Tag: FAO
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: FAO food price index drops in December 2015
Prices of major food commodities declined for the fourth year in a row in 2015, averaging 19.1% below their previous-year's levels.
The dwindling global economy...
Europe: UK, FAO to collaborate freely on food initiatives
The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DfID) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed an...
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...
Europe: FAO, partners launch initiative to reduce food loss
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR research program on Policies,...
Europe: FAO spotlights on pulses
Dried beans, lentils and peas are about to enjoy an extended moment in the sun, as FAO on November 10, 2015 launches the International...
Europe: FAO, WTO to cooperate more for international food trade
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to strengthen their cooperation to promote international food trade and safety...
Europe: Sustainable, nutritious food for all, says FAO
Leading figures in the global fight against hunger gathered at the Milan Expo, Italy, to celebrate World Food Day, marking the 70th anniversary of...
World: 100 cities join pact to fight hunger, improve nutrition
Cities have a key role to play in ending hunger and improving nutrition, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said recently, welcoming a commitment...
World: China brings dip in FAO Food Price Index
International food commodity prices continued to decline in August as ample supplies, a slump in energy prices and concerns over China's economic slowdown all...