Tag: FAO

International
Global Report on Food Crises is a wake-up call

Global Report on Food Crises is a wake-up call

Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries...

International
FAO Food Price Index rises in March, the first in seven months

FAO Food Price Index rises in March, the first in seven months

After seven months of decline, FAO Food Price Index ticks up in March, mostly driven...

International
With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste: UN Report

With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste: UN Report

The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report 2024 highlights that the...

International
FAO Food Price Index declines further in February but sugar prices go up

FAO Food Price Index declines further in February but sugar prices go up

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive...

Latest News
Climate crisis hits women, rural poor and older people harder, a new  FAO report finds

Climate crisis hits women, rural poor and older people harder, a new FAO report finds

A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...

International
FAO projects record 2023-24 cereal output at 2.836 bn ton

FAO projects record 2023-24 cereal output at 2.836 bn ton

Global coarse grains and overall cereal production in 2023-24 are projected to reach...

States
200 years of Assam Tea: Guwahati plays host to int'l meet on innovations, new markets

200 years of Assam Tea: Guwahati plays host to int'l meet on innovations, new markets

As the world-famous Assam tea celebrates 200 years, state capital Guwahati will...

National
Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in India launched

Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in India launched

The NITI Aayog, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), Government...

Agribusiness
Rice gets costlier in global market, exporters from other countries benefit

Rice gets costlier in global market, exporters from other countries benefit

At a time when India has banned rice exports, exporters from countries like the...

International
FAO Food Price Index declines in December, Rice Price Index registered 21 percent increase

FAO Food Price Index declines in December, Rice Price Index registered 21 percent increase

The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices...

National
Agri prices may fall by two percent each in 2024 and 2025: RBI report

Agri prices may fall by two percent each in 2024 and 2025: RBI report

An average decline of seven percent in the prices of agricultural commodities is...

International
FAO forecasts higher world cereal total utilization

FAO forecasts higher world cereal total utilization

World cereal total utilization in 2023/24 is forecast at 2 813 million tonnes, up...

International
FAO forecasts 3.6 MT more world cereal production in 2023

FAO forecasts 3.6 MT more world cereal production in 2023

The forecast for world cereal production in 2023 has been raised by 3.6 million...

National
Agri innovator Corteva helps farmers in maintaining soil health

Agri innovator Corteva helps farmers in maintaining soil health

Maintaining soil health is not a one-time task, but a continuous process where all...

International
FAO Yearbook highlights impact of disasters on agriculture

FAO Yearbook highlights impact of disasters on agriculture

Disasters are estimated to have caused production losses in crops and livestock...

International
COP28: FAO shapes climate agenda with agrifood solutions

COP28: FAO shapes climate agenda with agrifood solutions

As the world grapples with the urgency of climate action, the Food and Agriculture...