Tag: FAO

International
Hidden costs of global agrifood systems worth at least $10 trillion: FAO

Hidden costs of global agrifood systems worth at least $10 trillion: FAO

Current agrifood systems impose huge hidden costs on health, environment and society,...

International
Int'l quotations for rice, wheat, palm oil, pig meat drop: FAO

Int'l quotations for rice, wheat, palm oil, pig meat drop: FAO

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined moderately in October, down...

National
Transition to sustainable agriculture vital for water, food security: UN Agencies

Transition to sustainable agriculture vital for water, food security: UN Agencies

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International...

International
Sugar prices hit 13-year high in int'l market; wheat, rice, edible oils cheaper

Sugar prices hit 13-year high in int'l market; wheat, rice, edible oils cheaper

The prices of edible oils, dairy and meat products decreased in the international...

International
To transform agrifood systems, around $4 trillion needs to be mobilized by 2030: FAO

To transform agrifood systems, around $4 trillion needs to be mobilized by 2030: FAO

To change this bleak future and transform agrifood systems, FAO, DG said, it is...

National
India's law on protection of farmers' rights can be model for entire world: Prez

India's law on protection of farmers' rights can be model for entire world: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu has said that it is the government's responsibility to...

International
Agriculture holds solutions to global water crisis, food security: FAO

Agriculture holds solutions to global water crisis, food security: FAO

Agriculture can help conserve the world’s stressed water resources and make sure...

International
India to account for bulk of global wheat, rice output by 2032

India to account for bulk of global wheat, rice output by 2032

In the next decade, that is till the year 2032, India will contribute the most in...

International
Global farm output to grow by 1.1pc yearly: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-32

Global farm output to grow by 1.1pc yearly: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-32

The world's total agricultural production is expected to grow by 1.1% every year...

International
Food commodity prices down in global market; rice, sugar prices up

Food commodity prices down in global market; rice, sugar prices up

Food commodity prices in the global market declined in May, with a drop in the prices...

International
FAO prepares anticipatory actions against impending El Nino threat

FAO prepares anticipatory actions against impending El Nino threat

According to a new report by FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning Systems...

Ground Report
Millets: The lost and found crop - thanks to FAO-backed community seed banks

Millets: The lost and found crop - thanks to FAO-backed community seed banks

Over the past two decades, communities in central and eastern Indian states had...

International
Women’s equality improved in agrifood systems: FAO

Women’s equality improved in agrifood systems: FAO

Agrifood systems are a major employer of women globally and constitute a more important...

International
Half of world population lives on agrifood systems: FAO

Half of world population lives on agrifood systems: FAO

According to the new research by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation...

International
UN report focuses on food security, nutrition in Europe, Central Asia

UN report focuses on food security, nutrition in Europe, Central Asia

the report offers fresh data and analysis of regional trends and progress made towards...

Opinion
Dairy & Food Inflation: Farmer vs Consumer

Dairy & Food Inflation: Farmer vs Consumer

In north India, Mother Dairy and AMUL have increased the prices of liquid milk variants...