Rural Life
Less than 5% of the Gaza Strip's cropland area remains available for cultivation, according to the latest geospatial assessment by the FAO
The passing of Pope Francis reminds us of the "rare moral clarity" he brought to discussions on agri-food systems, the FAO said.
Agri-Business
The only way to reduce carbon emissions and limit global warming is to "transform" agri-food systems, COP29 delegates have been told.
Environment
Agriculture and food are among the topics to be discussed at COP29 which has kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan today (November 11).
The Food Price Index, compiled by the United Nation's FAO shows that international prices for some key food commodities have soared.
Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, which is equivalent to one in 11people globally and one in five people in Africa.
Forestry
Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity Pippa Hackett will address the United Nations FAO Committee on Forestry about agroforestry.
The FAO world food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month, with higher prices seen for cereals and dairy
Hundreds of millions of people experience hunger on a daily basis, according to a representative of the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
The FAO Food Price Index edged higher in April, due to rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable oils and cereals.
Agri Politics
Minister Charlie McConalogue has seen at first hand the ongoing impacts of climate change and conflict on Ethiopian farmers.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue announced Irish funding of €105 million for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for 2025 to 2027.
Tillage
The United Nations has taken the decision to designate 30 May as the International Day of the Potato. It will be an annual celebration
Ahead of COP28 taking place in Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Ireland has been urged to "show leadership".
Pig/Poultry
Non governmental organisations (NGOs) are now extremely influential in determining the farming policy followed at an international level.
Ireland will provide €284 million in 2023 for food, agriculture and nutrition programmes worldwide the Tánaiste has said.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that agriculture "holds the solutions" to the global water crisis and food security.
Beef
Statistics on global food security "make you stop and think how fortunate we are in this country", according to a member of the Seanad.
The Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture will meet with representative of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme today.
Minister of State Martin Heydon has highlighted the role of new technologies in improving food security at a conference in Rome.
The destruction of a dam could result in farmland in the southern Ukraine turning into "deserts", the Ministry of Agrarian Policy warned.
Sustained flooding caused by the destruction of a dam in Ukraine will "disrupt farming activities", according to the United Nations (UN).
The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres has called for the decarbonisation of agriculture to be sped up.
