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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly,…
UN report lays out ‘startling’ impact of agricultural plastics
In a report published today, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has laid out the serious implications of agricultural plastics, urgently calling for ‘coordinated…
Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: new FAO report
New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday….
FAO: World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December
World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy products and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
UN chief announces major push to transform harmful food systems
The UN chief António Guterres set out a new plan to transform the world’s food systems on Monday – coinciding with the start of World…
Sustainable food production is becoming critical due to population growth, experts say
From Brazilian coffee beans to fish caught in the Mediterranean, today’s grocery stores are stocked with a wide variety of produce. Many of us are…
FAO launches Hand-in-Hand geospatial data platform to help build stronger food and agriculture sectors post COVID-19
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched the Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform with a large and rich set of data on…
Global cooperation key to eradicating deadly pig virus: UN agency
A disease that may kill every pig it infects and for which there is no effective vaccine, can be eradicated if more countries continue to…
FAO launches the new COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme
FAO’s new programme aims to mitigate the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while strengthening the longer-term resilience of food systems and livelihoods.14 July 2020,…
FAO and Rabobank’s new partnership focuses on helping make food systems more sustainable, including through innovative investments
FAO and Rabobank will work with key food and agriculture sectors on a series of projects designed to help lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve…
FAO partners with the Adaptation Fund to help vulnerable countries fight the impact of climate change
Projects will build the resilience of rural communities affected by degraded ecosystems and increased water scarcity FAO has been accredited as an implementing partner of…
FAO partners with the Adaptation Fund to help vulnerable countries fight the impact of climate change
Projects will build the resilience of rural communities affected by degraded ecosystems and increased water scarcity FAO has been accredited as an implementing partner of…
Here’s how COVID-19 creates food waste mountains that threaten the environment
Mountains of produce, including eggs, milk and onions, are going to waste as the COVID-19 pandemic shutters restaurants, restricts transport, limits what workers are able…
FAO Director-General calls for new approach to stop soil loss on World Day to Combat Desertification and and Drought 2020
A new approach is needed to combat soil degradation, desertification and drought if we are to meet the growing demand for food to feed the…
Towards innovative, conflict-sensitive and human rights-based approaches to forest monitoring
The Governments of Myanmar and Finland today launched a trailblazing project designed to allow for monitoring of forests in a manner that is sensitive to…
Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK, says report
The biggest dairy companies in the world have the same combined greenhouse gas emissions as the UK, the sixth biggest economy in the world, according…
Overfishing on the rise as global consumption climbs: U.N. agency
More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United…
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