Gaza's babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition

09 december 2025 - 12:48:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mothers who've been left starving in Gaza are now giving birth to underweight or premature babies [...] Full text...

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Disasters have cost agriculture over $3 trillion in 30 years.

15 november 2025 - 05:22:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Behind rising temperatures and a succession of extreme events, entire sectors of global food production are [...] Full text...

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‘Mobs’ target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, as floods roil Gaza

15 november 2025 - 05:11:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Images emerged this week of what appear to be mobs of masked Israeli settlers carrying out [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire

30 october 2025 - 07:20:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the killing of civilians, including children, in Israeli airstrikes [...] Full text...

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Global food prices rise in July, driven by meat and vegetable oils

10 august 2025 - 08:28:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose 1.6 percent in July, driven mainly by higher meat and vegetable oil [...] Full text...

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Global demand for meat and dairy set to rise, but climate and nutrition gaps remain

16 july 2025 - 05:23:32
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global demand for meat, dairy and fish is projected to climb steadily over the next decade, [...] Full text...

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Improved local production of maize in Zimbabwe expected to up human consumption by 6 percent in 2025/26

18 june 2025 - 11:54:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Following the challenging maize crop in the 2024/25 marketing year due to severe drought conditions, Zimbabwe's [...] Full text...

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In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level

05 june 2025 - 18:12:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers [...] Full text...

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FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks

05 may 2025 - 17:22:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Greater awareness and action are needed as Europe and parts of the Middle East grapple with [...] Full text...

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Reshaping the agriculture and food sector for healthier diets: World Bank Blog by Natasha Hayward, Felipe F. Dizon, Elizabeth Ludwig-Borycz, and Dwi Sari Puspaningtyas

28 march 2025 - 12:15:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - While hunger is making headlines, malnutrition continues to silently affect millions worldwide, undermining their physical and [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF

06 march 2025 - 16:42:05
Gava City, Gaza (PANA) - The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday [...] Full text...

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New report forecasts better prospects for South Africa’s dairy industry

01 march 2025 - 11:55:25
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic [...] Full text...

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Nearly 148,000 in Gaza receive cash aid

22 february 2025 - 12:10:07
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Aid operations in the Gaza Strip continue to reach people from north to south with [...] Full text...

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Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO

07 january 2025 - 18:31:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN [...] Full text...

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Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says WHO

18 december 2024 - 05:31:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus [...] Full text...

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Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns

16 october 2024 - 21:28:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cattle-rearing generates more global warming greenhouse gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, and smarter [...] Full text...

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US Department of Agriculture announces trade mission to Morocco

15 august 2024 - 07:33:49
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. [...] Full text...

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No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief

09 may 2024 - 05:41:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human [...] Full text...

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Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

18 april 2024 - 11:32:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals, including humans, is a significant public [...] Full text...

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US notifies WHO of outbreak of Avian Influenza A(H5N1)

11 april 2024 - 15:42:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The United States has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a laboratory-confirmed case of human infection [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians

18 march 2024 - 13:00:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] Full text...

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World Bank projects boost food security, economic opportunities in Tunisia

15 march 2024 - 14:44:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants 81.9 million loan to Tunisia

14 december 2023 - 16:50:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €81.9 million to Tunisia to implement [...] Full text...

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Current El Niño likely to affect food security in several African countries

17 october 2023 - 07:30:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –  Heads of international organisations have urged countries to balance short-term urgent interventions with longer-term [...] Full text...

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South Africa marks record level of rapeseed production this year

15 august 2023 - 11:11:13
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is on track for record high rapeseed (locally called canola) crop production in [...] Full text...

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Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO

04 august 2023 - 18:11:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to [...] Full text...

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ADF provides $767,000 to boost livestock farming in Mauritania

20 july 2023 - 16:53:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will receive $767,000 from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank Group’s concessional [...] Full text...

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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity

18 july 2023 - 07:19:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...

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Research agency assesses health impacts of Aspartame in humans

14 july 2023 - 15:10:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener - aspartame - were released here Friday [...] Full text...

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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB

28 march 2023 - 06:33:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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Global food crisis may persist, with prices still elevated after year of war: IMF Blog

09 march 2023 - 19:01:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended agricultural commodity markets, food prices remain elevated [...] Full text...

