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Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include making biofuels; converting crops into processing ingredients, such as livestock meal, hydrogenated oils and starches; and selling them on global markets to countries that can afford …

The UN has warned that a growing global food crisis could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12 billion in funding to mitigate its “devastating effects.”     Food insecurity is soaring due to warming temperatures, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has led …

Press release… 23 May 2022, Eskişehir – In support of the national “Save Your Food” campaign against food loss and waste in Turkey, FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey, with the support of the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, are jointly organizing the exhibition “Grown for a Bin” by …

The global pandemic has revealed once again the most basic needs of people. The main element of living, the agriculture industry rises in importance increasingly. Agriculture strikes as one of the leading sectors in the Turkish economy. Our country has substantial potential in agriculture. Turkey ranks 1st in Europe and 7th  in the world …

With the Russia-Ukraine war, food security has become an important agenda item in the world. Countries began to act protective and limit exports at the point of exporting the basic food products they produce. Especially the war between Russia and Ukraine, one of the world’s major grain exporters, made it …

FAO Director-General participates in high-level international conference in Azerbaijan – Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture Digital agriculture has great potential to foster the transformation of agrifood systems and  promote rural development, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), emphasized at …

Countries move to ban or limit exports of food products, including wheat, oil, sugar… ISTANBUL Countries around the world have been taking protectionist measures as fears of a global food inflation crisis rise. This has propelled food prices to record levels, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food …

Agricultural commodity prices increase amid Russia-Ukraine war, unfavorable weather conditions… The selling pressure in the commodity market continued for weeks, amid geopolitical risk and Fed’s “hawkish” policies. Wheat Although the commodity market was dominated by geopolitical risks and rallies in March, the fact that the world’s leading central banks, especially …

Global wheat prices increased after India banned wheat exports on Friday. Wheat futures prices traded in Chicago rose 5.9 percent to $12.47 and hit the highest levels of the last two months. According to the news of the Reuters agency, corn prices increased by 2 percent and soybean prices increased …

Rooftop and hydroponic farming give opportunities to explore more environmentally friendly options… LAHORE, Pakistan… With alarm bells ringing all over the world over global warming, new farming technologies are helping the young generation reduce waste and keep the Earth healthy. A survey by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics in 2018 …