In an exclusive NUFFOODS Spectrum interview, Vittorio Fattori, Food Safety Officer, FAO, explains how governments can urgently deploy environmental inhibitors to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions while upholding…
In an exclusive NUFFOODS Spectrum interview with global food-standards leaders — Sarah Cahill, Codex Secretary; Lingping Zhang, Food Standards Officer, Codex Secretariat; Markus Lipp, Senior Food Safety Officer, Food and…
Rising vegetable oil quotations offset lower prices for wheat, maize, rice and sugar The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark of world food commodity price developments, remained largely unchanged in March from its rev…
Averting losses of hundreds of millions of poultry is crucial to mitigate impacts on food security, nutrition and affordability of poultry products The spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, bringing losses of…
FAO assumes joint custodianship of indicator seen as key to ending malnutrition The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has assumed joint custodianship with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) of a …
Higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices drive the overall increase The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, according to the…
FAO and UNOOSA emphasise the importance of collaboration to make space technologies benefit small-scale farmers Many of the new satellites currently in Earth’s orbit are equipped to provide revolutionary tools and data t…
International quotations for sugar and vegetable oils drive the FAO Food Price Index lower The FAO Food Price Index, the benchmark for world food commodity prices, declined in January, averaging 124.9 points during …
In 2024 the benchmark measure of world food commodity prices averaged 2.1 percent below its 2023 level The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, led by a drop in i…
FAO, WFP and UNICEF urge immediate humanitarian access and action to avert what could become the worst hunger crisis in recent history Four months after famine was first confirmed in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur s…
Stakeholder workshop on strengthening camel milk value chain in India organised in Bikaner as part of International Year of Camelids The United Nations has declared 2024 as the International Year of Camelids. The Departm…
New forecasts point to declining but still comfortable global cereal's stock-to-use ratio The benchmark for world food commodity prices rose in November to its highest level since April 2023, increasing by 0.5 per cent f…
At the global meeting in Azerbaijan, FAO raised agrifood solutions as key for addressing the climate crisis and supported the COP29 Presidency with important initiatives The Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unite…
The Declaration brings to light the tangible commitments undertaken by dairy operators worldwide towards the various UN Sustainable Development Goals and sends a clear message to governments The Paris Dairy Declaration o…
FAO’s new Food Outlook report tracks main food and beverage markets and looks at olive oil and fertilisers The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 per cent from the previous year to more than $2 trilli…
Global cereal production and trade likely to decline from last year The benchmark for world food commodity prices surged to its highest level in 18 months in October, led by a sharp increase in vegetable oil quotations, …
Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories According to a new United Nations report, acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity across 22 co…
International quotations for sugar lead to an across-the-board increase in major food commodity prices The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up …
FAO urges more investment in a blue transformation at G7 agriculture ministers’ meeting The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) underlined the need for more investment in a Blue Transformation e…
The Organization’s Anticipatory Action Plan outlines ways to safeguard millions of people at risk given the climate phenomenon’s potentially devastating impacts The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Smallholder producers account for a large share of global output, and coffee exports represent a vital source of revenue for many low-income countries At the opening of the first Fair and Permanent Coffee Forum in Hondur…
FAO has long championed the benefits of open, rules-based trade to global food security The G20 can make a significant contribution to global food security by promoting market transparency, refraining from adopting trade…
New 2024 forecasts for global cereal output point to a weather-driven drop in coarse grains offset by expected increases for wheat and rice The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported that …
New FSSAI initiative aims to develop detection methods and assess the prevalence of microplastics in Indian food The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched an innovative project to tackle the growi…
SOFI 2024 report highlights a cost-hunger trap plaguing some regions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic More than a third of the world’s population could not afford a healthy diet in 2022 and some regions have yet full…
