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Cereal production projected to reach record high in 2023/24: FAO
Updated : 3 years ago IST
FAO raised its 2023 global cereal production forecast to 2 819 million tonnes, indicating a 1.1 per cent increase from the previous year.
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FAO Food Price Index continued declining in June
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The FAO Food Price Index which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 122.3 points in June, down 1.4 per cent from May and 23.4 per cent from its peak in March 2022.
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FAO's global GEF approved 26 projects worth USD 174.7 million
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Building on the growing momentum to tackle environmental problems by addressing the ways in which our food and fibre are produced, the Global Environment Facility has approved 26 projects led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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SHE Changes Climate India Ambassador Shreya Ghodawat talks about policy re
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15: Shreya Ghodawat, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and CEO of Sustainable Guides (a sustainable consultancy) represented India at a High-Level Dialogue on 'Women championing resilience for climate, energy and food security' held in Geneva in the context of W
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Locust invasion causes huge losses to farmers in Afghanistan's northern pr
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than 6,000 hectares of agricultural land to be destroyed in some northern provinces of the country.
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Afghanistan facing high levels of "acute" food insecurity, says FAO senior
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As Afghanistan humanitarian crisis continues to remain a concern for the global community, Maximo Torero, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s senior economist said that the population of the war-torn country is currently "facing high levels of acute food insecurity, not only in mag
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India free from presence of locust swarms
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Locusts are voracious in nature and are known for their vegetation-destroying abilities and their large-scale presence may pose a potential threat to food security.
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People of Afghanistan under world's most severe hunger crisis: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
As per the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the hunger crisis is affecting 22.8 million people in Afghanistan which is equivalent to more than half of the population, as a result of extended drought, conflict, and political instability.
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19 million Afghans face food insecurity: World Food Programme
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 17 (ANI): The World Food Program estimated that nearly 19 million Afghans are facing food insecurity on the occasion of World Food Day.
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African swine fever reported in Kerala's Wayanad; state govt on vigil
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 23 (ANI): Right after African swine fever was reported from two farms in Wayanad in Kerala, the state government on Friday initiated steps to prevent its spread.
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Pandemic, supply disruptions pose risk to food security; urgent actions ne
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The Covid-19 pandemic, its resultant interruption in international supply chains, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine severely disrupting food, fuel and fertilizer markets, countries across the world now need to strengthen safety nets, facilitate trade, boost food
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USD 150 million aid by World Bank comes as relief to Afghan farmers under
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 15 (ANI): The World Bank has granted USD 150 million in aid to Afghan farmers as food security continues to plummet in the country due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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