New York, Mar 15 (JEN): As a result of the increased production of genetically modified crops worldwide, the United Nations food agency warns in a ground-breaking survey that an increasing n ...

New York, Mar 12 (JEN): As more and more markets in Pacific Island countries fill their shelves with imported processed foods, healthier, locally produced items are being priced out of the m ...

New York, Feb 19 (JEN): Family farming is an important path for inclusion for millions of poor rural communities, and is of special importance for women and for youth, the head of the Unite ...

New York, Feb 12 (JEN): Black pepper, vanilla and basil are among the spices and herbs under scrutiny as a newly created committee meets on Tuesday in India to develop quality standards fo ...

New York, Feb 6 (JEN): Up to 7 million people in strife-torn South Sudan, nearly two thirds of the total population, are at risk of some level of food insecurity, with 3.7 million already fa ...

New York, Jan 14 (JEN): United Nations food agencies are ramping up their relief efforts in South Sudan, warning that the fighting there threatens to increase hunger and unravel the modest g ...

New York, Jan 10 (JEN): With the humanitarian situation in war-torn Syria “getting more difficult every day”, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urging ...

New York, Jan 10 (JEN): Timor-Leste, Asia-Pacific’s youngest country, on Thursday became the region’s first to launch a national campaign under the United Nations Zero Hunger ...

New York, Jan 1 (JEN): United Nations agencies on Tuesday warned of possible famine and severe malnutrition in the Central African Republic (CAR), calling on donors to provide urgent fundin ...