• Записи за тегом: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

  • How Agriculture is Exacerbating Global Warming

    With the rapid rise in global population, the need to feed billions has placed tremendous pressure on agriculture. Millions of hectares of forests have been cut in South America, Asia and Africa to accommodate the swift expansion of farmlands. Local governments and multinational food companies are collaborating to enhance the farm productivity. Over the past couple of decades, enormous efforts have been made by the policymakers to enhance investments in agricultural infrastructure.

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  • FAO and EBRD Working on Agribusiness Development Strategy in Ukraine

    At the end of March this year, teams of experts from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Investment Centre gathered in Krakow to analyze the war situation in agriculture and build a support and development strategy for the next five years. 

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  • Seeds from FAO: More Than 2,000 Farmers Applied

    More than 2.5 thousand farmers have applied for seed support from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as of Tuesday, March 7. This is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

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  • World food prices have been falling for 11 months in a row

    In February, the average value of the FAO Food Price Index reached 129.8 points, which is 0.6% less than in January. This is the lowest level in 17 months.

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  • AUPB & FAO Help Pig Farms to Establish Operations in The War

    During July 2022-January 2023, the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) supported the restoration of sustainable pork market operators in war conditions.

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  • FAO will help agriculture clear landmines

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) plans to assist agriculture in the gray zones in destroying explosive objects.

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  • Record-high FAO cereal price index in 2022

    Cereal prices were 18% higher on average in 2022, pushing the average annual FAO price index to a new record high.

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  • FAO helps agriculture clear landmines

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) intends to help farms in «gray» zones to destroy explosive objects. This was stated by the head of the office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN in Ukraine Pierre Vauthier during a round table in Ukrinform.

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