Tag: food security
Americas: Purdue leaders join Commission against food challenges
Three Purdue University leaders have joined The Challenge of Change Commission, which is comprised of 34 prominent university, government, non-governmental organizations, and business leaders....
Future Food Live
Recognising a shared responsibility to transform the future of the food industry
Making a transformational effort to lead this change in the way food is...
World: Food insecurity spreads in Pacific, Caribbean states
Drought linked to El Niño and civil conflict have pushed the number of countries currently in need of external food assistance up to 37...
Europe: Leaders launch network for managing food crises
Authorities have launched a new network to achieve joint global food-security assessments and joint responses to food crises, including those related to phenomena such...
Asia Pacific: North Korea’s food production falls, finds FAO
North Korea's total food production - including cereals, soybeans and potatoes in cereal equivalent - is estimated to have fallen in 2015, the...
Europe: Food security, climate change on same agreement
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva welcomed the approval of the Paris Agreement, saying that "for the first time ever, food security features in...
World: G20 agriculture ministers to build food systems for food security,...
The Group of 20 (G20) agriculture ministers have committed to meet global food security and nutrition needs by building food systems that use natural...
Asia Pacific: PwC launches food safety, quality business in China
PwC China marked World Health Day on April 7, 2015 by announcing the establishment of its Food Supply and Integrity Services business to help...
Europe: FAO to open liaison office in Moscow
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will open a Liaison Office in Moscow, Russia in order to strengthen cooperation links...
World: Food to become cheaper due to falling oil prices, finds...
Results from the latest Global Food Security Index (GFSI) quarterly price adjustment update reveal that food affordability improved in nearly 75% of countries in...