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Special lecture for 2020 World Food Day
Date: 2020-10-16 10:07:41

The global World Food Day ceremony in Rome introduced by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and featuring high-level participants from around the world was followed by a lecture from Joachim von...

Development has its cost
Date: 2020-10-15 10:00:38

According to a recent UN survey, the number of undernourished people grew by almost 60 million in the last 5 years. FAO economist (commodity and trade) Cheng Fang told: in...

Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs
Date: 2020-10-08 10:46:21

The benchmark price index for food commodities rose in September, led by vegetable oils and cereals, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations....

Global trade of agricultural products doubled in 20 years
Date: 2020-10-01 15:21:55

According to FAO’s latest Report on the State of Agricultural Commodity Markets, the value of the global agri-food trade grew to USD 1.5 billion, i.e. more than doubled between 1995...

Trade in food and agricultural products has doubled in twenty years
Date: 2020-09-24 11:24:08

Between 1995 and 2018, global food and agricultural trade rose to 1.5 trillion USD, more than doubling, as developing countries’ exports expanded, accounting for a third of global exports today,...

Global food prices rise in August
Date: 2020-09-03 11:34:53

Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in August, influenced by generally firmer demand and a weaker U.S. dollar, according to a report released today by the Food...

Rising uncertainties from COVID-19 cloud medium-term agricultural prospects
Date: 2020-08-25 10:23:56

The fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented uncertainties in global food supply chains, with potential bottlenecks in labour markets, input industries, agriculture production, food processing, transport and...

FAO leads the way to clearer peatland mapping and monitoring
Date: 2020-08-18 10:46:48

Peatlands cover only 3 percent of the world’s surface yet contain as much carbon as all of its vegetation, dramatically underscoring their pivotal role in global climate regulation. Their degradation,...

FAO: world food prices rose for the first time this year
Date: 2020-08-14 09:35:52

In June world food prices rose for the first time this year due to higher prices of vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products. The food price index calculated by the...

Decreasing pig prices
Date: 2020-08-10 15:42:48

NAIK AKI PÁIR data reveal that on the 31st week the price of summer apple was HUF 320/kg, 10 forints more than a year earlier. Buyers had to pay HUF...

Global food prices rise in July
Date: 2020-08-06 10:05:29

Global food prices continued rising for the second consecutive month in July, led by vegetable oils and dairy products, according to the benchmark United Nations report. The Food and Agriculture...

Declining bee populations threaten food supply
Date: 2020-07-29 11:14:15

A drastic decline in pollinating insect populations could have serious consequences for the global food supply, quotes qubit.hu from a comprehensive international study. The study was published in Proceeding of...

As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Date: 2020-07-27 10:17:52

More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years,...

FAO: Global food commodity prices drop further in April
Date: 2020-07-15 10:18:22

World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April, as the economic and logistical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant contractions in demand...

Global food commodity prices rebound in June
Date: 2020-07-02 10:54:38

In June, global food commodity prices rose for the first time since the beginning of the year driven by a rebound in vegetable oils, sugar and dairy quotations. However, in...

(HU) FAO: A természeti katasztrófák kockázatának csökkentésével nagyot nyernének a kistermelők
Date: 2020-06-29 08:16:03

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FAO: food prices are low
Date: 2020-06-04 11:12:20

International food prices are at a low point, while the first forecasts are about outstanding grain production, trade and consumption – according to the recent statement of the World Food...

Facts about milk
Date: 2020-05-29 10:25:50

Codex Alimentarius defines a milk product as a “product obtained by any processing of milk, which may contain food additives, and other ingredients functionally necessary for the processing”. The range...

Nigeria has no money to import food
Date: 2020-05-26 11:05:27

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke about the need for Nigerian farmers to produce enough food because the country does not have the money to import food – 444.hu wrote. Photo:...

UN report: As the world’s forests continue to shrink, urgent action is needed to safeguard their biodiversity
Date: 2020-05-25 10:45:55

Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world’s forests amid alarming rates of deforestation and degradation, according to the latest edition of The State of the World’s...

