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FAO Food Price Index posts significant leap in March
Date: 2022-04-08 10:10:23

World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels ever, as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks through markets for staple grains...

FAO: global food prices could raise by 8 to 22 percent as a result of the Russian invasion
Date: 2022-04-05 11:25:29

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Russian war against Ukraine is having a negative impact on the global food market. Russia and Ukraine...

Though still low in Europe and Central Asia, hunger rates worsened by pandemic impacts
Date: 2022-04-01 08:51:27

Undernourishment and severe and moderate food insecurity rates in Europe and Central Asia are, on average, much lower than in the rest of the world. However, more than 14 million...

Famine relief blocked by bullets, red tape and lack of funding, warn FAO and WFP as acute food insecurity reaches new highs
Date: 2022-03-30 08:47:42

Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid to families on the brink...

FAO: Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high warns Global Report on Food Crises
Date: 2022-03-29 09:42:32

The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, an annual report launched...

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook presents production, consumption, trade and price trends for the coming decade
Date: 2022-03-16 08:47:17

With less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to step up their efforts to meet global food security and...

Ministry of Agriculture: FAO representative praises Hungarian food security proposal
Date: 2022-02-15 10:59:35

The Hungarian food security proposal has reached the FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Deputy State Secretary Dávid Bencsik held an online meeting with FAO Deputy...

FAO: food prices in January at a nearly 10-year peak
Date: 2022-02-03 11:30:19

World food prices peaked at a nearly 10-year high in January, mainly due to higher prices of vegetable oils and dairy products. According to data released by the Food and...

FAO: Food prices rose to a 10-year high last year
Date: 2022-01-21 08:25:03

Last year, food prices rose by an average of 28.1 percent globally, and the index following their movement rose to a 10-year high, according to a report by the Food...

Magazine: Agri-food systems emit more and more harmful gases
Date: 2022-01-11 06:44:24

According to the latest study of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), from agri-food systems the food supply chain emits so much greenhouse gas that the segment will soon...

FAO: food prices at a more decade of peak
Date: 2021-12-06 10:02:49

The rise in prices on the international food raw materials market has continued after strong demand occured for cereals and dairy products in the past month, according to a report...

Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Date: 2021-11-24 12:52:35

Countries need to make their agrifood systems more resilient to sudden shocks of the kind witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has emerged as a major driver of the latest...

FAO: food prices are on 10-year peak in October
Date: 2021-11-23 10:20:58

Partly due to supply shortages and a significant rise in the price of vegetable oils and grains, food prices in the world rose in October for the third consecutive month...

The essential guide to food and agriculture
Date: 2021-11-15 10:37:35

New findings indicate the food crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shows little sign of abating, and could worsen in the coming months without scaled-up assistance, the...

World food import bill to reach a record high in 2021
Date: 2021-11-12 11:14:15

Global food trade has accelerated and is poised to hit an all-time record in both volume and value terms, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization...

Grain production could hit historic record as stocks dwindle
Date: 2021-11-08 10:30:18

The world market price barometer is at new heights, after experts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) registered levels not seen since July 2011. The...

The supply chain is catching up with deforestation and agriculture as the largest emitters of the agri-food sector
Date: 2021-11-08 10:18:48

Within the agri-food system, the food supply chain is close to outpacing agriculture and tillage in terms of greenhouse gas emissions due to food processing, packaging, transport, trade, household consumption,...

We are what we eat: Transforming diets to transform agri-food systems
Date: 2021-10-29 09:34:23

Jumla beans. Black, red and yellow spotted, cultivated by hand in one of the most remote districts of Nepal’s mountains. Despite their great nutritional value and environmentally friendly production, jumla...

Donation convoy for those in need
Date: 2021-10-15 10:38:33

In October this year, a long line of trucks passed through Budapest historic city centre again, with some 33 tonnes of cargo provided by Hungarian and international food and commercial...

FAO Food Price Index rises further in September
Date: 2021-10-07 11:57:18

World food commodity prices rose in September, led by tightening supply conditions and robust demand for staples such as wheat and palm oil, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

Vibrant youth gathering sparks ideas and actions to shape the future of our agri-food systems
Date: 2021-10-06 10:10:41

Youth leaders took centre stage in the fight to feed the world by raising awareness, inspiring action and identifying solutions at the World Food Forum, a youth-led movement whose first flagship...

