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Hunger Hotspots – FAO-WFP Early Warnings on Acute Food Insecurity

A recent United Nations report has shed light on the alarming situation of hunger hotspots and increasing acute food insecurity in various parts of the world. The report,...

May 30, 2023

FAO’s Agriculture and Market Information System (AMIS) and Its Latest Monitor

FAO’s Agriculture and Market Information System (AMIS) is an inter-agency platform that was set up to boost transparency in the food market and promote policy response for food...

May 6, 2023

FAO Food price index

According to a report released by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on January 6,  world food prices reached a record high in 2022, despite experiencing...

January 7, 2023

FAO: World Food Import Bill at All-Time High

According to the biannual Food Outlook report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the year 2022 is expected to witness the world’s food import bill reaching...

November 15, 2022

2022 State of World’s Forests Report

The 2022 edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO), released on day one of the World Forestry Congress, 2022 (May 2, 2022). Who published the report?...

May 4, 2022

International Tea Day

Every year, on May 21, the United Nations observes International Tea Day. The resolution to celebrate International Tea Day was adopted in 2019 by the United Nations food...

May 21, 2021

FAO issues Locust alert to India

On July 5, 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations issued locust alert for India. According to the organization, India should remain on “high alert”...

July 6, 2020

ICAR prepared fisheries guidelines become part of FAO

On May 7, 2020, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) released advisories to fisheries sector in 12 languages. Apart from Hindi and English, advisories were issued in...

May 8, 2020

UNEP: Actress Dia Mirza’s term as Goodwill Ambassador extended

On May 7, 2020, the United Nations Environment Programme extended the term of actress Dia Mirza as the Goodwill ambassador of India till 2022. The actress is also...

May 8, 2020

Massive Locust Invasion in Gujarat

The farmlands in Gujarat border are in great threat from locust invasion. The insects were flying from Pakistan Sindh province and spread in the villages of Gujarat and...

December 26, 2019

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