India highlights progress in forest cover, restoration and climate action at COFO 28

September 29, 2026 12:09 PM

India highlights progress in forest cover, restoration and climate action at COFO 28

India has highlighted its forest and landscape restoration initiatives and reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable forest management, climate action and resilient forest landscapes at the 28th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 28) in Rome. The session, being held from September 28 to October 2, brings together countries to discuss global forestry issues. In its statement, India welcomed the Food and Agriculture Organization's focus on Forest and Landscape Restoration and emphasise...

Smart farming powers the next era of sustainable agriculture

July 18, 2026 1:53 PM

Smart farming powers the next era of sustainable agriculture

Farmers today are producing food under pressures that would have been unimaginable to previous generations. Input costs are rising and supply chains are unreliable. Water is scarcer. Weather is less predictable. And for a growing number of farmers in Sudan, in Ukraine, in Myanmar, in Gaza, the challenge is producing food at all, in the middle of active conflict. These are not marginal conditions. They describe the reality facing hundreds of millions of people who grow the food the world depends ...

India and FAO mark 80 years of partnership on World Food Day 2025

October 17, 2025 10:51 PM

India and FAO mark 80 years of partnership on World Food Day 2025

India and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrated 80 years of partnership on World Food Day 2025, highlighting the country’s remarkable journey from food scarcity to self-sufficiency. The event, held in New Delhi, underscored India’s leadership in food security and sustainable agriculture. Delivering the keynote address, Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, lauded FAO’s enduring technical support and collaboratio...

World food prices at 2-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says

August 8, 2025 3:47 PM

World food prices at 2-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says

World food commodity prices rose in July to their highest in over two years, as a jump for vegetable oils and record levels for meat outweighed falling cereal, dairy and sugar prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said. The FAO Food Price Index, which serves as a global benchmark for food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July, a 1.6% increase from June, FAO said. That was the highest reading since February 2023, though the index was 18.8% below its peak of Mar...

India’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors critical for its nutrition security: FAO

November 22, 2024 3:47 PM

India’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors critical for its nutrition security: FAO

India’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors are critical for its nutrition security. Explaining the significance of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, Professor Manuel Barange, Assistant Director-General and Director, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), also reckoned the opportunities and challenges in the process.   An event on the World Fisheries Day was hosted by the Department of Fisheries, Government of India (GoI...

India has lifted 800 million out of poverty through smartphone use, says UNGA President

September 16, 2024 4:46 PM

India has lifted 800 million out of poverty through smartphone use, says UNGA President

Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, has commended India's digitalization initiatives, saying that they have significantly contributed to development and poverty alleviation efforts. "India has lifted 800 million people out of poverty in the last 5-6 years through the use of smartphones," Francis stated during a lecture at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). He emphasized that digitalization has enabled people in rural India to make payments an...

World food prices hold firm in June, UN’s FAO reports

July 5, 2024 4:54 PM

World food prices hold firm in June, UN’s FAO reports

The United Nations world food price index held steady in June data showed on Friday, with increases in vegetable oil, sugar and dairy products offset by a fall in the price of cereals. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 120.6 points in June, unchanged from May. The May figure was revised from an initial reading of 120.4. The FAO index hit a three-year low in February as food prices receded from a record pea...

World food prices rise for third straight month in May, UN says

June 7, 2024 4:56 PM

World food prices rise for third straight month in May, UN says

The United Nations World Food Price Index rose for a third consecutive month in May, as higher cereals and dairy product prices outweighed drops in prices for sugar and vegetable oils. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 120.4 points in May, up 0.9% from its revised April level, the FAO said on Friday. The May reading was nonetheless 3.4% below the level seen a year earlier. The FAO index hit a three-year l...