Sunday, May 28, 2023

FAO

World food prices fall slightly in Nov: FAO

Increased stability in grain exports from Russia and Ukraine sent global prices for grains and cereals lower in November, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.The broader FAO Food Price Index was flat compared to a month earlier,...

6.3 mn people in SL facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity: Report

 An estimated 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity and their situation is expected to worsen if adequate life-saving assistance and livelihood support is not provided, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...

Nearly 10% of SL’s population faced food shortages before pandemic: official statistics

Nearly 10 per cent of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population were already staring at food security issues before the pandemic, which turned even direr when authorities shut down the economy and imposed a blanket ban on the use of...

Russia-Ukraine war could push 19mn into hunger: FAO

Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has a significant impact on the global food markets and could leave an additional 11 to 19 million people with chronic hunger, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned.FAO spokesperson Boubaker Ben Belhassen...