Tag: FAO

Eid al-Adha in Gaza: Faith Endures Amid Devastation and Food Shortages

Global StoriesJune 6, 2025

Islam’s auspicious holiday, Eid al-Adha, was observed in the war-torn Gaza Strip by Palestinians amidst devastation. Residents were seen offering namaz outside destroyed mosques and ruined homes, holding onto the hope that the war will one...

Replacing Fossil Fuel with Wood-based products can help Combat Climate Change: FAO

EnvironmentNovember 22, 2021

Renewable wood-based products can help combat climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The report Forest Products in the global...

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World Food Day 2021 – Founding day of UN agency, the FAO

Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentOctober 16, 2021

While millions of people go hungry, vast quantities of food are lost every day, either spoiled during production or transport or thrown into the...

World Food Day 2020: Nutri-thali, New Coin and Roti Bank in India

Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentOctober 16, 2020

World Food Day 2020 falls on the 75th anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today. There is more buzz surrounding this day than...

India on high alert over locust invasion

Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentJuly 6, 2020

India should remain on “high alert” over the locust threat for the next four weeks, advises FAO (the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation). Meanwhile,...

2020: International Year of Plant Health

EnvironmentFebruary 3, 2020

In December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). The year 2020 is a once-in-a-lifetime...

World Vegan Day – Reduce Your Foodprint

Animal Welfare & CrueltyNovember 1, 2019

UN/FAO report Livestock’s Long Shadow found that about a fifth of all human-produced greenhouse gases came from meat, dairy and egg farming. The World Bank...

Reducing food wastage and hunger in India

Header NewsJuly 9, 2019

According to FAO estimates, over 190 million people in India are undernourished (which is approximately 20% of our population). And one-third of world’s stunted children are from...

CSR: Saving The Health of Soil

EnvironmentJune 26, 2019

Soil health has suffered a lot over the years because of rampant agriculture. In fact, Maria Helena Semedo, a deputy director at the UN’s...

What Slow Food International Council expects from the new FAO Director General

Global StoriesJune 20, 2019

The new Director General of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) will be elected at the United Nations in a few days’ time. The Slow Food...

CSR: WHO Steps in To Curb AMR

Global StoriesJune 19, 2019

Excessive use of antibiotics in healthcare has led to a rise in antimicrobial resistance across the world. According to WHO, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs...