FAO assists Iran in improving agriculture monitoring systems via satellite imageryThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has assisted Iran in improving agriculture monitoring systems through satellite imagery.
FAO Highlights Potential of Genetic Improvements in AquacultureAppropriate application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production, according to a new FAO report.
World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing – UN reportAn estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year, which is the third year of increase in a row, says a new edition of the annual The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report released on Monday.
: FAO envoyIran 3rd largest honey producer Iran as a world pioneer in honey industry has managed to take the place of the third largest honey producer in the world, UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said.
Iran’s saffron cultivation system recognized as ‘cultural heritage’ by FAOThe saffron farming system based on Qanat irrigation in the Iranian city of Gonabad, Khorosan Razavi province, has won the recognition of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as ‘agricultural cultural heritage’.
FAO Forecasts Iran’s Cereal Output to Rise 12 percent in 2018Despite autumn dryness, crop conditions recovered in Iran and the total cereal production for 2018 is forecast to stand at 20.1 million tons to register a 2.9% increase compared with the 2017 total of 19.6 million tons and 12% above the five-year average.
FAO assists Iran to strengthen sustainable growth of oilseed crops The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has given aids to Iran to reinforce potentials for sustainable growth of oilseed crops, the UN agency's Tehran office announced in a press release on Wednesday.
FAO highlights rural-urban connections to reduce hungerMillions of young people in developing countries who are poised to enter the labour force in the coming decades need not flee rural areas to escape poverty, argues a new FAO report published today.
UN: World hunger again on the riseAfter steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger is on the rise again, affecting 815 million people in 2016, or 11 per cent of the global population, says a new edition of the annual United Nations report on world food security and nutrition released today.
Global cereal output heading for new recordGlobal food prices dipped in August, mainly as the prospect of bumper cereal harvests pushed up expectations for larger grain inventories.
