Environment
FAO at COP28: 'We have to produce more with less'
Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agri-food systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food...
FAO
Agri-Business
Trade volume of dairy, meat and coarse grain expected to decline
Trade and global food security prospects may decline for products including coarse grains, rice, dairy and meat, according to a...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
FAO: Demand for animal protein increasing due to population growth
The livestock sector must “transform” along with other elements of global agri-food systems to be more efficient, the Food and...
Agri-Business
FAO reveals hidden costs of food production and consumption
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have released an analysis revealing huge hidden costs on our...
Agri-Business
World Food Price Index falls in October - FAO
The global benchmark for food prices was down by 0.5% in October when compared to the previous month due to...
Dairy
Milk production fell in the EU in 2022 - FAO
The continued decline in cow numbers combined with high temperatures last year resulted in a fractional fall in milk production...
Rural Life
World Food Forum 2023 highlights soil degradation and health
The 2023 World Food Forum (WFF), which is taking place in Rome, Italy, this week, has highlighted how improving soil...
Environment
President Higgins: 'We need to shift away from over-reliance on imported fertiliser'
President Michael D. Higgins has called for a shift away “from an over-reliance on imported fertiliser, pesticide and seeds” at...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri-Business
FAO: Loss of crops and livestock in last 30 years worth $3.8 trillion
The estimated loss of crops and livestock in the last 30 years is said to be worth $3.8 trillion according...
Agri-Business
FAO: Decline in dairy and meat prices offset by gains in sugar
The overall measure of international food commodity prices was broadly stable in September, with declines in quotations for vegetable oils,...
Rural Life
Tackle food loss and waste to reduce GHG emissions - United Nations
Reducing food loss and waste can play a key role in the transformation of agrifood systems, the United Nations’ Food...
Agri Politics
Minister emphasises 'critical' role of animal-sourced foods
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has emphasised the importance of sustainable livestock at the United Nations (UN)...
Environment
FAO: Livestock production is 'vital part of our agri-food systems'
How to produce “more with less” impact is top of the agenda this week at the first global conference on...
Environment
Agriculture 'holds solutions to water crisis and food security' - FAO
The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that agriculture “holds the solutions” to the global water...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Agri-Business
International prices for dairy products fell in August - FAO
Global prices for all dairy products dropped for the eight month in a row in August with whole milk powder...
Tillage
EU to become the largest producer of wheat by 2032
The EU will soon become the largest exporter of wheat in the world but worldwide growth of cereals is projected...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price index continues to fall
The benchmark index for global food prices continued to decrease in June, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
Dairy
World milk production set to rise while EU level declines
Global milk production is forecasted to increase by 17% over the next 10 years, while the European Union (EU) level...