Global Food Prices Hit Record High in February, FAO Says
In February, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index rose to record high with vegetable oils and dairy products...
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In January, Global Food Prices Rise Higher than December’s
Going by Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) report, global food prices shut up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints...
Aftermath of Extended Drought, 1.5 Million Rural People Vulnerable in Horn of Africa, Says FAO
In the Horn of Africa rural communities, 1.5 million people are currently vulnerable because their fields and pastures are hard...
2022: FAO Unveils Ambitious Goals to Reduce Hunger, Better Life for All, Others
At the168th Session of its Council, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) unveiled ambitious goals for next year that includes a...
World Food Price Barometer Hits Highest Level since 2011, FAO Report Says
Latest report by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has shown that the world food price barometer is surging to a...
FAO States Key Condition for Feeding 10 Billion People by 2050
If the world’s farmers are to produce the 50 percent more food needed for a global population predicted to reach...
Amid Rising Food Prices, Climate Shocks, Conflict, 2021 World Food Day Seeks a Future Without Hunger
This year’s World Food Day is focusing on transforming agri-food systems in a frantic bid to build a future without...
As Global Food Prices Rise Sharply, FAO Says Nigeria, 44 Other Countries Need External Food Assistance
Nigeria and 44 other countries are in need of external assistance for food as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)...
At Special Seminar, FAO Startles Global Leaders, Says 3 Billion People Can’t Afford Cheapest Food
Some shocking data that challenged the conscience of the world erupted at a Special Seminar on Food and Nutrition, organised...
Developing Countries Are Increasing Food Export Revenues – FAO
A new report published on Thursday by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says developing countries are managing to increase...
UN Agencies Raise Famine Red Flag on Nigeria, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, Yemen
A new report by two United Nations agencies is warning that Nigeria, Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen could soon...
Developing Countries Can Integrate Into Global Markets, FAO Chief Says
Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), QU Dongyu, says global value chains can make it easier for developing countries...
Desert Locusts: IOM Scales-up Efforts To Assist Thousands of People Affected by Severe Outbreak
Desert locusts are currently destroying tens of thousands of hectares of crops, grazing land and forests in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Yemen....
Nigeria Unable To Meet N26.4 Billion Seed Yam Demand, Minister Says
Nigeria is not yet able to meet its seed yam demand of N26.4 billion with the country’s prevailing production systems...
FAO Sets For New COVID-19 Response Programme, Food Systems Reform
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will be launching a new response programme to address COVID-19 during a high-level event on...
In March, World Food Prices Drop, Zoom In Nigeria
Despite the rising food prices in Nigeria largely due to the coronavirus lockdown, in other parts of the world, food...
Good News From Coronavirus Outbreak, Pushes Down World Food Prices
The rampaging coronavirus outbreak is not all bad news. News of the outbreak in China helped in no small measure...
As East Africa Faces Major Hunger Threat, Cost Of Fighting Locusts Invasion Hits $138m, FAO Says
As locusts continue their invasion throughout East Africa, the cost of action has already doubled, to $138 million. Food and...
Basis Of Our Food Diversity Is Biodiversity, FAO Boss Says, Hails Bill Gates For $10m Donation To Fight Locust
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu Dongyu, says biodiversity is the basis of food diversity. According to...
To Avert $1.14b In Emergency Aid, WFP Boss Says FAO Needs $76m To Tackle Locusts In East Africa
The worrisome locust scourge ravaging East Africa is currently posing a dilemma to the public-spirited global community. The world has...
FAO Shops For $76m To Battle Worsening Desert Locust Upsurge In Africa
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), a United Nations agency, has appealed for an urgent $76 million funding to tackle a...
UN Moves To Assist Chad Manage Its Border As Herders’ Movements Fuel Clashes
The United Nations is currently supporting the government of Chad to improve its border management and resolve conflicts linked to transhumance...
FAO Boss Reveals How To Tackle 1.3 Billion Tonnes Annual Global Food Loss, Waste
To address global food loss and waste which totals more than 1.3 billion tonnes a year, the Director-General of the...
Africa: Food Security Tops Kigali Talks As Groups Rally On Ogoni Clean-up
At a high-level Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue hosted by the Government of Rwanda in Kigali, in partnership with the Food and...
New Research Finds How to Free Up 20% of Agricultural Land
A new research has found that making minor changes to how food is produced, supplied and consumed around the world...
To End Hunger, Malnutrition, FAO Says Political Will is a Key Ingredient
Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, has said that political will is the fundamental and...
To Achieve Zero Hunger, Graca Machel Calls for Disrupting Agricultural Sector
Participants at the opening of the 41st Session of the FAO Conference on the challenges and opportunities of reaching Zero Hunger have...
New FAO Guide Highlights Escape Route for Igbo Communities Hit by Erosion
For Igbo people and their state governments, a new guide by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) might be all...
As Drought Sacks 2 Million People in Somalia, FAO Harps on How to End Hunger, Malnutrition
Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for Programmes, Daniel Gustafson, on Wednesday said that eradicating hunger and...
