Globally food’s prices rise in seven months: FAO
Global food prices in March recorded their first monthly increase in seven months, driven by higher costs of vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization, reported.
Adil Aziz
World food price index falls down in February: FAO
UN food agency’s world price index fell in February for a seventh consecutive month as lower prices for all major cereals more than offset the rising price of sugar and meat.
Globally food prices to down in October: FAO
THE United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in October to its lowest level in more than two years, driven by declines in sugar, cereals, vegetable oils and meat.
FAO enhance assistance in capacity building of Pakistani experts in the field of agriculture, livestock
Caretaker Minister for National Food Security and Research Dr Kausar Abdulla Malik sought support from Food and Agriculture Organization to enhance assistance in capacity building of Pakistani experts in the field of agriculture, livestock, and fisheries. Ms Florence Rolle, a Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Pakistan called on Dr. Kausar Abdulla…
FAO organizes ‘Baseline Validation workshop’
US Government and Pakistan had worked together for almost 75 years on issues of bilateral interest, including energy, economic growth, peace-building, health, and education The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the USAID-funded project “Livelihood and Food Security Improvement Activity” (LFSA), conducted a Baseline Validation workshop to validate the findings for…
FAO Launches Digital VilIage Initiative
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Punjab, launched a Digital Village Initiative (DVI) pilot site, in a ceremony organized at the Food Security & Agriculture Centre of Excellency (FACE) in Rahim Yar Khan. Two sites: one in Rahim Yar Khan and another in Sargodha, were…
Agriculture investment symposium held to gather investors, farmers
The agriculture investment symposium was held here to bring together key stakeholders, including investors, policymakers, farmers, development partners, and researchers, to exchange ideas, knowledge, and experiences to drive investment in the agriculture sector. The symposium was attended by more than 300 participants and provided a platform for matchmaking and exploring opportunities for private investors and…
US partners with KP, FAO to boost agricultural livelihoods
U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Andrew Schofer, joined U.S. Embassy Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Lori Antolinez, Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative Florence Rolle, and KP Special Secretary of Agriculture Department Janat Gul to celebrate the successful completion of a $477,876 project to benefit the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project…
World food prices hit record high in 2022 despite December fall
World food prices eased in December marking the ninth consecutive monthly fall, but gained more than 14% in 2022 compared to the previous year, to reach the highest since records began, the U.N. food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally…
Global food prices overall hold steady in November: FAO
World food commodity prices remained largely steady in November, with declining international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products offsetting increasing quotations for vegetable oils and sugar, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a Rome-based UN agency. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international…
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