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
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
Pollinator Week: Why we need to protect the bees and the butterflies
Around 40% of invertebrate pollinator species — particularly bees and butterflies — face extinction across the world, warns FAO
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
COVID-19: New UN alliance to stave off ‘catastrophic food crisis’
Proposed by Italy and led by Food and Agriculture Organization, the alliance aims to increase resilience of agricultural food systems, ensure …
UN urges stronger response to address El Niño impacts
More than US $2.4 billion are needed for current El Niño responses and currently there is a $1.5 billion gap in funding
Water shortage deepens in West Asia and North Africa
Around 1.2 billion people, almost one-fifth of the world's population, live in areas of physical scarcity of water, says UN
Cyclone Gati spurs locust outbreak threat in Somalia
Gati, the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured Somalia, made landfall on November 22, 2020
World misses MDG goal of reducing hunger by half, says FAO
Hunger rises in India and Pakistan; no South Asian country comes close to achieving target
Sustainable forestry paramount for biodiversity conservation: FAO
Report finds weak governance, law enforcement biggest stumbling blocks
World’s forests continue shrinking, but at a slower pace: FAO report
Countries now have more knowledge of their forest resources and indicators reveal positive progress in forest management
Food insecurity continues to be major threat for Africa and Asia
While Asia has the highest number of undernourished, Africa is the continent with the highest prevalence of undernourishment
Africa aims to end hunger by 2025; FAO for curbing food imports
UN's food agency emphasises on need to improve local and traditional nutritious food, calls for private investments to increase the food security …
FAO in partnership with wholesale union to reduce food waste
World is losing 1.3 billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion every year
Need to make agri-food systems resilient to address food security: SOFA 2021
Food costs could increase for up to 845 million people if a disruption to critical transport links were to occur, SOFA 2021 flagged
El Niño-induced dry spell causes major crop loss in Central America
This is the second consecutive year when the sub-region’s main season harvest has been affected by dry weather
UN considers payments for forest ecosystem services
This will help create sustainable livelihoods and resilient ecosystems, says a report by three UN agencies
International food standards revised; safe limit for lead reduced
Codex standards now also contain a prescribed daily intake value of potassium, a mineral known to reduce the risk of heart disease
Countries vow to wipe out sheep and goat plague globally by 2030
The deadly animal disease causes a loss of US $2billion annually and has put livelihood of millions of poor at risk in 70 countries of Asia and Africa
Half of the world’s hungry people live in Asia-Pacific; Southern Asia worst affected: FAO
Higher food, feed, and fuel prices, combined with a slow recovery from COVID-19 pandemic to blame; women fared worse in food insecurity
El Nino impact on food security: $160 million needed urgently to support 4.8 million people at risk, says FAO
Releases anticipatory action plan after WMO forecasts El Nino to stay till April 2024
Decade-old FAO guidelines still the way ahead for food security, says report
No consensus at forums like WTO dangerous for international food security, it adds