Agri-Business
UN strengthens collaboration on nuclear science for agriculture
Peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology can help in achieving sustainable agriculture and global food security, according to the...
FAO
Agri-Business
Drop in vegetable oil price index offsets higher cereal prices
The food price index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has fallen for the sixth...
N.Ireland
Report highlights wood as renewable substitute in a bioeconomy
Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow by 37% by 2050, according to the global forest...
World News
First International Plant Health Conference set for today
The world’s first International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) is set to get underway at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre...
Agri-Business
FAO: Fifth consecutive drop in world food commodity prices
World food commodity prices have dropped for the fifth month in a row in August as quotations for most benchmark...
Agri-Business
FAO: Cereals and vegetable oils drive down food price index
Global food commodity prices have dropped in July, with vegetable oils and cereals leading the decline in the food price...
Agri-Business
Canada pledges $40m for grain storage in Ukraine
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a $40 million project funded by Canada to...
N.Ireland
FAO: Animal health policies key in measuring emissions
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has urged governments to develop stronger approaches to evaluating the...
Agri-Business
FAO report: Price drop in cereals but price rise in meat and dairy
The barometer for world food commodity prices declined slightly in June for the third consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture...
N.Ireland
‘There is money to be made out of hunger’: A look at global food security
The ongoing food crisis has been described as a “very complex emergency” by academic and IPES-Food expert, Raj Patel who...
Rural Life
FAO: Food price index falls but still 23% higher than last year
The FAO’s overall food price index declined slightly in June this year for the third month in a row, the...
Agri-Business
FAO: Serious risk of global food-access crisis
The world is at serious risk of a food-access crisis, the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of...
Agri-Business
FAO: Many countries ‘vulnerable to trade shocks’ in agri-food market
Many countries around the world remain vulnerable to trade shocks in the agri-food market, according to a new report from...
Environment
FAO: ‘Strong support and solidarity’ needed to improve the world’s soils
Improving and maintaining the health of at least 50% of soils worldwide by 2030 will require “strong support and solidarity”,...
Agri-Business
FAO: Agriculture is key to lasting peace and security
The head of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for greater funding for agriculture...
Agri-Business
UN distributes seed potatoes to over 17,000 households in Ukraine
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to over 17,700 vulnerable households...
Agri-Business
FAO: G7 nations urged to help anticipate future food shortages
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called on the G7 nations to help anticipate future...
N.Ireland
FAO renews appeal for urgent funding to support Ukrainian farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has issued an appeal to bolster agriculture and provide urgent...
