The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) expects world cereal production in 2021 to increase for the third consecutive year and has raised its preliminary global wheat production forecast on better than-earlier-anticipated crop conditions in several countries. Global wheat production is forecast to reach a new high of 785 million tonnes in 2021, up 1.4 […]
Global food commodity prices rose in March, marking their tenth consecutive monthly increase, with quotations for vegetable oils and dairy products leading the rise, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 118.5 points in […]
Just imagine what would happen if a natural disaster wiped away a large portion of food crops, even as the world is still grappling with the pandemic. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that the world will be increasingly grappling with more disasters that will affect our agriculture. Last year alone, huge […]
From a media bed unit start-up in Bangkok to a fully developed 120 households deep water culture (DWC) unit in Ethiopia, aquaponics is showcasing its true potential to produce sustainable food anytime, anywhere. A marriage between aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, snails or prawns in tanks) and hydroponics (cultivating plants in water), aquaponics […]
Global wheat production in 2021 is likely to increase and hit a new record of 780 million tonnes, according to FAO’s preliminary forecast, as expectations of a rebound in production in the European Union more than offset weather-impacted production prospects for output in the Russian Federation. Maize production in South Africa is expected to reach […]
Asia’s cereal imports are expected to be at record levels in 2020/21, mainly led by robust feed demand in China, according to a report of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Thanks to a recovery in China’s domestic pork production following an outbreak of African Swine Fever, imports of maize are expected to hit a […]
While the Covid-19 outbreak disrupted crop plantings and raised the spectre of hunger in poorer nations including parts of India, the year ahead is looking brighter because of a stronger global outlook for cereals. The most important food staple, their consumption in 2020/21 is expected to rise by 2% above the level of 2019-20 to […]
Global wheat production in 2021 is likely to increase and hit a new record of 780 million tonnes, according to FAO’s preliminary forecast, as expectations of a rebound in production in the European Union more than offset weather-impacted production prospects for output in the Russian Federation. Maize production in South Africa is expected to reach […]
Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Thursday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 116.0 points in […]
The UN food agency on Thursday raised its forecast for global cereal production in 2020 and said that early prospects for this year point to a modest increase in wheat production in the northern hemisphere and a decline in maize production in the southern hemisphere. The latest forecast for world cereal production in 2020 stands at nearly […]
