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New York: World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday. more
Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO

New York: Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than previously expected, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a repo ...

Poorer countries set to be 'increasingly dependent' on food imports, says UN food agency report

New York: Poorer countries with rising populations and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on imports to feed their people, according to an annu ...

Food safety critical to development and ending poverty: FAO deputy chief

New York: Ensuring that people everywhere can trust the safety and quality of the food they eat is the focus of a UN meeting taking place this week in Rome.

Overall global food prices steady in February – UN

New York, Mar 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Overall food prices stayed put on the month in February, as falling sugar and dairy prices offset a spike in vegetable oil prices, according to the Un ...

Economic Survey: India leads in global milk production

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) The Economic Survey 2015-16 presented in the Parliament on Friday by the Union finance minister Arun Jaitley revealed that India ranks first in global milk producti ...