Tag: FAO

Food drives August's inflation rate to 25.80% - NBS
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Global food price index drops to two-year low – FOA

The World Price Index of the United Nations Food Agency reached a record two-year low in August, undoing July’s temporary uptick. The Times reported that the majority of food commodity prices fell, which caused this reversal, while there were price rises for rice and sugar. The Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Friday that the average value […]

Increased illegal fishing threatens W'Africa food security - FOA
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Increased illegal fishing threatens W’Africa food security – FOA

The Food and Agriculture Organisation has stated that Food security in West Africa is at risk as a result of the expanding illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. According to This Day, FAO’s Ad Interim Representative, Ms. Binga Stephen-Tchicaya, stated during the 23rd annual fishing committee in Liberia that the threat is also driving some species to extinction. According […]

Global food price index drops to two-year low - FOA
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Global cereal production set for record high – FAO

The Food and Agricultural Organisation anticipates that the world’s grain production would reach a record high in 2023 and 2024 in its most recent grain Supply and Demand Brief. According to ThisDay, the assessment, which was published on the FAO website, increased the prediction for world cereal production in 2023 to 2, 819 million tonnes, a […]

Farmers lament as food prices soar
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Stakeholders seek partnership to promote food safety measures

Stakeholders, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Health Ministry, among others, have urged for increased cooperation and a united front to battle foodborne illnesses and improve food safety measures. Leadership reported that the appeal came as the international community observed World Food Safety Day in 2023 in recognition […]

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