Agri-Business
FAO: ‘School meals go far beyond the plate of food’
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a project...
FAO
N.Ireland
FAO: Global figures on cereal supply and demand
Global cereal production, utilitsation and trade are reaching record levels in 2021/2022, according to the recently published Cereal Supply and...
Agri-Business
UN Food Price Index: Quotations for oils, meat and dairy rise
The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food...
Environment
FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation amid increasing pressure
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for the reversal of soil degradation in response...
Agri-Business
Global wheat prices up 41% with consumption hitting ‘all-time high’
Global wheat prices are up 41% on last year due to "tightening export availabilities amid strong demand", the Food and...
N.Ireland
G20 countries urged to increase support for farmers in Afghanistan
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging G20 countries to increase support for rural farmers in Afghanistan. Among...
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food commodity prices experience ‘rapid rebound’
Following two consecutive months of decline in June and July, global food commodity prices experienced a 'rapid rebound' in August,...
Agri-Business
Global food commodity prices fall in July
Global food commodity prices fell in July for a second consecutive month. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price...
Agri-Business
Consumption of animal protein to ‘level off’ in high-income countries – report
Consumption of animal protein will "level off" in high-income countries over the next 10 years, according to a new report....
Environment
Off-farm activities a ‘growing share’ of global food system GHG emissions
Off-farm activities before and after food production are making up a "growing share" of food system greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Agri-Business
Global food prices rise at fastest monthly rate in a decade
Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, the Food and Agriculture...
Agri-Business
Report: 60% of global population worries about food safety
An international study on the global food safety has revealed more than half the world’s population (60%) worry about the...
World News
UN warns African Swine Fever could spread through Asia 'at any time'
Deadly pig virus African Swine Fever could spread to other Asian countries anytime through traded pork products, the United Nation’s...
World News
How is the 2018 Russian cereals harvest shaping up?
Russian cereal production estimates have been revised downwards; however, it’s expected production will still remain above average in the country. The...
Pig/Poultry
More severe strain of bird flu wreaks havoc in China
Countries trading in Chinese poultry should step up surveillance at their own farms, markets and border checkpoints, to prevent the...
Arable
Global wheat production expected to fall in 2017
Global wheat production is expected to fall in 2017, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United...
World News
'Climate change will affect every aspect of food production'
Climate change will affect every aspect of food production in the future, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture...
Environment
'Agriculture has a big role to play in lowering greenhouse gas emissions'
The agriculture sector needs to take steps to combat climate change while also preparing itself for the obstacles it will present,...
