Environment
COP29: Platform launched for farmers to drive climate solutions
A platform to help farmers navigate the current network of agriculture-focused initiatives and programmes on climate action has been launched...
FAO
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food imports to cost 2.2% more in 2024
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2% from the previous year to more than $2 trillion...
Agri-Business
99% of Holstein bulls globally can be traced to 2 males – FAO
99.75% of the global population of Holstein bulls can be traced back to two males, chief of the Sustainable Animal...
Environment
Agriculture and food among topics to be discussed at COP29
Agriculture and food are among the topics to be discussed at the 29th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29)...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Dairy and cereal prices rise in September
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all covered commodity...
Beef
UN General Assembly sees agreement to reduce AMR use
At the recent meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, world leaders agreed to target reductions on antimicrobial use...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index dips slightly but dairy bucks trend
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined marginally in August, as decreases in quotations for sugar, meat and cereals...
Agri-Business
Cereal prices offset increase in global meat prices – FAO
Increases in international quotations for meat products and vegetable oils have been offset by an ongoing decrease in cereal prices...
Pig/Poultry
New variants of bird flu threaten Asia and the Pacific – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for urgent regional efforts to combat a rise...
Rural Life
One in 11 people globally faced hunger in 2023 – UN
Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, which is equivalent to one in 11 people globally and one in...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Increased demand for dairy in June
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Meat and cereal prices rise in April
The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable...
N.Ireland
2026 to be International Year of Woman Farmer
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN)...
N.Ireland
Initiative to reduce need for antimicrobials on farm
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an action-oriented, country-focused initiative to reduce the need...
Rural Life
FAO: Food insecurity the ‘new normal’ since Covid-19
Food insecurity and malnutrition have become a “new normal” according to the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
Agri-Business
Global dairy products and meat prices bounce back - FAO
Higher international quotations for vegetable oils, dairy products and meat have more than offset lower quotations for cereals and sugar...
Agri-Business
Intensify livestock production in ‘relevant locations’ – FAO
Livestock production should be intensified in “relevant locations” to achieve zero hunger, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Wheat and maize prices fall in November
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher...