FAO: food prices are falling constantly
Date: 2020-05-07 11:20:55

Since February, the prices of the most important food products have been steadily declining due to the significant drop in demand generated by the economic and transport effects of the...

FAO Food Price Index falls to 17-month low
Date: 2020-05-04 10:02:06

Global commodity food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, as supplies appear strong and demand weakens due to economic contractions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food...

Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries
Date: 2020-04-21 12:34:01

Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on...

UN: global foodschains in danger due to the crisis
Date: 2020-04-14 09:12:36

The human food chain is under continued threat from an alarming increase in the number of outbreaks of transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases (including aquatic and forest pests...

Our hungriest, most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis”
Date: 2020-04-09 10:04:42

In countries whose medical systems are under-resourced, the health crisis could be compounded by a hunger crisis and lost livelihoods unless we act now to help. In this interview, Dominique...

World food prices drop in March
Date: 2020-04-02 10:54:34

World food prices declined sharply in March, driven mostly by demand-side contractions linked to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in global oil prices due mostly to...

FAO: Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets
Date: 2020-04-02 10:53:14

Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures aiming to halt the accelerating COVID-19 pandemic, care...

FAO: Food safety is everyone’s business
Date: 2020-03-24 08:23:24

Without universal access to safe food, the 2030 Agenda will be impossible to reach. Already, an estimated 600 million people each year fall sick from eating food contaminated with bacteria,...

Magazine: Year of the Rat
Date: 2020-03-18 07:03:15

Our traditional trend analysis at the beginning of the year makes an attempt at systematising the large volume of information available on food in 2020, the Year of the Rat...

FAO: Food and agriculture in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Date: 2020-03-17 10:06:36

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are global objectives that succeeded the Millennium Development Goals on 1 January 2016. The SDGs will shape...

Special lecture for 2020 World Food Day Date: 2020-10-16 10:07:41

Development has its cost Date: 2020-10-15 10:00:38

Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs Date: 2020-10-08 10:46:21

Global trade of agricultural products doubled in 20 years Date: 2020-10-01 15:21:55

Trade in food and agricultural products has doubled in twenty years Date: 2020-09-24 11:24:08

Global food prices rise in August Date: 2020-09-03 11:34:53

Rising uncertainties from COVID-19 cloud medium-term agricultural prospects Date: 2020-08-25 10:23:56

FAO leads the way to clearer peatland mapping and monitoring Date: 2020-08-18 10:46:48

FAO: world food prices rose for the first time this year Date: 2020-08-14 09:35:52

Decreasing pig prices Date: 2020-08-10 15:42:48

Global food prices rise in July Date: 2020-08-06 10:05:29

Declining bee populations threaten food supply Date: 2020-07-29 11:14:15

As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns Date: 2020-07-27 10:17:52

FAO: Global food commodity prices drop further in April Date: 2020-07-15 10:18:22

Global food commodity prices rebound in June Date: 2020-07-02 10:54:38

(HU) FAO: A természeti katasztrófák kockázatának csökkentésével nagyot nyernének a kistermelők Date: 2020-06-29 08:16:03

FAO: food prices are low Date: 2020-06-04 11:12:20

Facts about milk Date: 2020-05-29 10:25:50

Nigeria has no money to import food Date: 2020-05-26 11:05:27

UN report: As the world’s forests continue to shrink, urgent action is needed to safeguard their biodiversity Date: 2020-05-25 10:45:55

FAO: food prices are falling constantly Date: 2020-05-07 11:20:55

FAO Food Price Index falls to 17-month low Date: 2020-05-04 10:02:06

Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries Date: 2020-04-21 12:34:01

UN: global foodschains in danger due to the crisis Date: 2020-04-14 09:12:36

Our hungriest, most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis” Date: 2020-04-09 10:04:42

World food prices drop in March Date: 2020-04-02 10:54:34

FAO: Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets Date: 2020-04-02 10:53:14

FAO: Food safety is everyone’s business Date: 2020-03-24 08:23:24

Magazine: Year of the Rat Date: 2020-03-18 07:03:15

FAO: Food and agriculture in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Date: 2020-03-17 10:06:36