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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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Nearly half of the Hungarian population does not get quality food regularly
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...
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Ukraine has become the world's largest flour exporter
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...
Read moreGlobal wheat and rice harvests poised to set new record
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...
Read moreThe third of the world's population could be obese by 2030
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...
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Too many antibiotics are dangerous for the food industry
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)...
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Growing global food prices
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...
Read moreA slight decrease occured in global food prices in July
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...
Read moreFAO: cattle disease spreads fast
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...
Read moreFAO Report: dry areas of the Earth should be handled with special attention
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...
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Global consumption of fish is over 20 kg per capita per year
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...
Read moreOECD-FAO: medium-term outlook for agriculture between 2016-2025
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...
Read moreGlobal food demand may decline
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...
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The FAO and ILO against child labor in agriculture
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...
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World Milk Day in Kaposvár
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...
Read moreFood prices increased further in May
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...
Read moreThe FAO announces an international drawing and video contest
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)announced a new global video and poster contest. The FAO is asking the world’s children to help it highlight how climate change is making...
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Modern technology against ghost fishing
Modern technology could solve or mitigate the consequences of the so-called ghost fishing. Because of the phenomenon hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic waste can be found in seas....
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Regional Conference is held once every two years
Regional Conferences are an official forum where Ministers of Agriculture and other high officials from all Member States in the region meet to debate challenges related to food and agriculture,...
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FAO: Robust outlook for global cereal supplies in 2016
World cereal production in 2016 is set to amount to 2 521 million tonnes, just 0.2 percent off last year's large output and the third-highest global performance on record, according...
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FAO food report
Last year the world’s countries set a schedule for sustainable development in the next 15 years and agreed to end famine by 2030. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the...
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FAO food report schedules for sustainable development
Last year the world’s countries set a schedule for sustainable development in the next 15 years and agreed to end famine by 2030. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the...
Read moreFAO: innovation in agriculture
UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO), practical recommendations have become available on the world's most important grains: (corn, rice, wheat) that are responsible for 42% of the calories and for...
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