Agri-Business
Global food commodity prices fall in July
Global food commodity prices fell in July for a second consecutive month. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price...
Agri-Business
Global food commodity prices fell in July for a second consecutive month. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price...
Agri-Business
Consumption of animal protein will “level off” in high-income countries over the next 10 years, according to a new report....
Environment
Off-farm activities before and after food production are making up a “growing share” of food system greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Agri-Business
Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, the Food and Agriculture...
Rural Life
Ireland’s total contribution to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, which leads international efforts to defeat hunger, was €26...
Agri-Business
An international study on the global food safety has revealed more than half the world’s population (60%) worry about the...
Environment
The Minister for Agriculture has addressed an international gathering of stakeholders at the launch of the FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment...
Agri-Business
A new report has predicted that global demand for agricultural products is projected to grow by 15% over the coming...
Agri Politics
The “renewed focus” by environmental groups in Ireland and further afield to criticise Irish agriculture has been slammed by independent...
Rural Life
With unsafe food a threat to human health and economies on a global scale, the first international Food Safety Conference...
Pig/Poultry
There are fears that the “rapid onset” of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China could mean that the “deadly pig...
Pig/Poultry
Countries trading in Chinese poultry should step up surveillance at their own farms, markets and border checkpoints, to prevent the...
Tillage
Global wheat production is expected to fall in 2017, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United...
Agri Politics
Climate change will affect every aspect of food production in the future, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture...
Environment
The agriculture sector needs to take steps to combat climate change while also preparing itself for the obstacles it will present,...
Tillage
Record global wheat production forecast for this year’s harvest are helping keep inventories ample and prices low, according to the...
Tillage
World cereal supply and demand forecasts for the 2016/17 season have been adjusted since July, following increases to production forecasts, according...
Agri-Business
Promoting sustainable agriculture through information and communications technology will require a renewed focus on innovation and investment in research, technology...