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Rising food prices in the world market
Date: 2017-03-28 10:47:38

Once again the FAO food price index grew in February – for the seventh month in a row – and the increase was mainly driven by rising wheat and corn...

A new era of eating problems has begun
Date: 2017-03-14 11:23:08

Overweight and obesity are more frequent and a whole range of diseases will comewith them – the new FAO report on the European and Central Asian region reveals. Due to...

FAO: World food prices rose in February
Date: 2017-03-02 11:40:55

FAO’s food price index increased in February for the seventh consecutive month, this time led by increasing wheat and maize prices. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 175.5 points in...

World’s future food security “in jeopardy” due to multiple challenges, report warns
Date: 2017-02-22 10:43:38

Mankind’s future ability to feed itself is in jeopardy due to intensifying pressures on natural resources, mounting inequality, and the fallout from a changing climate, warns a new FAO report...

Women has the key to build a world free from hunger and poverty
Date: 2017-02-16 11:01:29

Stamping out gender inequality and giving women greater opportunity to participate in work is imperative if the world wants to achieve the goal to end hunger and poverty, officials say....

FAO: World food prices rose in January
Date: 2017-02-02 11:45:20

The FAO Food Price Index rose notably in January, led by sugar and cereals, even as global markets remain well supplied. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 173.8 percent in...

The FAO Food Price Index fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2016
Date: 2017-01-26 11:25:57

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged almost 172 points in December 2016, unchanged from November with strong gains in the prices of vegetable oils and dairy largely offsetting a...

FAO provides agricultural assistance packages to disaster-struck farmers
Date: 2017-01-25 10:48:28

The FAO assistance packages to flood-affected farming families comprised a provision of crop seeds, fruit tree saplings, canes, fertilizer, livestock and animal feed, farming equipment and beehives, as well as...

FAO’s food basket in negative territory
Date: 2017-01-16 11:18:19

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged almost 171.9 points in December 2016, unchanged from November with strong gains in the prices of vegetable oils and dairy largely offsetting a...

Interpack is a huge success
Date: 2017-01-16 10:41:22

Markus Kosak, Exhibition Director of drink technology India, is pleased about the event’s success: “These results take this event to an entirely new level. dti has developed into the number...

There will there be enough meat on our tables
Date: 2016-12-12 11:40:21

The increase in population and in standard of living both increase the consumption of animal protein, while sustainable development calls for efficiency gains from the livestock breeders. This is a...

Slight decline in global food prices
Date: 2016-12-09 11:50:48

FAO's Food Price Index declined slightly in November, marking a mild departure from its steady rise over the course of 2016. The Index decreased by 0.4 percent from October, averaging...

FAO: we can expect better than expected grain harvest and stable stocks
Date: 2016-11-10 11:40:18

The prices of the basic agricultural crops increased by 0.7 percent in October (172.6 points), which is almost 10 percent higher than the level recorded this time last year. The...

The Food Convoy helps the needy by donating 30 tons of donations
Date: 2016-10-17 11:06:55

This year, 30 tons of food donations of 17 companies trucks were transported to the warehouses of the Hungarian Food Bank Association on Friday through downtown Budapest. Cseh Balázs chairman...

FAO: agriculture should also make efforts for the reduction of harmful greenhouse gas emissions
Date: 2016-10-17 11:03:04

Agriculture, including forestry, fisheries and livestock production, generate around a fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture must both contribute more to combating climate change while bracing to overcome...

Nearly half of the Hungarian population does not get quality food regularly
Date: 2016-10-13 11:30:45

Nearly half of the Hungarian population can not afford to regularly eat quality food, according to the latest Eurostat data. On the ocassion of the World Food Day held on...

Ukraine has become the world's largest flour exporter
Date: 2016-10-11 11:06:18

Ukraine was the world's largest flour exporter between July 2015 and June 2016. Ukraine exported a total of 344 thousand tons, which is 32.5 percent more than in the same...

Global wheat and rice harvests poised to set new record
Date: 2016-10-07 11:09:05

Global food markets will likely remain “generally well balanced” in the year ahead, as prices for most internationally-traded agricultural commodities are relatively low and stable, FAO said today. The benign...

The third of the world's population could be obese by 2030
Date: 2016-09-27 11:15:46

Poor diet poses a threat to the health of half of the world's population – warns an independent committee of nutrition experts. By 2030 a third of the planet's population...

Too many antibiotics are dangerous for the food industry
Date: 2016-09-15 11:40:39

It is a huge threat in agriculture and in the food industry that disease-causing microbes become resistant to antibiotics – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Therefore, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...

