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Disadvantaged regions can become the engine of developing economies
Disadvantaged regions can become the engine of developing economies. These regions have significant growth potential in food production and other related industries, according to a recent summary of the Food...
Read moreFAO: Vegetable oils give a lift to FAO Food Price Index
Global food prices rose slightly in September, as firmer prices of vegetable oils and to a lesser extent dairy products offset declining prices for staple cereal grains. The FAO Food...
Read moreFAO: Wheat and meat push FAO Food Price Index higher in June
Global food commodity prices rose in June, led by wheat and meat prices. The FAO Food Price Index, a monthly trade-weighted index tracking international market prices of five major food...
Read moreFAO: Global cereal output heading for a new record, lifting consumption and stocks
Global food prices dipped in August, mainly as the prospect of bumper cereal harvests pushed up expectations for larger grain inventories. The FAO Food Price Index declined 1.3 percent from...
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Global food prices decreased in August
Global food prices fell in August. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) index decreased by 1.3 percent to 176.6 points from the previous month’s 178.9 points. ; In the three...
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FAO Food Price Index rises further in July
Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in July, driven mainly by higher cereal, sugar and dairy quotations. The FAO Food Price Index – a monthly trade-weighted index...
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Sustainable agriculture can mitigate climate change and involuntary migration
Climate change poses a major risk for rural people in developing countries, often leading to distress-driven migration, and bolstering sustainable agriculture is an essential part of an effective policy response,...
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Butter prices rose twofold
Food prices may became more expensive this year, due to the increase in the price of butter – Origo wrote. Butter prices have doubled this year, due to unfavorable weather,...
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OECD and FAO see slower growth in demand keeping world food prices low
Global food commodity prices are projected to remain low over the next decade compared to previous peaks, as demand growth in a number of emerging economies is expected to slow...
Read moreFAO: the value of food imports is growing
The international market for basic crops is balanced, wheat and corn are abundantly available, while oil seed production is re-energized. However, due to transport costs and an increase in the...
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The Garden Toothbrush
African eggplant lives up to its name: as it grows it bears white, oval-shaped fruits that look just like eggs before they ripen and turn green. It is one of...
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From sea to the plate – tracking fish
Important progress has been made in the international documentation system, initiated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through which illegally caught fish could not be taken on the...
Read moreFM: food security has a key strategic role
Food security has a key strategic role in all countries of the world. The global food production is facing serious challenges. In order to give adequate policy responses to the...
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Budapest hosts the leading agricultural statisticians of Europe and Central Asia
For established policy decisions reliable and comprehensive statistics are necessary – and this is especially true in the case of agriculture. During the week, statisticians from 20 countries of the...
Read moreRising food prices in the world market
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...
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A new era of eating problems has begun
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...
Read moreFAO: World food prices rose in February
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...
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World’s future food security “in jeopardy” due to multiple challenges, report warns
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...
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Women has the key to build a world free from hunger and poverty
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....
Read moreFAO: World food prices rose in January
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...
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The FAO Food Price Index fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2016
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...
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FAO provides agricultural assistance packages to disaster-struck farmers
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...
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FAO’s food basket in negative territory
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...
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Interpack is a huge success
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...
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There will there be enough meat on our tables
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...
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Slight decline in global food prices
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...
Read moreFAO: we can expect better than expected grain harvest and stable stocks
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...
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The Food Convoy helps the needy by donating 30 tons of donations
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...
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FAO: agriculture should also make efforts for the reduction of harmful greenhouse gas emissions
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...
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