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)...
United Nations
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: 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...
Agri-Business
Dam breach could turn Ukraine farmland into 'deserts'
The destruction of a dam in Ukraine could result in farmland in the south of the country turning into “deserts”,...
Agri-Business
Ukraine dam destruction: Sustained flooding to ‘disrupt farming’
Sustained flooding caused by the destruction of a dam in Ukraine will “disrupt farming activities, damage livestock and fisheries, and...
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...
N.Ireland
‘Biocredits’ – global demand growing to fund biodiversity action
Global demand for biodiversity credits, or ‘biocredits’, is growing among governments, people and businesses, according to a research paper for...
Machinery
State of Agriculture report ignores nitty gritty of farming
The United Nations has recently published a report entitled The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 in which it looks...
Environment
UN: July 2022 was among warmest on record
This year saw one of the three warmest Julys on record, according to the United Nations (UN) weather agency. The...
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...
Agri-Business
First grain ship from Ukraine arrives in Turkey for inspection
The first cargo ship transporting grain from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began has landed in Turkey for inspection. The...
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
Russian missiles strike Ukraine port day after grain deal
Less than 24 hours after a landmark deal was signed to allow grain exports resume through ports in Ukraine, Russian...
Agri-Business
‘Beacon of hope’ – Ukraine and Russia sign grain deal
Russia and Ukraine have today (Friday, July 22) signed a deal allowing for grain to be exported from Black Sea...
Agri-Business
UN: Ukraine grain export deal could be signed next week
The United Nations (UN) secretary-general has said that a deal allowing for the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine could...
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...
World News
UK signs up to global coalition on sustainable food production
Environment Secretary George Eustice has confirmed that the UK will join the Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition (SPG), an international group...
