Geopolitics
New York: The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted food insecurity and was hampering the future development of countries across the continent. more
Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: new FAO report

New York: New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.

Sustainable fishing staying afloat in developed world, sinking in poorer regions

New York: More people than ever rely on fisheries and aquaculture for food, and income, but the seafood industry is facing a “dangerous” sustainability divide when comparing t ...

World ‘off track’ to meet most Sustainable Development Goals on hunger, food security and nutrition

New York, July 19 (JEN): Key parts of the Global Goals agenda linked to achieving zero-hunger are “off-track”, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday, ...

To beat hunger and combat climate change, world must ‘scale-up’ soil health – UN

New York: Healthy soils are essential to achieve ‘Zero Hunger’ – and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – peace and prosperity, the United Nations agricult ...

Promoting biodiversity across all agricultural sectors ‘fundamental’ — FAO chief

New York: Changing how countries across the world produce food is “fundamental” to protecting the future of the Earth’s ecosystem, said the head of the Food and Agricult ...

Latin America and Caribbean must ‘radically transform’ food habits to combat obesity – UN agency

New York: A “radical transformation” of food systems and food habits is critical to combat the growing scourge of overweight and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean, th ...

FAO boosts food security efforts in countries affected by Syria crisis

New York, Mar 18 (JEN: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced a scale-up in its support to Jordan and other countries in the Middle East affected by the hum ...