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FAO Examines Children's Work in Livestock Sector
2013-02-11 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - FAO has published a report entitled 'Children's Work in Livestock Sector: Herding and Beyond', which highlights the number of under 18s working in farming across the world and the consequences for their health and education.
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World food prices stable in Jan after three months of falls: FAO
2013-02-07 10:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: World food prices stabilized in January after falling in the previous three months, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, but it warned that adverse crop weather could cause violent price spikes due to tight grains stocks. Global food prices surged in mid-2012 following the worst U.S. drought in more than half a century and dry weather in other key grains exporters, raising fears of a food crisis similar to the one in 2008. But prices eased in the last three months of 2012 due to...
FAO Food Price Index Unchanged
2013-02-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index held steady at 210 points in January 2013 after three straight months of decline, writes the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
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Think, Eat, Save: FAO, UNEP Launch Global Campaign on Food Waste
2013-01-24 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and partners.
FAO Food Price Index Down Seven per cent in 2012
2013-01-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index dropped for the third consecutive month in December 2012, edging down 1.1 per cent.
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