Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Yemen could face ‘catastrophic’ food situation as pandemic worsens: FAO
Middle East
May 18, 2020
Yemen could face ‘catastrophic’ food situation as pandemic worsens: FAO
DUBAI (Reuters) — Yemen, already pushed to the brink of famine by a five-year war, could see a “catastrophic” food…
Sisi, FAO head Qu Dongyu discuss food security in Africa
Egypt
December 15, 2019
Sisi, FAO head Qu Dongyu discuss food security in Africa
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
FAO is prepared to help Egypt combat fall armyworm
Egypt
June 2, 2019
FAO is prepared to help Egypt combat fall armyworm
Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Egypt Hussein Gaden said that the organization would welcome any request…
Egypt faces great challenges due to increased demand for natural resources: FAO official
Egypt
October 22, 2018
Egypt faces great challenges due to increased demand for natural resources: FAO official
Egypt faces great challenges due to the increasing demand for natural resources in line with the rising population, Egypt’s…
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Food security in the Middle East and North Africa is quickly deteriorating because of conflict in several countries in the…
Egypt’s agriculture minister reinstates zero ergot policy in wheat
Business
August 28, 2016
Egypt’s agriculture minister reinstates zero ergot policy in wheat
Egypt will no longer permit wheat shipments with even trace levels of ergot, and will apply the decision retroactively, the…
FAO discusses strategy for combating ruminant virus PPR
Egypt
April 1, 2015
FAO discusses strategy for combating ruminant virus PPR
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has begun to consider the guidelines of its strategy to eliminate the…
Minister: Egypt talking to EBRD, FAO on reducing wheat import costs
Egypt
March 19, 2015
Minister: Egypt talking to EBRD, FAO on reducing wheat import costs
Egypt is in talks with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
Number of world hungry drops to one in eight: UN
World
October 1, 2013
Number of world hungry drops to one in eight: UN
The number of world hungry has dropped to one in eight people, but undernourishment remains a significant problem in Sub-Saharan…
Poor grain storage fuels rising cancer rates
Egypt
October 21, 2010
Poor grain storage fuels rising cancer rates
Poor grain storage conditions fuel increases in cancer rates, according to participants of a recent series of Food Security Policy…