- Rome, Italy -- Tackling gender inequalities in agrifood systems and empowering women reduces hunger, boosts the economy, and reinforces resilience to shocks like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said. The status of women in agrifood systems...
Downward slide in global food prices continues: FAO
Vegetable oil prices fell 2.9 percent, stemming from subdued global import demand for palm and soy oils and ample export availabilities of sunflower seed and rapeseed oils.



