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India among top 3 countries in forest area gains: FAO report
New Delhi: India gained 2,66,000 hectares of forest area annually from 2010 to 2020, securing the third spot among the top 10 countries with the most significant forest area gains during this…
- World
Major rise in world hunger, says UNFAO
There has been a major increase in the number of people that go to bed hungry in the world, as the globe reeled under the effects of prolonged conflicts and a global…
- Middle East
FAO receives World Bank grant to support resilience projects in Yemen
Rome, Dec 14 (IANS) The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that it received a new grant worth $150 million to help fund assistance to vulnerable households in war-torn Yemen. The…
- World
World food prices fall slightly in November: FAO
Rome: Increased stability in grain exports from Russia and Ukraine sent global prices for grains and cereals lower in November, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The broader FAO Food…
- World
World food prices fall slightly in Nov: FAO
Rome: Increased stability in grain exports from Russia and Ukraine sent global prices for grains and cereals lower in November, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The broader FAO Food…
- World
FAO chief warns conflicts, climate likely to fuel more food crises
Rome: Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), warned that conflicts and climate-related impacts are likely to fuel food crises, and called for resilience and more efforts for…
- World
FAO to set up project office in Ukraine
Kiev: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will set up a project office in Ukraine, the Kiev government said in a statement. The government has authorised Yulia Svyrydenko, the First Deputy Prime…
- World
World food prices decline after Ukraine grain exports resume: FAO
Rome: World food prices declined dramatically in July following the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine, according to the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A deal to allow grain shipments from Ukraine…
- Afghanistan
FAO, World Bank step up response to worsening food security in Afghanistan
Rome: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed an unprecedented $150 million contribution from the World Bank to provide critical livelihood and life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable…
- India
Global food crisis looms due to Ukraine war: Tharoor
New Delhi: Amid Russia-Ukraine war, a wheat crisis looms in the world, said Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former UN official, citing FAO report that around 30 per cent crops won’t be sown.…