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Gambia's economy to grow by 6.0 percent in 2023: Governor of central bank

01 march 2023 - 11:36:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia expects to see an economic growth of 6.0 percent in 2023, higher than the 5.2 [...] Full text...

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WHO scientist slams ‘big formula milk companies’

09 february 2023 - 06:04:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Calling for a swift crackdown on infant formula corporations’ exploitative marketing tactics, a leading World Health [...] Full text...

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Mauritius extends by two years the banning of certain non-biodegradable plastic single use products

13 january 2023 - 17:24:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) -  The Mauritius Government announced Friday that the Environment Protection (Control of Single Use Plastic Products) [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development

19 december 2022 - 15:29:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production

19 december 2022 - 05:46:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO

11 november 2022 - 17:07:37
Rome Italy (PANA) - Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than [...] Full text...

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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO

03 september 2022 - 05:10:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...

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Externally sourced consumables dominate Ghana’s market

19 august 2022 - 11:47:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s agricultural and related imports were valued at US $3.3 billion in 2021, an increase of [...] Full text...

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World sees major fall in food prices for July, but future supply worries remain: FAO

05 august 2022 - 11:14:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs [...] Full text...

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Load shedding impacts South Africa’s entire agricultural value chain

24 july 2022 - 11:34:36
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Power outage as a result of enormous restraint on electricity generation, locally known as load [...] Full text...

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Ghana's dairy industry set to grow despite threat from imported products

23 july 2022 - 10:16:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Estimated at a Retail Sale Price (RSP) value of about $350 million in 2021, Ghana’s dairy [...] Full text...

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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021

06 july 2022 - 16:49:55
Rome/New York, UN (PANA) - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s most wanted fugitives prepare for extradition battle

10 june 2022 - 13:54:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Dubai police have confirmed that South Africa’s most wanted fugitives – Rajesh and Atul [...] Full text...

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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO

10 june 2022 - 04:50:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports seven Sahelian countries with US$5.14 million

15 april 2022 - 13:05:19
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will allocate US$5.14 million to finance the Integrated Climate [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum Virtual boardrooms attract $32.8 billion in investment interest

21 march 2022 - 04:45:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects, [...] Full text...

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Food Price Index hit record high in February, says FAO

05 march 2022 - 05:28:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported [...] Full text...

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Mauritius extends moratorium for banning non-biodegradable single use plastic products by one year

12 january 2022 - 07:00:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Initially scheduled for 15 January 2022, the moratorium for banning of non-biodegradable single use plastic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia amends tariffs on imports to beef up domestic producers’ competitiveness

19 october 2021 - 08:29:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has unveiled a major revision of Tariffs on Imported Goods aspiring to enhance the [...] Full text...

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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO

27 july 2021 - 15:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...

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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down

21 july 2021 - 13:51:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...

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South Africa seeks extradition of high-profile fugitives

03 june 2021 - 17:30:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) on Thursday said it has applied to the [...] Full text...

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African trade ministers seek level-playing field for trade in agriculture

02 june 2021 - 22:20:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of agriculture-exporting countries and the African Group, representing 64 countries at the World Trade [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers

18 may 2021 - 11:32:42
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...

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African Union proposes industrial scale agro-processing to boost trade

21 april 2021 - 14:24:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union plans to facilitate supply chain improvements in Africa through the construction of [...] Full text...

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Mali Transition president maintains 15 pc national budget allocation to agricultural sector

31 march 2021 - 17:19:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition  President Bah N'Daw has reaffirmed his commitment to allocate the rural development sector with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to phase out post-consumer plastic bottles

12 february 2021 - 08:27:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Thursday said that [...] Full text...

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UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security

10 february 2021 - 13:42:56
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as [...] Full text...

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More than 950,000 will be food insecure in Mali during lean season

10 february 2021 - 13:40:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 957,751 people will be food insecure in Mali during the lean season (August-September) [...] Full text...

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Funding shortfalls threaten East African locust operations - FAO

21 january 2021 - 13:59:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In an online briefing, FAO has warned partners that without additional financial resources for fuel, [...] Full text...

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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO

03 december 2020 - 14:21:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...

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South Africa ruling party's top official in court

13 november 2020 - 15:15:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions ran high in Bloemfontein on Friday when thousands of supporters cheered Ace Magushule, [...] Full text...

