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The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 154.2 points in June 2022, down 3.7 points (2.3 percent) from May, marking the third consecutive monthly decline, though still 29.0 points (23.1 […]
Thu 21/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
FAO offers farmers carbon capture tools
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has developed practical tools aimed at encouraging the maintenance and sequestration of soil organic carbon, a fundamental tool for climate action. Carbon sequestration […]
Mon 13/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Leading scientists advocate solar greenhouses to feed growing population
Last week’s 2nd Inversolar Congress offered two days of interesting and constructive presentations in which solar greenhouses were confirmed as the most sustainable and efficient agricultural model available and the […]
Wed 08/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Asia dominates global fruit and vegetable production
Over three-quarters of the world’s vegetables are produced in Asia, according to an AgrarMarkt Austria (AMA) report. In 2019, global vegetable production amounted to around 1.1 billion tons, in line […]
Wed 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Record global food imports forecast for 2021
The value of global food imports is projected to be up 12% in 2021 due to surging commodity prices and robust demand during the Covid-19 crisis, according to the FAO. […]
Thu 01/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
2021 declared International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
What is the future of the world’s food sector in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic? Pilar Santacoloma, agri-food systems officer of the FAO (the UN’s organisation for dealing with […]
Tue 01/12/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Struggle against the locust in Central Asia, successful initiatives
Agriculture is a significant part of the economics of Central Asia; unfortunately, the crop is often damaged under locust invasion. FAO and six partner countries (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan […]
Fri 09/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Grant of 1 million USD for Georgian farmers
EU and FAO are going to grant 1 million USD as the financial support to small farmers of Georgia (Caucasus) who had suffered due to the pandemic of COVID. This […]
Mon 15/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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