India committed to ensure food security for its citizens: Tomar

New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar on...

African swine fever reported in Wayanad, Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 23 (ANI): Right after African swine fever was reported from two farms...

Pandemic, supply disruptions pose risk to food security

Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The Covid-19 pandemic, its resultant interruption in international supply chains,...

USD 150 mln aid by World Bank comes as relief to Afghan farmers

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 15 (ANI): The World Bank has granted USD 150 million in aid to Afghan farmers as food...

UN report: World's most vulnerable are paying more for less food

Rome [Italy], June 10 (ANI): The global food import bill is on course to hit a new record of USD 1.8 trillion this...

Afghanistan enters list of global hunger hotspots

Rome [Italy], June 7 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organisation...

Sri Lanka PM holds discussions with FAO, UNDP representatives

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held discussions on Friday with the...

Nearly 20 million facing acute hunger in Afghanistan: UN

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan - almost half the population - are facing...

Mumbai recognised as 2021 Tree City of World

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 12 (ANI): Mumbai has been recognised as the "2021 Tree City of the World" by the...

UN reports giant leap in global food prices

Rome [Italy], April 11 (ANI): Global food prices jumped to a new record high of nearly 13 per cent in March as the...

N Zealand to support Afghans with agricultural inputs, cash

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 4 (ANI): New Zealand is funding with USD 2 million a new project of the Food and...

FAO chief economist warns of Ukraine conflict's possible...

New York [US], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Maximo...