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Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC arrested

10 november 2020 - 15:40:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been rocked by the arrest of [...] Full text...

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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA

20 october 2020 - 17:56:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...

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Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs in September – FAO report

08 october 2020 - 12:51:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - While new forecasts for global cereal output, utilisation, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President stresses urgency of modernizing country’s agriculture

24 september 2020 - 16:19:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, has stressed the urgency to intensify a sustained mechanization [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector

20 july 2020 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...

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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment

13 july 2020 - 11:17:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...

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AfDB project triples incomes of rural producers and traders in Tanzania

08 july 2020 - 03:41:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An African Development Bank (AfDB) project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural [...] Full text...

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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector

02 june 2020 - 10:56:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19

31 march 2020 - 16:11:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...

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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)

12 january 2020 - 12:11:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Netherlands pledge stronger partnership on trade, investments

26 november 2019 - 21:32:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria and The Netherlands Tuesday pledged stronger partnership on trade and investments following a meeting between [...] Full text...

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Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

15 october 2019 - 14:01:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An alarmingly high number of children sufferer the consequences of poor diets and a food system [...] Full text...

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Kenyan economy slows down in first quarter due to poor rains

29 june 2019 - 00:08:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   Kenya's economy slowed down in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period in [...] Full text...

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USAID brings its Farmer-to-Farmer Program to Zimbabwe

30 may 2019 - 16:16:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched one of its flagship programs, the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Brazil celebrate 10 years of cooperation

21 may 2019 - 22:16:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré and the Brazilian ambassador here, Mrs Regina [...] Full text...

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Drought relief action announced in Botswana

20 may 2019 - 17:28:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced drought relief measures which take effect from the beginning of July as the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces first ever insurance scheme for livestock, cattle

24 april 2019 - 17:08:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (MINAGRI) has officially launched the first ever livestock [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding

19 april 2019 - 15:16:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...

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Togo to open training institute exclusively dedicated to aquaculture

18 april 2019 - 15:53:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Training Institute for Agro-Development (IFAD) will open its doors next May in the city of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's agricultural sector losing US$126 million per year to bad weather -WB

07 april 2019 - 14:35:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  The World Bank says Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million per annum due to production risks [...] Full text...

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Mauritania commemorates International Day of Women's Rights

08 march 2019 - 21:18:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Friday marked International Day of Women's Rights with a demonstration to highlight the plight of [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta calls for modernised agriculture to bolster food security

04 december 2018 - 19:38:56
Narok, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on farmers to adopt modern farming and livestock production technologies to [...] Full text...

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Every bite of burger boosts harmful greenhouse gases: UNEP

09 november 2018 - 04:50:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Even though meat production is known to be a major contributor to climate change and environmental [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index holds steady in August

06 september 2018 - 09:35:13
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index remained stable in August, as cereal prices rebounded while vegetable oils [...] Full text...

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FAO works out new framework to bolster food security to help sustain peace (A feature by FAO)

12 august 2018 - 07:09:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil wars and conflicts have increased markedly in the past decade, leading to the recent reverse [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index posts sharp drop in July

02 august 2018 - 09:22:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global agricultural food commodity prices fell sharply in July, as all the major traded items posted [...] Full text...

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Poorest countries face growing burden from cost of importing food - FAO

10 july 2018 - 09:50:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food imports are placing an increasing burden on the world's poorest countries, a new FAO report [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index declines in June for the first time in 2018

06 july 2018 - 05:45:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International agricultural food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 2018, as trade [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma's son ordered to appear in court

03 july 2018 - 08:37:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane has been ordered to appear in court on [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma's son dead at 38

02 july 2018 - 11:43:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency on Monday confirmed that one of former [...] Full text...

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FAO helps Kenyan farmers rescue harvest from Fall Armyworm (Feature by FAO)

23 june 2018 - 06:26:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - ‘With a good harvest, we have enough maize for ourselves, and then some to sell. But [...] Full text...

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Rockefeller Foundation, FAO supporting Africa to halve food loss

21 june 2018 - 12:01:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food that ‘disappears' from the food chain after harvest owing to spoilage could feed an estimated [...] Full text...

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Cereal stocks remain ample, worldwide cereal output forecasts raised - FAO

07 june 2018 - 10:19:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global agricultural food commodity prices rose in May, with dairy prices jumping significantly. The FAO Food [...] Full text...

