Tag: FAO

• Monday, April 4th 2011 - 04:21 UTC

  FAO calls on Asia to tighten FMD controls; outbreak reported in Taiwan

  

  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO called for veterinary and border control authorities in Asia to be on alert for animals showing signs of Foot and Mouth Disease, FMD. The request follows on South Korea’s culling millions of livestock and vaccinating millions more to stop the spread of FMD, while North Korea also is responding to an outbreak of the disease.

• Monday, April 4th 2011 - 04:19 UTC

  FAO alerts on three pesticides and industrial chemicals

  

  United Nations chemical experts have recommended that two pesticides - endosulfan and azinphos methyl - and one severely hazardous pesticide formulation - Gramoxone Super - be included in the Rotterdam Convention's Prior Informed Consent procedure.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 18:47 UTC

  Desperate call from FAO for aid to North Korea to combat spread of FMD

  

  Around one million US dollars of equipment and vaccines are urgently needed to help stem outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in North Korea, where farm animals are crucial to food security, the United Nations warned.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 10:09 UTC

  FAO organizing seminars world wide to help respond to the escalating food prices

  

  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, is running a series of seminars in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Near East to help governments to make informed decisions on how to respond to high food prices which are becoming increasingly destabilizing.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 18:50 UTC

  Food prices increase in February for eighth consecutive month, says FAO report

  

  Global food prices increased for the eighth consecutive month in February, with prices of all commodity groups monitored rising again, except for sugar, FAO said on Thursday. FAO expects a tightening of the global cereal supply and demand balance in 2010/11

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 06:25 UTC

  Latam must prepare for ‘major prices’ fluctuations warn food organizations

  

  Food price volatility has increased in recent months and will remain high for the time being, according to a joint bulletin launched today by ECLAC, FAO and IICA.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 01:30 UTC

  UK threatens to pull out of FAO unless it improves its ‘patchy’ performance

  

  Britain threatened to pull out of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), unless it improves its “patchy” performance. The announcement follows a review of British overseas aid ordered by the coalition government.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 21:45 UTC

  New CPI basket eases China inflation; Beijing says it has abundant grain reserves

  

  China said on Tuesday consumer prices rose 4.9% in January, a lower-than-expected figure. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, was 0.3 percentage points higher than in December but still lower than November’s 28-month-high of 5.1%.

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 15:39 UTC

  Strong demand for Chilean lamb; exports reach 32 million USD in 2010

  

  Chilean lamb and mutton 2010 exports mostly from Magallanes Region in the extreme south of the country increased 17% over the previous year according to the country’s Agriculture Studies and Policies Office, Odepa.

• Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 23:33 UTC

  FAO admits illegal fishing remains major threat; calls for a global record of fishing vessels

  

  Countries are making progress in implementing the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, which is now 15 years old, but still extremely relevant. However, additional efforts are needed, declared participants at the close of the 29th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries.