world’s grain harvest could be a record 2.854 billion tons this year, according to the latest monthly forecast of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The...
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The FAO food price index remained stable in June
According to the Friday report of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world market index of food raw materials did not change in June, as the increase in...
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More scholarship students completed their agricultural studies in Hungary
The students of the scholarship program jointly supported by Hungary and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) were bid farewell. This year, the students graduated from food...
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The FAO global food price index continued to increase in May
The index tracking global crop prices has been rising for the third month, after higher prices for cereals and dairy products offset lower prices for sugar and vegetable oils, the...
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Cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and the FAO continues to expand
Dr. Oszkár Ökrös, Deputy State Secretary, received Anping Ye, Director of South-South and Trilateral Cooperation (SSTC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at the Ministry...
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International Tea Day is dedicated to women
Although the history of tea goes back more than 5,000 years, it has not gone out of fashion even today due to its health, cultural and socioeconomic effects. The cultivation...
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Minister of Agriculture: sustainable solutions are necessary for food security
Hungary is committed to agricultural digitization, which promotes stability and predictability in food production. By calling on innovation and digitization, we can reduce the risk of production while increasing efficiency...
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Food price increase to slow down significantly this year
Erste told at a press conference in April that food prices will continue to rise in Hungary in 2024, but after the significant increase in the past two years, the...
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The global food price decline has stopped
In recent months, global food markets have shown only minor changes, but according to Zoltán Fórián, the lead agricultural expert at Erste Agrar Center, there is no cause for complacency....
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AM: Hungary continues to strive for close cooperation with the FAO
Hungary continues to strive for close cooperation with the FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) told MTI on Tuesday. According to the announcement, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy, who received...
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FAO: global food prices increased for the second month in April on a monthly basis
In April, global food prices rose for the second month in a row in a monthly comparison, this time mainly due to the increase in the price of meat, vegetable...
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FAO’s guide to International Potato Day helps you prepare for the first World Potato Day on May 30
While preparations are already underway for the first celebration of International Potato Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is already trying to draw attention to...
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FAO Cereal Supply and Demand Brief
FAO’s forecast for world cereal production in 2023/24 has been raised marginally and now stands at 2 841 million tonnes, marking a 1.1 percent (32 million tonnes) rise from the previous year’s level....
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Our country supports Chad’s agriculture with seeds
It would help Chad’s agriculture and stability with an agricultural consulting program, a model farm, and higher education collaborations – declared Minister István Nagy, who held talks with Minister of...
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Our country’s agricultural relations with Kenya continue to strengthen
Africa can be the world’s largest global food producer, and our country must take advantage of its potential, said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, who met with Mithika Linturi, Kenya’s...
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The UN FAO urges more cooperation in the banana sector
The participants of the Fourth Banana World Forum will discuss the main challenges, such as climate change, the costs of fertilizers and transportation, and the TR4 disease. The fourth global...
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