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IFAD VP, Kenya Deputy President discuss rural development investments

29 may 2018 - 13:42:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cornelia Richter, Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has concluded a five-day visit [...] Full text...

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US pledges more support for Rwanda's "Transformation Strategy" in various sectors

18 may 2018 - 15:32:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The newly-appointed US ambassador to Rwanda, Peter Hendrick Vrooman, on Friday assured the Rwandan Government that [...] Full text...

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Food prices hold steady in April - FAO

03 may 2018 - 09:48:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index remained broadly steady in April, averaging 173.5 points for the month, [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index rises for the second consecutive month

05 april 2018 - 09:59:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index rose in March, driven by robust [...] Full text...

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FAO says dairy, cereals push food prices up in February

01 march 2018 - 10:10:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising world prices for staple grains and dairy products more than offset lower prices for vegetable [...] Full text...

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FAO says global Food Price Index 'stable'

02 february 2018 - 12:04:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The current marketing season (2017/18) should end with record inventory levels for wheat and maize following [...] Full text...

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At least 60 dead in largest-ever Listeria outbreak in South Africa– WHO

12 january 2018 - 19:43:30
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – What is believed to be the largest-ever outbreak of the bacterial disease Listeriosis – or [...] Full text...

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FAO says food prices down in December 2017 but up for the whole year

11 january 2018 - 09:23:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices declined in December 2017, led by sharp decreases for vegetable oils and dairy [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves US$ 170m loan to boost livestock economy in Ethiopia

14 december 2017 - 18:23:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$170 million to [...] Full text...

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Sudan bans importation of 19 commodities

09 december 2017 - 15:24:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday decided to freeze imports of at least 19 commodities, under a policy seeking [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index declines in November amid cereals boom

07 december 2017 - 10:58:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices declined marginally in November, as lower dairy prices offset a sharp increase in [...] Full text...

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FAO says world’s food import bill is rising despite large production and robust supply

09 november 2017 - 12:39:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - While food commodity prices have been generally stable, the cost of importing food is set to [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index eases in October as dairy prices decline

02 november 2017 - 11:36:03
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices dipped in October, led lower by dairy products, averaging 27 percent below its [...] Full text...

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Mexico: UN, partners launch plan to stop transmission of bovine tuberculosis to humans

13 october 2017 - 07:48:28
Guadalajara, Mexico (PANA) – Stressing the damaging impact on poor rural communities in Africa and South-East Asia of animal tuberculosis’ [...] Full text...

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Italy: Rural areas key to economic growth in developing countries - FAO report says

09 october 2017 - 09:55:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Millions of young people in developing countries who are poised to enter the labour force in [...] Full text...

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Italy: Vegetable oils give a lift to FAO Food Price Index

05 october 2017 - 11:15:13
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose slightly in September, as firmer prices of vegetable oils and to a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Global cereal output heading to new record low - FAO

07 september 2017 - 09:35:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global food prices dipped in August, mainly as the prospect of bumper cereal harvests pushed up [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO Food Price Index rises further in July

03 august 2017 - 10:29:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in July, driven mainly by higher cereal, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian President off to Swaziland on state visit

18 july 2017 - 13:51:20
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday left for Swaziland on a 2-day state visit, at the [...] Full text...

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France: OECD, FAO see slower growth in demand keeping world food prices low

10 july 2017 - 11:39:19
Paris, France (PANA) - Global food commodity prices are projected to remain low over the next decade compared to previous [...] Full text...

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Italy: Wheat, meat push FAO Food Price Index higher in June

06 july 2017 - 09:44:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose in June, led by wheat and meat prices, the UN Food [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO honours 10 for work to eradicate hunger, promote sustainable dev't

05 july 2017 - 19:31:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday honoured 10 organizations and individuals for their [...] Full text...

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Italy: Germany, FAO celebrate 15 years of strategic partnership

04 july 2017 - 11:31:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Germany celebrated 15 years of successful collaboration on [...] Full text...

