Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decadesAustralia's weather bureau has warned of an El Nino forming in the tropical Pacific. This weather pattern could become one of the strongest...
India eyes biofertilisers after Mideast war stoked supply fearsUnder a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort ...
El Nino may hit India's monsoon, rice and maize output: FAOIndia faces a potential threat as El Nino begins. The Food and Agriculture Organization warns of a weakened summer monsoon. This could stre...
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
World food prices slip in May, still near three-year high, FAO saysGlobal food prices edge lower in May as FAO forecasts a 2% decline in world cereal production for 2026-27.
'India, Italy signed critical MoUs in various sectors,' says MEA Secy (West)India and Italy elevated their Strategic Partnership to a Special Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Modi's visit, signing key agr...
Gulf shipping standoff hits world’s most vulnerable farmersGlobal supply chain disruptions, exacerbated by international conflicts, are making essential farming inputs scarce and unaffordable for sm...
From surplus to strain: World rice supply threatened by Iran war, El NinoThe effects of the Iran war are impacting farmers in top exporters Thailand and Vietnam as well as the import-reliant Philippines and Ind...
Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warnFarmers and fishers are struggling as heatwaves become more frequent and intense. Yields are falling, and harvests are failing. The United ...
World food prices hit new 10-year high in October: FAOThe Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food commodit...
World food prices jump in August, cereal harvest outlook cut: FAOFAO's food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 127.4 points last month co...
World food prices fall in June for first time in a year: FAOThe Rome-based FAO also said in a statement that worldwide cereal harvests would come in at nearly 2.817 billion tonnes in 2021, slightly d...
India's rice exports may drop by 20% in 2016: FAOIndia, the world's biggest rice producer after China, is estimated to export about 10 million tonnes of rice this year, same at last year's...
- World food prices fell for a second month in November on cheaper oil, sugar
World food costs slipped for a second month in November as prices for oilseeds and cooking oils as well as sugar fell to the lowest in two ...
- At 217 million, India houses largest number of malnourished in the world
India has cut the number of undernourished by less than 10% since 1990 & is one of the nations FAO says won't meet its MDG target.
- India houses largest number of undernourished people in the world
Three key international organizations working on food security have revised the number of people in hunger globally downwards from 1 billio...
- Quality standards to help check tea glut
India’S tea production has gone up, and so has its consumption in the country. However China still beats India in tea consumption.