Tag: FAO
El Niño Alert: FAO Maps Where Crops and Pasturelands Are Most Vulnerable to Drought
Using 41 years of satellite data, FAO has identified the regions where crops and...
FAO, WFP Launch $202 Million Appeal to Shield 8.8 Million People from El Niño Threat
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World...
FAO Urges Stronger Global Action as Animal Diseases Spread Across Borders
According to the FAO, diseases such as avian influenza, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth...
FAO Flags Food Safety Risks in Rising Use of Recycled Plastics for Food Packaging
A new FAO report has warned that the growing use of recycled plastics in food packaging,...
FAO Alerts Asia and Pacific to Enhance Preparedness for Foot-and-Mouth Disease SAT1 Serotype
FAO calls on countries and territories in Asia and the Pacific to enhance vigilance...
Global Cereal Output Set to Hit Record in 2025, But Risks Remain: FAO
Global cereal production is projected to reach a record 2,925 million tonnes in...
NAAS Felicitates Harvir Singh and Prabhudatt Mishra for Contribution to Agricultural Journalism
Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Rural Voice, and Prabhudatt Mishra, Deputy Editor...
Global Cereal Production Up, But Trade Forecast for 2024-25 Down to Lowest Level Since 2019-20
According to FAO's latest monthly report, the drop in forecast—down 5.3 million...
Early forecast predicts modest increase in 2025 global wheat and rice production
Global cereal production for 2024 has been modestly revised upward this month to...
FAO Food Price Index slips 1.6% in January due to falling sugar and oil prices
The FAO Food Price Index fell by 1.6% in January to 124.9 points, driven by lower...
Interdependence in food systems requires effective governance and resilience: Report
The study reveals that food systems are complex networks where alterations in one...
Over 10% of global land affected by salinity: FAO report
The climate crisis and human mismanagement contribute to excessive salinisation,...
Hidden Costs in Global Agrifood Systems Amount to 12 Trillion Dollars Annually
A study by the FAO involving 156 countries confirms that hidden costs within global...
Fueled by Vegetable Oil, FAO Price Index reaches its highest level in 18 months
The benchmark for world food commodity prices surged to its highest level in 18...
FAO and IFAD launch 'Global Family Farming Forum' to support sustainable agrifood systems
The joint FAO-IFAD event highlights their contribution in transforming agrifood...
Global Market Sees Across-the-Board Increase in Major Food Commodity Prices in September, Sugar Prices up by 10 Percent
The FAO Sugar Price Index registered the largest increase in September, rising by...