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Italy: Global food import bill on the rise despite stable markets - FAO

08 june 2017 - 12:47:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity markets are well-balanced, buoyed by ample supplies of wheat and maize and rebounding [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Retailers in Kenya deny hoarding essential food products

11 may 2017 - 19:29:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Formal traders and owners of supermarket chains in Kenya have denied a role in the possible [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO Food Price Index dips again in April, led by sugar and vegetable oils

04 may 2017 - 09:44:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices fell in April amid expectations of ongoing robust supplies of many key [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO says global food prices down in March

06 april 2017 - 10:33:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices monitored by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fell in March amid large [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Food Price Index edges higher in February

02 march 2017 - 12:56:23
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index rose slightly in February, marking its seventh consecutive monthly rise, led [...] Full text...

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Italy: Cereals prices rise despite improved supplies - FAO

02 february 2017 - 10:34:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index rose notably in January, led by sugar and cereals, even as [...] Full text...

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Italy: Food commodity prices fell for fifth straight year in 2016 - FAO

12 january 2017 - 10:43:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Prices of major food commodities declined for the fifth year in a row in 2016, averaging [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari urges Nigerians to "grow what we eat and consume what we make"

14 december 2016 - 18:33:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to grow what they eat and consume what they [...] Full text...

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Italy: Food prices broadly stable amid record cereal inventories - FAO

08 december 2016 - 11:23:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) Food Price Index dipped slightly in November, marking a mild [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD calls for rural youth empowerment in West, Central Africa

24 november 2016 - 12:11:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Youth unemployment, insecure land tenure and weak value chains are the main obstacles in the way of [...] Full text...

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Italy: Sugar, cereals lift FAO Food Price Index

10 november 2016 - 14:00:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index averaged 172.6 points in October, up 0.7 percent for the month [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: New forage recommended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

07 november 2016 - 10:52:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Investing in new forage to small-scale farmers can be a low risk investment that will generate [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Malagasy named winner of Anzisha Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship

26 october 2016 - 14:30:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, 22-year-old agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar was Wednesday declared winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Grand [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Global wheat, rice harvests poised to set new record - FAO

06 october 2016 - 10:30:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global food markets will likely remain "generally well balanced" in the year ahead, as prices for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya ratifies EPA to continue key flower exports to EU

28 september 2016 - 17:14:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has ratified an international trade agreement with the European Union (EU) despite the opposition to [...] Full text...

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Italy: Global harvest prospects improve for maize, wheat, rice crops - FAO

08 september 2016 - 12:13:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Staple food prices rose in August even as grain prices fell and the outlook for global [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says global food prices down slightly in July

04 august 2016 - 14:21:55
New York, US (PANA) - The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July, following five [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says global food prices rose in June

07 july 2016 - 13:37:21
New York, US (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose 4.2 per cent in June, their steepest monthly increase of [...] Full text...

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UN: Global food prices rise in May - FAO

02 june 2016 - 17:10:02
New York, US (PANA) - Global food prices rose 2.1 per cent in May, the fourth straight monthly increase, but [...] Full text...

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Kenya: International panel suggests ways to end hunger, stem environmental damage

25 may 2016 - 17:00:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A major overhaul of the global food system is urgently needed if the world is to [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says palm oil pushes global food prices up in April

05 may 2016 - 16:00:36
New York, US (PANA) - Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking a third consecutive monthly [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO Food Price Index up slightly in March

07 april 2016 - 11:25:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - World cereal production in 2016 is set to amount to 2,521 million tonnes, just 0.2 percent [...] Full text...

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Italy: Overall global food prices steady in February – UN

04 march 2016 - 10:09:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Overall food prices stayed put on the month in February, as falling sugar and dairy prices [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Food Price Index drops in January 2016 - FAO

04 february 2016 - 10:46:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index fell in January, slipping 1.9 percent below its level in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa facing crippling drought

15 january 2016 - 10:52:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is experiencing its worst drought in more than a century, leaving crops [...] Full text...

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UN: Food price index drops in December on abundant supplies, slow economic growth

07 january 2016 - 16:17:08
New York, US (PANA) - Prices of major food commodities declined for the fourth year in a row in 2015, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian financial giants acquire Ivorian company

31 december 2015 - 13:27:16
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The MCB Equity Fund, a large Mauritian financial services conglomerate, along with the Duet Private [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Government increases drought subsidy for Botswana farmers

10 december 2015 - 16:21:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has increased its agriculture subsidy scheme to cushion farmers from the prevailing drought conditions in [...] Full text...

