Environment
FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation amid increasing pressure
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for the reversal of soil degradation in response...
FAO
Agri-Business
World food import bill to reach a 'record high' in 2021
Global food trade has accelerated and is poised to hit an all-time record in both volume and value terms, according...
Sponsored
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
World food prices reach highest level since 2011
World food prices have “surged to a new peak” reaching their highest level since July 2011, the Food and Agriculture...
Agri-Business
Global wheat prices up 41% with consumption hitting 'all-time high'
Global wheat prices are up 41% on last year due to “tightening export availabilities amid strong demand”, the Food and...
Rural Life
G20 countries urged to increase support for farmers in Afghanistan
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging G20 countries to increase support for rural farmers in Afghanistan. Among...
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food commodity prices experience 'rapid rebound'
Following two consecutive months of decline in June and July, global food commodity prices experienced a ‘rapid rebound’ in August,...
Agri-Business
Global food commodity prices fall in July
Global food commodity prices fell in July for a second consecutive month. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price...
Agri-Business
Consumption of animal protein to 'level off' in high-income countries - report
Consumption of animal protein will “level off” in high-income countries over the next 10 years, according to a new report....
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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...
Environment
Off-farm activities a 'growing share' of global food system GHG emissions
Off-farm activities before and after food production are making up a “growing share” of food system greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Agri-Business
Global food prices rise at fastest monthly rate in a decade
Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, the Food and Agriculture...
Rural Life
Ireland contributed €26 million to UN food and agri organisation over last 6 years
Ireland’s total contribution to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, which leads international efforts to defeat hunger, was €26...
Agri-Business
Report: 60% of global population worries about food safety
An international study on the global food safety has revealed more than half the world’s population (60%) worry about the...
Environment
Guidelines for environmental performance of feed additives launched
The Minister for Agriculture has addressed an international gathering of stakeholders at the launch of the FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment...
Agri-Business
Global agricultural demand projected to grow 15% over next decade
A new report has predicted that global demand for agricultural products is projected to grow by 15% over the coming...
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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 Politics
'Renewed focus' to criticise Irish agriculture slammed by Fitzmaurice
The “renewed focus” by environmental groups in Ireland and further afield to criticise Irish agriculture has been slammed by independent...
Rural Life
Focus on food-borne disease at 1st international Food Safety Conference
With unsafe food a threat to human health and economies on a global scale, the first international Food Safety Conference...
Pig/Poultry
Fears 'deadly pig virus' could spread to other Asian countries
There are fears that the “rapid onset” of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China could mean that the “deadly pig...
Pig/Poultry
More severe strain of bird flu wreaks havoc in China
Countries trading in Chinese poultry should step up surveillance at their own farms, markets and border checkpoints, to prevent the...