Growing global food prices
Date: 2016-09-09 11:58:41

Food prices in August rose to their highest level in 15 months as advancing dairy and palm oil markets outweighed weakness in grains, which have been depressed by prospects of...

A slight decrease occured in global food prices in July
Date: 2016-08-08 11:40:16

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announced (FAO), on Thursday, said food prices have seen a slight decrease in July, noting that the decline was the result of...

FAO: cattle disease spreads fast
Date: 2016-07-25 11:17:26

The lumpy skin disease among cattle is spreading very fast. The disease in recent weeks has reached Serbia, Albania and Montenegro, and can even appear in Hungary – the UN...

FAO Report: dry areas of the Earth should be handled with special attention
Date: 2016-07-20 11:20:19

Special attention should be paid to the dry areas of the world, because climate change will further strengthen the negative effects of droughts, desertification and land degradation – the report...

Global consumption of fish is over 20 kg per capita per year
Date: 2016-07-08 11:35:30

Global per capita fish consumption has risen to above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, thanks to stronger aquaculture supply and firm demand, record hauls for some key...

OECD-FAO: medium-term outlook for agriculture between 2016-2025
Date: 2016-07-05 11:42:59

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025, published today, is a collaborative effort between the two organizations. It brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both organizations and input from...

Global food demand may decline
Date: 2016-07-04 11:42:54

Global demand for food is growing slower over the next decade, while thanks to the increase of the agricultural productivity and the slight increase of agricultural areas the needs to...

The FAO and ILO against child labor in agriculture
Date: 2016-06-13 11:00:18

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) offered help to agricultural experts to help with the problem of child labor. Young girl is transporting...

World Milk Day in Kaposvár
Date: 2016-06-03 11:03:13

On the ocassion of the World Milk Day schoolchildren and preschoolers were awaited to Kaposvár’s Kossuth Square with colorful programs. The International Dairy Federation declared the last Tuesday of May...

Food prices increased further in May
Date: 2016-06-02 11:40:47

FAO’s world food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, rose 2.1 percent in May to average 155.8 points. Rising...

Rising food prices in the world market Date: 2017-03-28 10:47:38

A new era of eating problems has begun Date: 2017-03-14 11:23:08

FAO: World food prices rose in February Date: 2017-03-02 11:40:55

World’s future food security “in jeopardy” due to multiple challenges, report warns Date: 2017-02-22 10:43:38

Women has the key to build a world free from hunger and poverty Date: 2017-02-16 11:01:29

FAO: World food prices rose in January Date: 2017-02-02 11:45:20

The FAO Food Price Index fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2016 Date: 2017-01-26 11:25:57

FAO provides agricultural assistance packages to disaster-struck farmers Date: 2017-01-25 10:48:28

FAO’s food basket in negative territory Date: 2017-01-16 11:18:19

Interpack is a huge success Date: 2017-01-16 10:41:22

There will there be enough meat on our tables Date: 2016-12-12 11:40:21

Slight decline in global food prices Date: 2016-12-09 11:50:48

FAO: we can expect better than expected grain harvest and stable stocks Date: 2016-11-10 11:40:18

The Food Convoy helps the needy by donating 30 tons of donations Date: 2016-10-17 11:06:55

FAO: agriculture should also make efforts for the reduction of harmful greenhouse gas emissions Date: 2016-10-17 11:03:04

Nearly half of the Hungarian population does not get quality food regularly Date: 2016-10-13 11:30:45

Ukraine has become the world's largest flour exporter Date: 2016-10-11 11:06:18

Global wheat and rice harvests poised to set new record Date: 2016-10-07 11:09:05

The third of the world's population could be obese by 2030 Date: 2016-09-27 11:15:46

Too many antibiotics are dangerous for the food industry Date: 2016-09-15 11:40:39

Growing global food prices Date: 2016-09-09 11:58:41

A slight decrease occured in global food prices in July Date: 2016-08-08 11:40:16

FAO: cattle disease spreads fast Date: 2016-07-25 11:17:26

FAO Report: dry areas of the Earth should be handled with special attention Date: 2016-07-20 11:20:19

Global consumption of fish is over 20 kg per capita per year Date: 2016-07-08 11:35:30

OECD-FAO: medium-term outlook for agriculture between 2016-2025 Date: 2016-07-05 11:42:59

Global food demand may decline Date: 2016-07-04 11:42:54

The FAO and ILO against child labor in agriculture Date: 2016-06-13 11:00:18

World Milk Day in Kaposvár Date: 2016-06-03 11:03:13

Food prices increased further in May Date: 2016-06-02 11:40:47