FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 5 March 2016]
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4-03-2016
Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirm their determination to fight hunger
Hunger eradication, climate change adaptation, and strengthening family farming are the three priorities set for FAO by governments of Latin America and the Caribbean, during the agency’s recent regional conference.
FAO Food Price Index steady in February, palm oil rises
The FAO Food Price Index was stable in February, as falling sugar and dairy prices offset a substantial jump in vegetable oil prices from the previous month. Averaging 150.2 points for the month, the FAO Food Price Index hit a new low since April 2009, down 14.5 percent from a year ago.
3-03-2016
Latin America and the Caribbean on track to eradicate hunger and poverty
“The world has entered a new era: the era of the Sustainable Development Goals,” said FAO’s Director General before representatives of the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean gathered here for the agency’s biennial regional conference.
1-03-2016
For families in Central African Republic, food situation dire
Three years of conflict and ongoing displacements in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to disrupt agriculture and severely constrain people’s access to food, as they struggle with the effects of multiple poor harvests, disrupted markets and soaring prices, two UN agencies warned today.
29-02-2016