Tag: FAO

• 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.

• Friday, February 4th 2011 - 21:07 UTC

  France and FAO call for greater regulation to curb commodities speculation

  

  France and the U.N. food agency FAO warned on Friday about the risk of a new global food crisis and ensuing riots, calling for greater regulation to curb speculation on commodities markets.

• Thursday, February 3rd 2011 - 16:40 UTC

  World food prices at historic peak in January seventh month running, says FAO

  

  World food prices surged to a new historic peak in January, for the seventh consecutive month, according to the updated FAO Food Price Index, a commodity basket that regularly tracks monthly changes in global food prices.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 - 06:56 UTC

  Six candidates to fill the post of FAO Director General

  

  Six candidates have been put forward by member nations of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to succeed Senegalese Jaques Diouf as Director General in elections to be held in June.

• Monday, January 31st 2011 - 21:30 UTC

  FAO, IMF anticipate more civil unrest and protests because of soaring food prices

  

  North Africa and Middle East civil unrest can be expected to spread to several other countries if as anticipated the FAO Food Prices Index for January 2011 confirms the December 2010 tendency when the “basket” of food staples reached a new peak.

• Monday, January 31st 2011 - 21:21 UTC

  Fisheries, aquaculture support livelihoods of 8% of world population, says FAO

  

  The contribution of fish to global diets has reached a record of about 17 kg per person on average, supplying over three billion people with at least 15% of their average animal protein intake.

• Monday, January 31st 2011 - 21:11 UTC

  Foot ad Mouth disease alert extended to East Asia; Korea outbreak worst in half a century

  

  FAO has called for veterinary and border control authorities in Asia to be on alert for animals showing signs of infection by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), following an unprecedented outbreak of the livestock-affecting sickness in South Korea.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:19 UTC

  Foot and Mouth Worst Outbreak In South Korean History

  

  South Korea's farm minister has offered to step down over the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country's history.Almost three million cattle have so far been culled at a cost of $1.34bn (£841m) since the disease was first confirmed last November.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2011 - 21:38 UTC

  FAO food prices index marks record; threat for global growth and social stability

  

  The United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO, global food prices index reached a record high in December, 2010 reported the organization this week. The FAO food index tracks a basket of 55 key food commodities including items such as wheat, cooking oil and fats and sugar.