According to a newly launched UN report, low-carbon farming can both curb climate change and boost food output in developing nations. The agency’s report, “Food Security and Agricultural Mitigation in Developing Countries,” suggests that because of this fact, low-carbon farms must be rewarded under a global climate deal due in December.
In a Reuters article, Leslie
On 16-18 November the UN World Food Summit will take place in Rome. At the forefront of the agenda is how to address the world food crisis and increasing hunger levels.
Coinciding with the summit, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched 1BillionHungry.org, a petition to promote an end to hunger. The
In the lead-up to its High-Level Expert Forum in Rome this October, the FAO has issued a cautiously optimistic progress report on the state of the African agricultural sector, as reported in a recent article by Voice of America.
The FAO has calculated that agriculture has grown by 3.5% in 2008, largely due to better policies
A recent announcement by the FAO states that world food output must rise by 70% by 2050 to meet projected demand from a growing population and changing diets.
Global cereal demand must increase by about 50%, from 2.1 billion tonnes today to 3 billion tonnes by 205. Over the same period, meat output must increase by
A recently published report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has announced that the total population of those going hungry has surpassed the 1 billion person mark for the first time in history.
“A dangerous mix of the global economic slowdown combined with stubbornly high food prices in many countries has pushed some 100 million
Recent findings from a recent FAO report highlight the fact that prices for staple cereal crops still remain high in developing countries. One of the main reasons for the persistence of this problem is that these populations are unable to successfully access the market for buying and selling at the appropriate time and that the
