FAO sees cereal stocks falling by 1.9 percent in 2025 season
Global rice output is forecast to hit 543.6 million tonnes in 2024/25, even as cereal stocks and trade volumes continue to decline....
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UN agencies highlight women’s role in agrifood systems
FAO, IFAD, and WFP stress that gender equality in agrifood systems is essential for poverty reduction and food security worldwide....
FAO publishes first global salt-affected soils report in 50 years
The FAO's global soil salinity report highlights over 1.4 billion hectares impacted, urgent need for sustainable land management, and a climate-driven crisis threatening food systems....
FAO and IFAD launch $282 million agrifood sustainability initiative
A $282 million program led by FAO and IFAD, funded by GEF, aims to transform global agrifood systems with sustainable practices for biodiversity, food security,...
FAO urges investment in reducing food waste to meet climate goals
Halving food loss and waste could reduce global agricultural greenhouse emissions by 4% and decrease the number of undernourished people by 153 million, FAO says....
Food loss reduction is key to improving food security, says FAO
Halving food loss and waste could reduce global agricultural greenhouse emissions by 4% and decrease the number of undernourished people by 153 million, FAO says....
Global rice prices skyrocket, reaching highest level since 2011
In July, the World Rice Price Index soared to a near 12-year high, according to the United Nations food agency. The index climbed 2.8% from...
World food prices drop for July, but supply worries persist – FAO
In the wake of the developments in Ukraine, food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in July, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization...