Environment
Report: ‘Efficiency gains’ in dairy farming can help reduce GHG emissions
Significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be achieved through improvement of management practices in dairy farming, a new...
FAO
Environment
FAO at COP28: ‘We have to produce more with less’
Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agri-food systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food...
Agri-Business
Trade volume of dairy, meat and coarse grain expected to decline
Trade and global food security prospects may decline for products including coarse grains, rice, dairy and meat, according to a...
Agri-Business
FAO: Demand for animal protein increasing due to population growth
The livestock sector must “transform” along with other elements of global agri-food systems to be more efficient, the Food and...
Agri-Business
FAO reveals hidden costs of food production and consumption
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has released an analysis revealing huge hidden costs on our...
Rural Life
World Food Forum 2023 highlights soil degradation and health
The 2023 World Food Forum (WFF), which is taking place in Rome, Italy, this week, has highlighted how improving soil...
Agri-Business
FAO: Loss of crops and livestock in last 30 years worth $3.8 trillion
The estimated loss of crops and livestock in the last 30 years is said to be worth $3.8 trillion according...
Agri-Business
G7 nations must work together to reach global food security – FAO
With hunger levels rising and domestic food price inflation soaring in much of the world, collective actions are necessary to...
Agri-Business
FAO: Covid-19 and war put food security under pressure
Food and agriculture policies need to be “repurposed” to support more “affordable and sustainable diets” according to a new report...
Agri-Business
International food commodity prices continue to decline
International food commodity prices have declined for the eleventh consecutive month in February 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
Agri-Business
Soil health key to boosting carbon storage – FAO
Rotational grazing, animal manures and agro-forestry can enhance soil health which in turn can play a “crucial role” in meeting...
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food prices continue downward trend
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the 10th consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture...
N.Ireland
Agri ministers and officials attend UN dialogue on agri-food systems
The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub (the Hub) convened a virtual dialogue between the Food Systems National Conveners and the...
Agri-Business
World meat prices fell in December
A decline in demand drove international bovine meat prices down in December, according to the latest Food Price Index report...
Agri-Business
$15m food crisis funding for small rural farmers in Ukraine
Rural households, smallholder farmers and small-scale agricultural enterprises in Ukraine will benefit from a $15.5 million project funded by the...
N.Ireland
FAO to lead programme to transform agri-food systems
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a programme to transform global agri-food systems. Along...
Agri-Business
World food import bill to hit $1.94 trillion by end of year
The world food import bill is predicted to reach $1.94 trillion by the end of 2022, marking a new, record...
Agri-Business
FAO: Rising cereal prices offset declines in other commodities
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in October, with rising cereal prices more than offset by...
