Tag "FAO"

Bee World Day: the future of our food is at stake

The World Day of Bees will be celebrated for the first time this year. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) encourages the world’s nations and everyone to do...

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FAO: “Think big” to make global food trade work for nutrition

Global trade in food is essential for all countries, but the world’s trade and regulation rulebook needs to be rebooted with an eye to bolstering trade in food that is...

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FAO: Conflicts and weather patterns strain food security

High levels of food insecurity persist in the world, due largely to conflicts and to adverse climatic shocks that are taking a toll, particularly in East African and Near East...

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FAO: New tools for reporting on world’s forest resources launched

FAO has launched today a new online platform for reporting on the status and trends of the world’s forest resources. The platform enables countries to increase the efficiency of their...

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FAO: world food prices increased

In February, FAO’s food price index increased by 1.1 percent. The five basic food price indices monitored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) grew to...

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World food prices fell in November

World food prices declined. The food price index calculated by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) dropped by 0.5 percent, to 175.8 points from the previous 176.6 points....

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FAO: do good, save food!

FAO has collected nine easy-to-learn tips in an info-graph, that would prevent from increase, but rather reduce the amount of food waste through our everyday decisions. It is worth re-think...

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FAO: Global tea consumption and production driven by robust demand in China and India

Emelkedni fog globálisan a teafogyasztás és –termelés a következő évtizedben a fejlődő országok erős kereslete miatt. Ez új munkalehetőségeket teremt a vidéken élők számára és javítja az élelmezésbiztonságot a teatermelő...

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Thirty tons of food for those in need have been delivered through Budapest during the World Food Day

A truck convoy delivered thirty tons of food donations from nineteen companies to the needy families through the historic downtown of Budapest on Monday to draw attention to the World...

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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...

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FAO: 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...

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FAO: 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...

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FAO: 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...

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FAO: 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...

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FM: 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...

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Rising 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...

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FAO: 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....

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FAO: 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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