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Workshop on Resilience and Sustainability in Tropical Fruit Value Chains 15 May 2024 - 16 May 2024 Rome, FAO Headquarters FAO is pleased to extend an invitation to join the Global Conference on Resilience and Sustainability in Tropical Fruit Value Chains, to be held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, on Wednesday, 15 May and Thursday, 16 May 2024. This technical conference is being organized as a component of the project [...] |
FAO Food Price Index up marginally in April 03 May 2024 Rome Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable oils and cereals more than offset decreases for sugar and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes [...] |
FAO Food Price Index rises in March 05 Apr 2024 Rome, FAO Headquarters Rome – Rising international quotations for vegetable oils, dairy products and meat pushed the benchmark index for world food commodity prices up by 1.1 percent in March, its first increase in seven months, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in [...] |
Fourth Global Conference of the World Banana Forum 12 Mar 2024 - 13 Mar 2024 The Secretariat of the World Banana Forum (WBF), a multi-stakeholder network coordinated by the Markets and Trade Division (EST) of FAO, is delighted to extend an invitation to Members to the Fourth Global Conference of the World Banana Forum, to be held at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy on Tuesday, 12 [...] |
FAO Food Price Index declines further in February 08 Mar 2024 Rome Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive month in February, as lower international quotations for all major cereals more than offset rising prices of sugar and meat, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes [...] |