World food prices hit record high in 2022 despite December fallThe Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food commodit...
06 Jan, 2023, 02.41 PM IST
Without urgent action, climate change will push millions into hunger - U.N.Small farmers who produce the bulk of food in developing countries are some of the most vulnerable to changes in climate and need help adap...
17 Oct, 2016, 04.30 PM IST
CPI(M) expresses concern over UN hunger report, says government failed on food securityAccording to a study released by United Nation's FAO, India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194.6 million, ...
28 May, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
India tops world hunger list with 194 million peopleIndia is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194 million, surpassing China, according to United Nations annual hun...
28 May, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
Global food prices drop 1.6 per cent in 2013: United Nations food agency FAOGlobal food prices fell 1.6 per cent in 2013 as large supplies pushed down international prices of commodities such as oils, sugar and cere...
10 Jan, 2014, 02.22 PM IST
- World food import bill may cross $1 trillion this year: FAO
The food import bill of the global community could surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2010, with prices of most commodities going up sharply c...
22 Nov, 2010, 06.57 PM IST
- FAO drops mention of J-K and Arunachal as separate countries
UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has dropped references to Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as "independent entities" in its 2...
09 Oct, 2010, 06.56 PM IST
- FAO lists J-K and Arunachal Pradesh as independent entities
Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh have been shown as "independent entities" by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation which said ...
08 Oct, 2010, 07.34 PM IST
- Overfishing a threat to sea cucumbers: FAO report
Stocks of sea cucumbers, found on the ocean bed worldwide and a staple in diets across Asia, are increasingly in trouble from overfishing, ...
02 Apr, 2009, 03.25 PM IST
- UN food agency approves $42.6 million reform plan
The UN food agency approved a $42.6 million (33.6 million euro) plan on Saturday to carry out reforms, including streamlining top jobs, cal...
22 Nov, 2008, 09.43 PM IST
- No end in sight to high food prices, says UN
The high food prices that have sparked protests and riots across the world will continue over the next decade, the UN has warned.
30 May, 2008, 01.58 PM IST
- No end in sight to high food prices, says UN
The high food prices that have sparked protests and riots across the world will continue over the next decade, the UN has warned and asked ...
30 May, 2008, 01.34 PM IST
- UN steps in to tackle food crisis
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he is moving “at full speed” to get a top-level UN task force and world leaders to tackle t...
07 May, 2008, 03.52 AM IST
- UN chief moving to get world leaders tackle food crisis
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he is moving "at full speed" to get a top-level UN task force and world leaders to tackle the wor...
06 May, 2008, 04.35 AM IST
- Biofuel's impact on food crops under study at FAO meeting
Strategies to develop biofuel production without sacrificing food supplies will be one of the headline issues to be tackled at a Latin Amer...
13 Apr, 2008, 09.08 AM IST
- Climate change is threat to agriculture
UN food agency says that climate change poses a threat to food security of many nations with the Middle East region likely to suffer huge l...
05 Mar, 2008, 10.57 AM IST
- Global food aid can reduce hunger: FAO
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said global food aid given on time and directly to people suffering from malnutrition and hunge...
15 Sep, 2006, 11.50 AM IST