Rome, Italy -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released a new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, raising its forecast for world cereal production in 2023/24 to 2.841 billion tons, reflecting expectations of greater outputs of maize, rice and wheat. Global cereal utilization in 2023/24...
Situation in Red Sea has a limited impact on food exports so far, says FAO
ROME, ITALY – The situation in the Red Sea has not yet been reflected in the pace of prices for foods monthly reflected in the FAO Food Price Index, Monika Tothova, the economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said. “Following on its 2023 and...
$10 trn of ‘hidden costs’ on food and agriculture system per year, says UN
Paris, France - The food and agriculture system adds at least $10 trillion in "hidden costs" to the global economy every year due to unhealthy diets, emissions and undernourishment, a UN agency said on Monday. The Food and Agriculture Organization said it conducted an analysis in 154 countries to determine the...
FAO raises its forecast for global cereal production in 2023
ROME, ITALY - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) raised its forecast for global cereal production in 2023 to 2,819 million tonnes, now 0.9 percent higher than the previous year. The higher forecast is almost entirely based on recent and more positive yield estimates for the...
El Nino forced sugar price to hit 13-year high in September, says FAO
Paris, France - Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather phenomenon hit production in India and Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. While world food prices steadied as a whole last month, the FAO's Sugar Price Index...
FAO says world cereal production to reach record high in 2023-24
ROME, ITALY - World cereal production is predicted to hit a record high in 2023-24, according to the latest Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Saturday. FAO raised its 2023 global cereal production forecast to 2 819 million tonnes, indicating a 1.1...
‘Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture likely to rise by 7.5% in next decade’
PARIS, FRANCE - Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture are expected to increase by 7.5 percent in the next decade, said a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The projected greenhouse gas emissions are just less than half the projected...Global food prices fall to lowest level in two years in June
Dubai, UAE -- The World Price Index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) fell last June to its lowest level in more than two years, driven by the lower cost of sugar, vegetable oils, cereals and dairy products.The organization's index that tracks the prices of...
Global body to fund 26 FAO projects worth $174.7m
ROME, ITALY - Building on growing momentum to tackle environmental problems by addressing the ways in which our food and fiber are produced, the Global Environment Facility has approved 26 projects led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). "To achieve the 2030 Agenda we need...Global food import bill to jump to record $1.9 trillion: FAO
The new forecast would mark "an all-time high", and is due to the depreciating values of currencies against the US dollar -- the main currency of exchange on international markets -- as well as Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.
Global food prices fall for sixth month in a row, says UN
World food prices have fallen for a sixth month in a row in September, UN data showed as they continued to fall after a record reached after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Food and Agriculture Organization said its price index, which tracks monthly change in global prices of food commodities,...
World food prices fall slightly from record high over Ukraine war: FAO
World food prices fell slightly last month after hitting a record in March but remain high due to the Ukraine war, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. International sanctions against Russia as well as export flow disruptions resulting from the February 24 invasion have sparked fears of a...World food prices hit record high over Ukraine war: FAO
Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent ‘shocks’ through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization has said.Food Price Index hit record high in February: UN agency
The Food Price Index, which tracks the international prices of a items such as vegetable oils and dairy products went up nearly four percent up from January.Lebanon women get FAO grants to fund their businesses
Four women groups from the South, the North, Mount Lebanon, and the Bekaa received grants.UAE to fund project against red palm weevil
The red palm weevil is said to be a highly destructive pest that blights palm trees.
Qatar fund, FAO join hands for climate action in Somalia
The fund will collaborate with the UN agency to build climate-resilience and take shock-informed anticipatory action.
High freight costs push world food import bill to record high
The global food trade should hit a record high in both volume and value, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). By the end of 2021, the global food import bill should extend beyond $1.75 trillion, marking a 14 percent increase from the previous...
World food prices rise highest in a decade: FAO
The UN barometer of world food prices has surged to a new peak, reaching its highest level since July 2011, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks the international prices of a basket of food commodities, is up 3.9 percent from September,...
Jordan taps FAO to support rural families with agriculture festivals
The FAO and Jordan’s National Center for Agricultural Research have signed a cooperation agreement in this regard.
New FAO Strategic Framework to drive shift in agri-food systems
20 Programme Priority Areas were identified that are inter-disciplinary, issue-based technical themes Members stress the importance of promoting innovation, digital technologies and data Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Saturday endorsed the new Strategic Framework that will drive the Organization's efforts to transform agri-food...
Off-farm activities a growing share of food-system greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to land use changes decreasing over the past 20 years Experts call for complementing emissions on agri land with more efficient production Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to land use changes such as converting forests to agricultural land have been decreasing over the...
