Food and Agriculture Organization

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...

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...

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...

October 14, 2024 6:57 PM

Nepal participates in the World Food Forum to showcase achievements in food safety

Nepal's Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Ramnath Adhikari, along with a Nepali delegation, has arrived in Rome, Italy, to attend the World Food Forum (WFF) meeting. Nepal will highlight its initiatives and progress in food safety and food purity at the global event. Organized by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the forum will run from October 14 to 18. The theme of this year’s flagship WFF event is "Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow." The...