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Supply concerns drive FAO Food Price Index higher in August…

Press release… September, 2026… Adverse weather, Middle East Conflict and Black Sea trade logistics mostly behind higher quotations for major food commodities… Rome – The benchmark index of world food commodity prices edged up in August, as high temperatures and other weather-related risks raised concerns over supply prospects, according to new data released …

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Qu Dongyu: We can make use of AI, but we cannot eat AI

FAO Director-General calls for science and technology to bridge digital, rural and gender divides… QU Dongyu lauds Asia-Pacific’s progress on food security while calling for science and innovation to tackle persistent hunger, unaffordable healthy diets and rural inequalities September, 2026… Press release… Hangzhou, China/Rome – The Asia-Pacific region must place science, …

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