DUBAI, 12th January, 2026 (WAM) — Abdulhakim Elwaer, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), said that the organisation views the UAE as a strategic international partner in supporting food security at both the regional and global levels. In statements to the Emirates […]
ROME, 16th November, 2025 (WAM) — Disasters have inflicted an estimated $3.26 trillion in agricultural losses worldwide over the past 33 years – an average of $99 billion annually, roughly 4% of global agricultural GDP – according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). The Impact of […]
CAIRO, 30th October, 2025 (WAM) — Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, met separately in Cairo with Rolando Miguel González Patricio, President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino), and Dr AbdulHakim Elwaer, FAO Assistant Director- General. Al Yamahi and González discussed strengthening institutional cooperation and supporting the upcoming International […]
ROME, 18th October, 2025 (WAM) — The International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) has been recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) for its pioneering contributions to sustainable plant production and protection. The recognition was conferred during FAO’s first-ever Global Technical Recognition Ceremony, held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, […]
SHARJAH, 16th October, 2025 (WAM) — The Department of Agriculture and Livestock in Sharjah has won the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Award for Best Practices in the Field of Plant Production and Sustainable Plant Protection. The award recognises the department’s wheat cultivation practices in the Meliha region — a new […]
ROME, 5th October, 2025 (WAM) – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) released updated forecasts for global cereal production in 2025, with total output now pegged at 2 971 million tonnes, up 3.8% from last year’s level and marking the largest annual growth since 2013. The new Cereal Supply and Demand […]
ROME, 10th August, 2025 (WAM) – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 percent from June, driven primarily by rising international prices of meat and vegetable oils. Despite this monthly increase, the index remains 18.8 percent below its peak in March 2022, […]
ROME, 3rd July, 2025 (WAM) – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) launched the Financing for Shock-Driven Food Crisis (FSFC) Facility, a mechanism that builds on the existing initiatives to anticipate and prevent escalating food emergencies before they occur. The Facility was unveiled on the sidelines of the 44th Session of […]
ROME, 6th June, 2025 (WAM) – The benchmark of world food commodity prices dropped in May as marked declines in international quotations for maize and palm oil outweighed historically high prices for butter and bovine meat, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which […]
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 12th May, 2025 (WAM) — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), and UNICEF have urgently called for the immediate opening of crossings and the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning of an imminent famine, the complete collapse of the agricultural sector, and rising rates of malnutrition […]
ROME, 2nd May, 2025 (WAM) – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) released a new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief on Friday, with revised estimates for 2024 and fresh insights on cropping conditions and prospects for 2025. FAO’s latest forecast for 2025 wheat production is pegged at 795 million tonnes, on […]
ROME, 14th March, 2025 (WAM) – World coffee prices reached a multi-year high in 2024 – increasing 38.8% on the previous year’s average – mostly driven by inclement weather affecting key producing countries, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) said today. According to an FAO note on global coffee market trends, […]
