Tag Archives: Food security

The informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Cordoba focused on the use of new technologies to advance food security, combat climate change and achieve agricultural sector profitability. (The acting Spanish minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, welcomes the European Agriculture Commissioner, Janusz Wojciechowski. © Pool PEUE/Julio Muñoz) The …

The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) will make a clear call to action for public and private entities to take action to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) toward transforming agrifood systems to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 agenda. Why is reducing food …

The El Nino weather phenomenon is just warming up, potentially paving the way for higher temperatures and extreme weather events in a year that has already seen plenty of both. The first El Nino in years began last month, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The naturally occurring warming of temperatures in the Pacific …

From providing food to sustaining smallholder communities, agriculture is a fundamental core of our society – one that the modern world cannot live without. Even so, this critical industry can be highly unpredictable as it relies on various factors that significantly impact its outcome, including the most influential: climate. Climate …

Despite the unfavourable developments globally, there are no risks to food supply security in Türkiye thanks to measures in place, said the Food and Agricultural Products Monitoring and Assessment Committee in a statement on Sept. 14. Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati, Agriculture Minister Vahit Kirişçi, Trade Minister Mehmet Muş, Ibrahim Senel, the head of …

Press release… FAO Director-General calls for approaches to prevent an even greater crisis at 33rd FAO Regional Conference in Poland… 11/05/2022 Lodz, Poland/Rome – Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe and Central Asia met today at the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) to discuss not only the implications of …

Partnership between Turkey, Africa based on mutual benefits, cooperation, says Bekir Pakdemirli… Turkey’s agriculture and forestry minister on Friday urged the African Union to act collectively for food security. “The African Union, which constitutes one-sixth of world population, must act collectively to be more resilient against the possible new threats,” …

Press release… Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, represented FAO at the 8th Ministerial Conference on Food Security and Agricultural Development on 25–27 October 2021 in Istanbul. Vladimir Rakhmanin FAO has reiterated its support for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the area …

Press release… “About one-tenth of the world’s population, 811 million people, are malnourished or starving”“Our actions are our future. Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life”“Input costs, especially fertilizer, electricity, irrigation, medicine, diesel and feed, should be reduced urgently in order to ensure the sustainability of …

Saudi businessman insists lab-grown meat is crucial in ensuring the region’s food security! Gulf citizens told to get used to lab-grown meat! A royal Saudi businessman has called on people of the Gulf to get used to lab-grown meat as part of their diets irrespective of whether they like it …