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Food prices climb as rising oil and dairy prices offset falling grains
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA) of the United Nations has released its figures for September's world food prices today.
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EU and UN team up to fight antimicrobial resistance and food waste
EU and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations join forces to take action on food waste and antimicrobial resistance.
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‘Every $1 invested in food waste policies brings $14 in return’ – FAO Director General
A call to fight food loss and waste was on the agenda at a high-profile UN meeting.
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North Korea’s food production hit by worst drought since 2001
North Korea’s crop production has been severely damaged by prolonged dry weather, and food insecurity is expected to worsen, concludes a joint FAO-JRC report.
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Nearly two billion people depend on imported food
Researchers show empirically: when population pressure increases, dependency on food imports increases.
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Sustainable seafood is not only about healthy stocks
Industrial fishing has expanded significantly over recent decades. Fishing companies worldwide have introduced advanced technologies, exploring new waters...
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ENSO threatens food supply in southern Africa
17 October 2016 | By Lund University
Rapid climate change will lead to greater shortages of food, fuel, energy and animal feed in vast rural areas of eastern and southern Africa....
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FAO seeks urgent funding to ensure Nigerian food security
9 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of Nigeria's northeast where food insecurity is rampant, FAO said today.
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Food waste in Italy to be slashed by revolutionary new law
4 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Food waste is to be tackled by new measures in a law passed by the Italian Senate that will make it easier for businesses and farmers to donate excess produce to charities and those in need.
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FAO calls for international action on antimicrobial resistance
11 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The FAO has said that antimicrobial resistance is an emerging public health threat requiring a globally coordinated effort to counter the risks it poses to food security...
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Mars and UN sign new food safety agreement
21 October 2015 | By Victoria White
As part of the agreement, Mars will work together with the FAO to make food safer across the globe, but especially in developing countries...
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Food Price Index registers sharpest fall since 2008
10 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The FAO Food Price index averaged 155.7 points in August 2015, down 5.2% from July, the steepest monthly drop since December 2008...
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Potato seeds preserved for future generations in Arctic vault
28 August 2015 | By Victoria White
The Director-General of FAO joined scientific experts and delegations from Peru, Costa Rica and Norway to witness the ceremony that will help to preserve these vital crops for future generations...
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FAO Food Price Index hits lowest level since 2009
6 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Prices for major food commodities in July hit their lowest average monthly level since September 2009, according to the FAO Food Price Index...
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Worries rise over outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu in West Africa
20 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Fears are growing that without timely intervention to stem outbreaks of the avian flu virus H5N1 across West Africa, further spread is inevitable...
