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April 29, 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Drives Maize Prices down… The global spread of the pandemic that started off in China has caused maize prices to drop, over the past few weeks. Maize – a Raw Material Linked to Petrol Prices… One of the main causes for the maize price drop …

April, 2020 ASF has devastated China’s swine industry since August 2018. Despite low official reported cases of ASF and robust recovery efforts in the second half of 2019, overall swine production and slaughter will remain depressed in 2020. Further complicating matters is the coronavirus outbreak in China, but it is …

April, 2020 In marketing year (MY) 2019/20, Bulgaria’s total grain harvest was 8.5 percent above MY 2018/19, including almost 4.0 million metric tons (MMT) of corn, a production record. Higher domestic stocks, favorable export demand, and lower domestic consumption, supported the increase in exports. As of early April 2020, wheat …

Supply chains must be shortened and localised, urges FAO… Whilst addressing the Agriculture Ministers of the G20 countries, the FAO Director-General highlighted essential actions that must be taken in order to maintain the supply chains of the future. The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a major public health concern but also …

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis… 16 April, 2020  According to the Impact of Coronavirus on Africa’s Agriculture April 2020 report released by Selina Wamucii, family farmers across Africa are facing economic devastation as Covid-19 pandemic disrupts exports and global food supply chains. The report provides a …

Press release… 21 April 2020, Brussels/Rome/New York – Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises. The report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, along with …

Press release… 21 April 2020, Brussels/Rome/New York – Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises. The report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, along with …

Though steady on a monthly basis, global food prices in September remained above their level in the same month last year, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. While sugar prices fell sharply, the decline was almost entirely offset by higher prices in vegetable oils and meats, …

The direct benefits of harnessing cutting edge technology for agriculture are clear: more efficient production of more food to reduce hunger and reliance on imports while also boosting rural incomes… Despite the rise of industrial and intensive farming, it is the world’s 800 million smallholder farmers who continue to shoulder …

Guadalupe Valdez, FAO’s Zero Hunger Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean, said: “We have to consider this as a global fight so that in no corner of the planet a single child goes hungry.” guadalupe valdez ile ilgili görsel sonucu Waldez stated: “To achieve progress in the fight against …