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook presents production, consumption, trade and price trends for the coming decade
Date: 2021-09-27 08:50:45

With less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to step up their efforts to meet global food security and...

Magazine: Dark clouds are gathering
Date: 2021-09-27 06:30:25

After the breakout of the pandemic numerous environmental protection experts thought that the lockdown might be a turning point in reducing consumption and protecting the environment. Today we can see...

Global food commodity prices rebound in August
Date: 2021-09-02 10:11:47

Global food commodity prices rebounded rapidly in August after two consecutive months of decline, led by strong gains in the international price quotations for sugar, wheat and vegetable oils, the...

Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-30 10:46:41

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by an ever-worsening drought...

FAO: Agriculture on the proving grounds Damage and loss
Date: 2021-08-05 10:52:08

Available data shows us that an increased occurrence and intensity of disasters is the new normal. Within the first few months of 2020, huge swarms of desert locusts began ravaging...

Europe and Central Asia call for more sustainable and innovative agriculture
Date: 2021-08-04 07:49:20

On the final day of the 32nd Session of the Regional Conference for Europe, FAO Members from Europe and Central Asia reinforced their commitment to transform agri-food systems through innovation,...

Avocado is growing in popularity
Date: 2021-07-29 11:15:40

In ten years, avocado will be more popular than pineapple, papaya or mango – agroinform.hu wrote. According to the Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030 of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...

AM: active Hungarian participation for sustainable food
Date: 2021-07-13 11:45:20

Hungary is a multifaceted participant in world food projects and is committed to achieving sustainability goals, Bencsik Dávid, Deputy State Secretary for International Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture said...

UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
Date: 2021-07-12 09:35:39

There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic’s impact...

Tag "FAO"

FAO Food Price Index posts significant leap in March Date: 2022-04-08 10:10:23

FAO: global food prices could raise by 8 to 22 percent as a result of the Russian invasion Date: 2022-04-05 11:25:29

Though still low in Europe and Central Asia, hunger rates worsened by pandemic impacts Date: 2022-04-01 08:51:27

Famine relief blocked by bullets, red tape and lack of funding, warn FAO and WFP as acute food insecurity reaches new highs Date: 2022-03-30 08:47:42

FAO: Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high warns Global Report on Food Crises Date: 2022-03-29 09:42:32

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook presents production, consumption, trade and price trends for the coming decade Date: 2022-03-16 08:47:17

Ministry of Agriculture: FAO representative praises Hungarian food security proposal Date: 2022-02-15 10:59:35

FAO: food prices in January at a nearly 10-year peak Date: 2022-02-03 11:30:19

FAO: Food prices rose to a 10-year high last year Date: 2022-01-21 08:25:03

Magazine: Agri-food systems emit more and more harmful gases Date: 2022-01-11 06:44:24

FAO: food prices at a more decade of peak Date: 2021-12-06 10:02:49

Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic Date: 2021-11-24 12:52:35

FAO: food prices are on 10-year peak in October Date: 2021-11-23 10:20:58

The essential guide to food and agriculture Date: 2021-11-15 10:37:35

World food import bill to reach a record high in 2021 Date: 2021-11-12 11:14:15

Grain production could hit historic record as stocks dwindle Date: 2021-11-08 10:30:18

The supply chain is catching up with deforestation and agriculture as the largest emitters of the agri-food sector Date: 2021-11-08 10:18:48

We are what we eat: Transforming diets to transform agri-food systems Date: 2021-10-29 09:34:23

Donation convoy for those in need Date: 2021-10-15 10:38:33

FAO Food Price Index rises further in September Date: 2021-10-07 11:57:18

Vibrant youth gathering sparks ideas and actions to shape the future of our agri-food systems Date: 2021-10-06 10:10:41

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook presents production, consumption, trade and price trends for the coming decade Date: 2021-09-27 08:50:45

Magazine: Dark clouds are gathering Date: 2021-09-27 06:30:25

Global food commodity prices rebound in August Date: 2021-09-02 10:11:47

Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan Date: 2021-08-30 10:46:41

FAO: Agriculture on the proving grounds Damage and loss Date: 2021-08-05 10:52:08

Europe and Central Asia call for more sustainable and innovative agriculture Date: 2021-08-04 07:49:20

Avocado is growing in popularity Date: 2021-07-29 11:15:40

AM: active Hungarian participation for sustainable food Date: 2021-07-13 11:45:20

UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger Date: 2021-07-12 09:35:39

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