The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has stepped up efforts to end hunger and poverty in West Africa, following the introduction of a new crop meant to contribute to National and Global food ...

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014 -- The increased production of genetically modified crops around the world has led to a higher number of incidents of low levels of GMOs being detected in traded food and ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. On October 3, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and WFP will commence ...

A consultation of experts convened at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has recommended that any responsible deployment of genetically modified (GM) crops needs to comprise the whole ...

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RAWALPINDI The wheat crop in Pakistan which is now in an advanced stage of harvesting in almost all parts of the wheat growing areas, remains in good condition due to favourable rains during the ...

Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday. Floods, droughts, insect infestations, ...

ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said that area under agriculture crops in Pakistan has stagnated, and no expansion is foreseen due to dwindling water ...

As of March 2003, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 38, with 25 in Africa, 6 in Asia, 5 in Latin America and 2 in Europe. In many of these countries ...

The erratic weather patterns in Kenya has pushed the country to the list of countries likely to face crop failure. In a report released last week, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) called for ...