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Press release… Agriculture’s Resilience Has Been Tested by COVID, Making Fighting Climate Change Even More Vital Than Ever, Says Syngenta Group Ipsos MORI survey: 72% of farmers have significant concerns about the impact climate change will have on their ability to grow food over the next five yearsIn Europe 46% …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan/ NEW DELHI, India/ DHAKA, Bangladesh  The coronavirus pandemic is profoundly impacting the future of 600 million children in South Asia, UNICEF warned in a report. The UN agency called on governments to take immediate action to protect millions of children and families in the region. “The COVID-19 pandemic …

17 June 2020, Rome – The FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu today delivered closing remarks in the final session of the Joint Meeting of the UN agency’s Programme and Finance Committees. Over the last 10 days, Members of both committees discussed programmatic and budgetary matters as well as substantive thematic work subjects …

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) declared that number of displaced people by force reached to 79.5 million increasing at a record level last year. It is said that this accounts for 1 percent of the world population. Reportedly Turkey ranks number one among the countries being home to …

This season’s apple harvests for South Africa and New Zealand are at optimal levels. The main issue in exporting, however, is projected to be complications in logistics arising from Covid-19. SA apple harvest estimates for 2020 After three years of lower output, apple production returned to normal levels in the …

Trust in America’s farmers and ranchers remains high amid the devastating blow delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new American Farm Bureau Federation poll shows 84% of Americans trust the nation’s farmers and the same overwhelming majority support financial assistance from the government for farmers struggling to keep from going …

15 JUN 2020 More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stated. The FAO said in a biennial report that tackling the issue would require several measures …

The world is facing an “impending global food emergency” that could impact hundreds of millions of people as the coronavirus pandemic threatens already strained supply chains, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. “Our food systems are failing and the COVID-19 pandemic is making things worse,” the U.N. chief said …

04 June 2020, Rome – Global commodity food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, as supplies appear strong and demand weakens due to economic contractions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of …

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 the outbreak, millions in the poorest countries have become more vulnerable to the economic downturn and food insecurity, U.N. experts warn. The World Food Program (WFP) said the economic outlook — and risks of food insecurity — continues to darken because of effects …