A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño to disrupt the world in 2016

The third strongest such weather event in recorded history will affect global food security and will aggravate the refugee situation

Global production of wood products registers growth

Governments need to ensure that principles of sustainable forest management are enforced, says forestry expert

Ebola spurs food insecurity fears in African countries

Areas most affected by the outbreak are among the most productive in Sierra Leone and Liberia

UN warns against one of the world’s ‘most destructive banana diseases’

After Asia, Latin America, a region where about 70 per cent of the world’s banana exports are grown, could be next to be affected

COP28: Agrifood most climate-affected sector but finance flows to it fell by 12% in 2021, reveals FAO

FAO reveals global roadmap for food systems; experts say it fails to target fossil fuels

Ghana’s cocoa industry aims at sustainability

Companies are making the transition towards efficient and cleaner production methods

Promote insect-eating to benefit indigenous peoples

Ethnic communities are traditional custodians of entomophagy. They must not be sidelined as policymakers and industry ready plans to promote …

World Food Day: FAO is as relevant today as in 1945

The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the …

Report flags growing threat of monoculture in crop production

Only 9 plant species account for 66 per cent of total crop production, says Food and Agriculture Organisation 2019 report

World Food Day: Achieving zero hunger by 2030 difficult, not impossible

Fighting hunger is a global mission and zero hunger is also one of the main Sustainable Development Goals, achieving which requires strong …

Draft global guidelines to reduce plastic fishing gear in oceans agreed upon

A set of draft Voluntary Guidelines on marking fishing gear have been adopted by countries to monitor the use of fishing gear, which is …

Agricultural biotechnolgies a boon for family farmers, say experts

A range of biotechnologies can help bring about high yields, improve nutrition quality and add value to the productivity of crops, livestock,…

New software to conserve shark species

The practice of slashing off a shark's fins and dumping the animal back into the sea has been declared illegal in many countries

‘About 1.6 billion people of the world depend on forests for living’

First-ever survey on forest genetic resources by FAO calls for urgent measures to protect the precious resources which provide a range of economic,…

Soil mapping in sub-Saharan Africa for better use of fertilisers, improving food security

UN's FAO to digitally map soil nutrients in central American countries too

Climate change & locust infestations: FAO seeks adaptation plans at CoP26 event

Robust early warning system and governance with secured funding needed

Water on Wall Street: Finally, humanity can bet on the future price of water

Chicago-based CME Group launched contracts in September and trading began December 7

Rotterdam Convention: no new agenda for pesticides at chemical review panel meet

Signals under-utilisation of the subsidiary body of Rotterdam Convention

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Migratory birds fly flu-free

Rome meet says poultry and unregulated trade cause spread of avian flu

In absence of domestic markets, organics of the poor head North

Food Systems Summit: How government is robbing billions of dollars from farmers

India’s policies block farmers’ earning in order to keep food cost low for consumers, according to the latest UN report  

UN Committee for World Food Security endorses voluntary guidelines to end hunger

The guidelines will contribute to realisation of global goals on  hunger and nutrition even as more than 3 billion people do not have access …

African ministers call for accelerating actions towards achieving food security

They advocated mainstreaming cross-cutting issues such as gender, nutrition and climate change post-COVID-19