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FAO Food Price Index edges up in July
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 per cent from June, driven primarily by rising international prices of meat and vegetable oils.
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Afghanistan remains world's most food-insecure country: FAO report
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghanistan remains the world's most food-insecure country, with over 12 million needing urgent aid and 75% facing livelihood instability. Drought, poverty, and restrictions on women worsen the crisis. The FAO and WFP warn that without urgent global support, hunger-related deaths will rise,
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India's millet standards applauded at 88th Codex Executive Committee Meet
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
India's initiative in developing a group standard for whole millet grains recieved global recognition during the 88th Executive Committee meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88) held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome from 14-18 July 2025.
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Amid political instability, UN reports a rapidly spreading drought in Afgh
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
These regions, already vulnerable due to economic challenges, now experience rising agricultural devastation due to prolonged dry conditions. The people in affected regions have reported significant crop losses, and livestock deaths are increasing.
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CBDT chief directs Faceless officers to avoid irrelevant queries in tax as
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Ravi Agarwal has issued strict directives to Faceless Assessment Officers (FAOs) to avoid raising irrelevant queries while conducting faceless assessments, emphasising the need for more focused and case-specific scrutiny procedures.
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Tackling water scarcity requires speed, scale, determination, FAO says
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The world needs to act with speed, scale and determination to tackle the growing threat of water scarcity and climate shocks, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the 5th Baghdad International Water Conference.
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Acute food insecurity to impact 11 million people in Pakistan, says FAO re
Updated : 10 months ago IST
High levels of food insecurity have persisted in Pakistan from November 2024 to March 2025, the FAO said in its latest report, with 11 million people projected to face insecurity.
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UN: Flash Floods in Afghanistan's Badakhshan affected over 1,000 household
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that the floods in the Jurm and Baharak districts in Badakhshan province have inflicted significant financial damage on local farmers and herders.
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Israel eliminates Hezbollah's top commander, captures senior official in s
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Israel announced the elimination of Jaafar Khader Faour, commander of the Nasser Unit's Missiles and Rockets Array, in southern Lebanon's Jouaiyya area. Israel also carried out a raid in northern Lebanon late Friday and captured a Hezbollah official.
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MoCCAE hosts graduation ceremony highlighting women's role in agriculture
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) held a graduation ceremony to mark the completion of the Farmer Field Schools program, highlighting the significant achievements of women in the United Arab Emirates
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UAE: Food and Agriculture Organisation applauds 'Plant the Emirates' initi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has expressed strong support for the UAE's "Plant the Emirates" national programme, initiated by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This initiative aims to enhance agricultural development and food security across the country. Key components in
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Food and Agriculture Organisation marks international day of awareness of
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Reducing food loss and waste is crucial for improving food security and nutrition, promoting the efficient use of resources, protecting the environment, and fostering a more equitable distribution of food resources globally, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisatio
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