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Italy: Align trade and agricultural development policies better to achieve food security - FAO

09 december 2015 - 14:08:12
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rules governing international trade of food and agricultural products should be crafted with an eye to [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says food prices fall in November

03 december 2015 - 20:49:33
New York, US (PANA) - November saw a decrease in major food commodity prices as the cost of most globally-traded [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO sounds alarm on deaths of children from foodborne disease

03 december 2015 - 11:03:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost one third (30%) of all deaths from foodborne diseases are in children under the age [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO reports deepening food insecurity in Ethiopia

17 november 2015 - 17:38:29
New vYork, US (PANA) - With Ethiopia experiencing its worst drought in decades the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has [...] Full text...

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Italy: Adverse weather pushes food prices up in October - FAO

06 november 2015 - 10:06:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Major food commodity prices rose in October, spurred by weather-driven concerns about sugar and palm oil [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says adverse weather pushes global food prices up by 3.9 per cent in October

05 november 2015 - 16:27:47
New York, US (PANA) - Weather-driven concerns about sugar and palm oil supplies have led to price increase of major [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Nestlé lauded for tackling climate change

04 november 2015 - 09:04:29
Dakar, Ghana (PANA) - Nestlé, the Swiss-based nutrition, health and wellness giant, has been acclaimed as a ‘world leader’ for [...] Full text...

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Botswana: New mobile application attracts many farmers in Botswana

12 october 2015 - 16:37:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Orange Botswana, one of the country’s leading mobile operator on Monday revealed m-Agri, a new mobile [...] Full text...

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Kenya: EU boosts forestry conservation efforts in Kenya

25 september 2015 - 18:58:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Villagers from the larger Nakuru County in central Kenya, are fighting the adverse effects of climate [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Finalists for US$75,000 African youth entrepreneurship award announced

17 september 2015 - 15:38:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –The African Leadership Academy Thursday announced 12 accomplished young entrepreneurs as finalists for the 2015 Anzisha Prize [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says global food prices hit lowest level in almost seven years

10 september 2015 - 16:37:30
New York, US (PANA) - The price of major food commodities continued to drop through August due to abundant supplies, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Report projects Africa to have one low income country by 2050

01 september 2015 - 19:40:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Most African countries that today are considered low income will transition to middle income status [...] Full text...

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FAO: Food Price Index hits lowest level in almost 6 years

06 august 2015 - 12:26:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Prices for major food commodities in July hit their lowest average monthly level since September 2009, [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO forecasts positive 2015 world crop prospects, warns on food insecurity

09 july 2015 - 17:45:44
New York, US (PANA) - Favourable worldwide conditions for cereal crops will lead to better-than-expected production this growing season at [...] Full text...

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OECD/FAO: Lower agric products prices predicted

02 july 2015 - 11:31:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Strong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand should contribute to a gradual [...] Full text...

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UN: New FAO report projects steady decline in food prices over next decade

01 july 2015 - 15:53:23
New York, US (PANA) - Real prices for global agricultural products will continue their gradual decline over the coming decade [...] Full text...

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FAO: Food Price Index falls to lowest level in six years

04 june 2015 - 09:52:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Major food commodity prices declined again in May, hitting an almost six-year low as cereal prices [...] Full text...

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Italy: Stakeholders work to boost food security in cities

28 may 2015 - 15:28:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Recognizing the growing challenge of feeding the world's cities and the importance of efficient urban markets, [...] Full text...

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FAO: 'World food import bill to fall to five-year low'

07 may 2015 - 12:08:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International prices for agricultural commodities continued to decline in April and abundant inventories are poised to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'Africa, home to one of the fastest-growing middle classes globally despite...'

17 april 2015 - 15:30:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Despite the recent prediction by the World Bank that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa [...] Full text...

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Ghana: FAO food price index drops again in March

02 april 2015 - 12:39:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index continued to decline in March, dropping [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Eliminating sheep, goat plague will boost livelihoods, nutrition'

31 march 2015 - 19:40:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Tuesday it will outline a new strategy [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says world food prices dip to lowest level since July 2010

05 march 2015 - 19:00:54
New York, US (PANA) - Food prices dipped to a 55-month low in February, dropping a steady 1.0 per cent [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Food prices continue to fall, spurred by cheap oil, abundant supply'

05 february 2015 - 19:17:33
New York, US (PANA) - Global food prices have continued to fall due to a weak euro and the low [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO food price index drops for third consecutive year

08 january 2015 - 13:24:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The monthly Food Price Index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) declined in December [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO says food price index broadly stable for third month in a row

04 december 2014 - 10:01:52
Rome, Italy (PNA) - The UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) says the monthly food price index was stable in November, [...] Full text...

