Articles tagged with: food and agriculture organization
Food prices remain steady during November, UN agency reports Global food prices in November were virtually unchanged from October, and 10 per cent below their peak in February, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. FAO’s Food Price Index level was 215 points last month – just two points, or one per cent, above […]
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South-South cooperation crucial to guarantee food security – top UN official General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser South-South cooperation is a key element to tackle hunger and ensure food security, a top United Nations official said today, calling on countries to strengthen their partnerships at the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo in Rome. “Around the […]
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FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) The FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. It consists of the average of five commodity group price indices (representing 55 quotations), weighted with the average export shares of each of the groups for 2002-2004. In February, […]
FAO Food Price Index down in October Improved supply, global economic uncertainty cited 3 November 2011, Rome – The FAO Food price index dropped to an 11-month low in October, declining 4 percent, or nine points, to 216 points from September. Nonetheless prices still remain generally higher than last year and very volatile, FAO said. Rice […]
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Global food prices drop to 11-month low in October, UN agency reports 3 November 2011 Food prices dropped to an 11-month low in October, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, while adding that they are still higher than last year and very volatile. FAO’s Food Price Index averaged 216 points last […]
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Niger: UN agency boosts aid as a million people face urgent food crisis 28 October 2011 The United Nations food aid agency announced plans today to scale up its operations inside the poor West African country of Niger, where a poor harvest and insect attacks against cereals have left a million people in need of immediate […]
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UN officials urge concerted effort to achieve global food security United Nations officials today called for concerted efforts to ensure the world’s fast-growing population has enough food, stressing that global food production will have to double by 2050 when the planet is expected to host an additional one billion inhabitants. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that guaranteeing sustainable food […]
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UN agencies to present plan for sustainable future of oceans 27 October 2011 Four United Nations agencies have prepared a plan to limit the degradation of oceans and address issues such as overfishing, pollution and declining biodiversity to encourage countries to renew their commitment to improve oceans’ governance, the UN announced today. The plan, Blueprint for […]
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UN project seeks to make use of Nile’s resources to fend off poverty and hunger 27 October 2011 A United Nations report released today on the use and management of water in the Nile River basin calls for for new methods to boost agricultural productivity and warns that governments must take action to keep population growth and resource […]
FAO-Italy project seeks to head off future problems in the Nile Basin New information on agricultural water use will support better planning, prevent future food insecurity 27 October 2011, Rome/Kigali Rapid population growth and natural resource degradation in the Nile River Basin pose the risk of intensified hunger and poverty in the region and require […]
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