In a joint statement, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that without immediate and sustained assistance, an additional 420,000 people could fall into severe food insecurity between September and February 2026, Xinhua news agency reported.
The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index witnessed a significant surge of 12.1% from June, following seven months of consecutive declines, leading to the overall increase.
There is an increasing concern about the rise in the number of animals getting infected by lumpy skin disease in India. According to government data, more than 1.85 lakh cases have been detected so far and over 7300 cattle have died to date. The infection was first identified in Gujarat and spread to eight other […]
Food and Agriculture Organization of UN has nominated Telangana State Seed and Organic Certification Authority Director K Keshavulu to serve in the scientific advisory panel at FAO global seeds conference