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Italy: WFO endorses the Rome Declaration on Nutrition

21 november 2014 - 10:31:20
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) on Thursday endorsed the Rome Declaration on Nutrition and the Framework [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO food price index shows signs of stabilisation after summer drop

06 november 2014 - 11:49:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The monthly food price index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) was stable in October, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: French trade mission to meet Nigerian firms, govt. agencies on agribusiness

27 october 2014 - 13:22:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - French companies engaged in the Agribusiness sector were due in Nigeria Monday (27Oct) on a four-day [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies launch joint initiative to check global food waste

24 october 2014 - 17:49:33
New York, US (PANA) - The world wastes enough food to feed an estimated two billion people, the UN said [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says good harvests drive international food prices down

09 october 2014 - 20:10:32
New York, US PANA) - Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO food price index drops to four-year low

11 september 2014 - 10:39:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO's) monthly food price index registered another drop in August, continuing a [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Brucellosis vacination called off after 40 years in Botswana

18 august 2014 - 13:59:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s veterinary services on Monday announced that it has stopped the national brucellosis vaccination campaign after [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO Food Prize Index hits six-month low

07 august 2014 - 11:19:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index decreased for a fourth consecutive month in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Minister hails new EU/SADC partnership

22 july 2014 - 12:02:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa and its Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) counterparts are on the verge [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says food prices decline for third straight month

03 july 2014 - 22:39:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Thursday said global food prices have dipped [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan, Pakistani leader hold bilateral talks, sign agreements

10 june 2014 - 15:50:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian leader, Goodluck Jonathan, and his Pakistani counterpart, Mahmoon Hussain, led their different countries to bilateral [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: Global food prices continue to fall

05 june 2014 - 12:44:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index was down for the second consecutive [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: Weather, political tensions make food markets volatile, says FAO

08 may 2014 - 11:44:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Weather conditions in various countries and political tensions in the Black Sea region have made food [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: Sharp rise in FAO Food Price Index

03 april 2014 - 13:40:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index rose sharply in March, up 4.8 points, [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Nkurunziza visits Netherlands

30 march 2014 - 14:55:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President, Pierre Nkurunziza, is due in the Netherlands Sunday for a three-day working visit, the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: FAO wants accelerated action on economic transformation, development in Africa

24 march 2014 - 14:51:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Despite important economic progress and agricultural successes, Africa remains the world’s most food insecure continent, with [...] Full text...

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Senegal: FAO Food Price Index sees sharpest rise in months

06 march 2014 - 21:46:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Weather-related events and increased demand came into play as the FAO Food Price Index registered its [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Inflation rate remains at 8%

13 february 2014 - 09:27:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Inflation rate in Nigeria remains at 8% per cent in January, according to the latest report [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Food Price Index falls despite climbing dairy prices'

06 february 2014 - 15:32:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index fell in January, for the first time in three months, as [...] Full text...

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New UN initiative tackles food losses in 3 African nations

23 december 2013 - 16:47:49
New York, US (PANA) - Three Rome-based UN agencies are teaming up on a US$ 2.7 million project to tackle [...] Full text...

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FAO anticipates increase in 2013 world cereal production

05 december 2013 - 18:58:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World cereal production will reach a new high of almost 2,500 million tonnes, including rice [...] Full text...

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FAO urges greater access to non-traditional dairy products

26 november 2013 - 21:34:13
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday urged governments to invest in programmes [...] Full text...

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Nairobi hosts food processing and packaging fair

22 november 2013 - 15:42:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan capital city of Nairobi will 26-28 November, 2013, host and international Food Processing and [...] Full text...

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American Heart Association releases guide to prevent heart attack, stroke

13 november 2013 - 19:06:41
New York, US (PANA) - The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology on Wednesday released new cardiovascular [...] Full text...

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FAO says food prices expected to be less volatile

07 november 2013 - 20:44:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says improved supplies and a recovery in global [...] Full text...

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FAO says global food prices continue to drop

05 september 2013 - 21:05:03
New York, US (PANA) - Global food prices dropped for the fourth month in a row in August, reaching its [...] Full text...

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