food

Photo: FAO/G. Napolitano
FAO/G. Napolitano

Food prices remain steady during November, UN agency reports

8 December 2011
Global food prices in November were virtually unchanged from October, and 10 per cent below their peak in February, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today.
The drought has taken a serious toll on livestock in the Horn of Africa.
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Kenyan farmers receive UN help to withstand drought, prevent food crisis

13 October 2011
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping farmers in eastern Kenya make the necessary investments today to withstand drought and prevent food security crises tomorrow.

UN agency welcomes G20 decisions aimed at boosting food security

23 June 2011
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed today’s declaration adopted by the Group of 20 (G20) as a message that the world’s largest economies are serious about helping the poor and strengthening food security.
Crop yields can be increased six-fold

UN agency launches new initiative to boost crops and protect environment

13 June 2011
Building on the lessons learned from the Green Revolution of the 1960s, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today launched a new initiative to grow more food to feed the world’s growing population in an environmentally sustainable way.

UN warns of climate change’s potentially dire impact on food security

31 March 2011
The effects of slow-onset climate change are expected to have “potentially catastrophic” impact on food production in developing countries in future, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today, calling for action to mitigate the adverse consequences.
Food prices keep rising

Global food prices rise to new highs, not expected to fall in coming months – UN

3 February 2011
Food prices around the world surged to a new historic peak in January, for the seventh consecutive month, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today, adding that the prices are not likely to decline in the months ahead.
Rinderpest is capable of wiping out entire herds of cattle within days

Deadly cattle plague to be declared officially eradicated by June, UN agency says

24 January 2011
A deadly cattle plague that has brought famine, agricultural havoc and economic ruin to herders for millennia, will officially be declared eradicated in June, a first ever in the battle against animal diseases and a highlight of World Veterinary Year, a senior United Nations official said today.