One-third of food produced globally every year does not reach human mouths - it is either lost in transit or wasted by consumers themselves. This amounts to a staggering 1.3 billion tonnes every year. These chilling figures are contained in a report called 'Avoiding Future Famines' released by the United Nations Environment Programme at the recently held Rio+20 summit on sustainable development. Consumers throw away 222 million tonnes of food in...
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New fao report profiles how sustainable forestry can help meet development goals
-fao The world's forests have a major role to play in the transition to a new, greener economy, a theme being discussed at the Rio+20 Conference. But to spark that shift, governments must enact programs and policies aimed at both unlocking the potential of forests and ensuring that they are sustainably managed, fao said today. In a new report, The State of the World's Forests 2012 (SOFO 2012), the UN Food and...
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-The United Nations The world's forests have a major role to play in the transition to a greener economy, but governments need to do more to ensure they are sustainably managed, according to a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (fao), issued today. “Forests and trees on farms are a direct source of food, energy, and cash income for more than a billion of the world's poorest people,”...
More »UN food price index registers sharp drop in prices during May
-The United Nations The United Nations today reported a sharp drop in global food prices during May owing to generally favourable supplies, growing global economic uncertainties and a strengthening of the United States dollar. The monthly food price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization (fao) averaged 204 points in May, down 9 points from April, the agency said in a news release. This was the lowest level since September 2011. The index...
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-The Business Standard The fao Food Price Index fell by 4% in May Global food prices have dropped sharply in May due to generally favourable supplies, growing global economic uncertainties and a strengthening of the US dollar, a report by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (fao) of the United Nations said today. The fao Food Price Index, measuring the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities, fell by 4%...
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