WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014 -- The increased production of genetically modified crops around the world has led to a higher number of incidents of low levels of GMOs being detected in traded food and ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. On October 3, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and WFP will commence ...

The increased production of genetically modified crops around the globe has led to a higher number of incidents of low levels of GMOs being detected in traded food and feed, FAO said on Thursday. The ...

The FAO wants to improve standards across the world’s genebanks to improve the conservation of crop diversity which in turn means securing resilient global food supplies. The Food and Agriculture ...

PARIS: Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday. Floods, droughts, insect ...

A consultation of experts convened at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has recommended that any responsible deployment of genetically modified (GM) crops needs to comprise the whole ...

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will host a major conference on plant breeding techniques to meet some of today’s biggest agricultural challenges, such as climate change, diseases and ...

ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said that area under agriculture crops in Pakistan has stagnated, and no expansion is foreseen due to dwindling water ...

Floods, droughts, insect infestations, storms, disease and war have caused about $123 billion per year in lost food production between 1991 and 2021, the equivalent of five percent of total production ...

They say information is power; in South Sudan, information is life. Today, FAO launched a $9 million project on information for decision making for food and nutrition security. This initiative will ...

The erratic weather patterns in Kenya has pushed the country to the list of countries likely to face crop failure. In a report released last week, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) called for ...