Organisation: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation

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<p>Given how accustomed consumers have become to food price compression as a result of intense domestic retail competition and competition from imports, an escalation in food prices would come as a significant shock. </p>

economy

Jim Power: Irish consumers likely to face higher food prices

The Ukraine war coming on top of the Covid-related difficulties is just a perfect storm in relation to inflation

farming

Livestock life-cycle emissions were incorrectly compared to transport exhaust emissions

comment-analysis

The plant-based solution to hunger and poverty

business

Coffee prices to fall in 2016 on Brazil boost

general

Weekend food with Darina Allen

world

Mothers forced to abandon children on ‘roads of death’

World watches US corn market

Milan: World food prices held steady in April but longer-term stability depended on new crops as worries linger over US grains, although Russia and Ukraine are set to recover from drought, the UN’s food agency said.

Fri, 06 May, 2011

McCartney: Give up meat on Mondays

Paul McCartney and his family launched a campaign today urging people to go veggie once a week to help combat climate change.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2009

Food scarcity opens opportunities for industry

THE United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s latest figures clearly show the spike that’s been occurring in the cost of food.

Wed, 28 Nov, 2007

Nigeria bird flu 'could easily spread'

Health services in west Africa must be on high alert as the H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry could spread easily from Nigeria to neighbouring countries, the head of the World Health Organisation said.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2006

Trócaire's plea over famine threat

Aid agency Trócaire today called on the international community to help millions of people at risk of starvation in east Africa.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2006

‘No society will escape deadly flu pandemic’

A DEADLY new global pandemic of human influenza is inevitable and suffering will be “incalculable” unless the world is ready, the chief of the UN health agency said yesterday.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2005

Flu pandemic could cause 'incalculable suffering'

A deadly new global pandemic of human influenza is inevitable and suffering will be “incalculable” unless the world is ready, the chief of the UN health agency said today.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2005

Ronan Keating appointed ambassador to fight hunger

Pop star Ronan Keating was today appointed as a goodwill ambassador for a campaign to combat world hunger.

Sun, 16 Oct, 2005

Conference experts warn of bird flu epidemic

Health and animal experts warned bird flu could trigger the next global pandemic as they opened a three-day conference today in Vietnam on how to control what has been deemed the world’s biggest health risk.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2005

BSE case should not cause panic

The single case of BSE discovered in an Angus cow in Canada should not trigger panic, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation warned in a statement issued in Rome.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2003

Warning given Zimbabwe famine is imminent

A top US food aid official today warned Zimbabwe will face a “major famine” if the government does not clear away bureaucratic roadblocks and allow massive amounts of food to be imported by the end of the year.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2002

Taliban ‘visited anthrax research lab’

An Afghan agriculture ministry laboratory where anthrax research was carried out was visited frequently by a Taliban official, scientists have said.

Thu, 22 Nov, 2001

Call to ban 'cruel' shark fin fishing

Environmentalists today called for a worldwide ban on a controversial form of shark fishing which is threatening the survival of some species.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2001