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World Food Prices Hold Firm In June, UN Food Agency Says

The United Nations world food price index held steady in June data showed, with increases in vegetable oil, sugar and dairy products offset by a fall in th...

Cow Burps, Food Waste To Take Spotlight At COP28 Agriculture Day

Climate advocacy groups are pressuring world governments gathered at this year’s United Nation’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai to...

World Food Prices Fall Again In June: UN Food Agency

The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years, pushed down by a drop in the cost of...

Global Farms To Double In Size And Halve In Number By 2100, Study Finds

The number of farms across the globe is expected to reduce to half by the end of this century, while the size of the average existing farms double, accordi...

Russians' Spending On Food Doubles Following Ukraine War: FAO

Russian citizens are spending on average 40% of their disposable income on food - about twice as much as they did before the Russia-Ukraine war, UN food ag...

Food Prices Surged To New Record High In March: FAO

World food prices jumped to a new record high in March as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staples grains and edible oils, the UN food agen...

World Food Prices Hit Record High In February: FAO

World food prices hit a record high in February, led by a surge in vegetable oils and dairy products, to post a 20.7% increase year-on-year, the UN food ag...