Tag: FAO
Half World Linked to Agrifood System
Almost half of the world’s population live in households linked to agrifood systems,with the largest population found in Asia, according to a...
Despite A Little Progress, No Healthy Diet for Billions; FAO
Billions of people in the world cannot afford a healthy diet even as Latin America and the Caribbean has the highest cost...
World Goes Hungry; Call For Preventing Worsening Situation
The world is going hungry every day and everyone is much concerned, which prompted leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade...
Schools worldwide lack access to drinking water/basic sanitation facilities
Despite government's worldwide are investing in school health and nutrition, which has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, one-third of schools...
Urbanization quickens in Asia-Pacific, so does threat of urban food insecurity
With 55 percent of the Asia- Pacific region’s enormous population expected to live in urban areas by 2030, the region will face...
Calorie Intake sees an Increase
The intake of calorie per person consumed globally, increased by a full nine per cent on average in 2021 to 2,960 per...
Trends Negatively Impacting Agrifood Systems
As the world struggles to nourish its burgeoning population, sustainable agrifood systems will be impossible to achieve without broader socioeconomic and environmental...
Food Import Costs for an All Time High; FAO
Food import costs across the world are projected to reach nearly two trillion dollar this year, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization...
Main-Streaming Biodiversity Helps Forest Protection
With around 10 million hectares lost to deforestation each year, mainly for agricultural expansion, main-streaming biodiversity in production forests is of paramount...
Govts’ Crucial Role in Halting Diminishing Forests
Stating that increasing food security without drastically diminishing forest cover is a major challenge,The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on for...
