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The current crisis in Sudan has worsened an already dire food insecurity situation, with hunger expected to increase substantially across the country as it heads into the typical lean season period from June to September, reports NaijaAgroNet.
In 2022, NaijaAgroNet gathered that the number of people at crisis or worse levels (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification [IPC] Phase 3+) during the lean season was estimated at 11.7 million.
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Food Price Index declines for 11th consecutive month - NaijaAgroNet
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The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in February for the eleventh consecutive month, albeit only marginally, reports NaijaAgroNet.This revelation was made by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in its latest report on food price index, saying that it averaged 129.8 points in February, a marginal 0.6-percent decrease from January but 18.7 percent down from its peak in March 2022.
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in February for the eleventh consecutive month, albeit only marginally, reports NaijaAgroNet.This revelation was made by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in its latest report on food price index, saying that it averaged 129.8 points in February, a marginal 0.6-percent decrease from January but 18.7 percent down from its peak in March 2022.
Friday, February 24, 2023
CS-SUNN supports inauguration of LG Committee on food, nutrition - NaijaAgroNet
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The Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has supported the inauguration of the Local Government Committee on Food and Nutrition (LGCFN) in Orile-Agege Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State, report NaijaAgroNet.CS-SUNN also said the inauguration of the Orile- Agege LGCFN was particularly apt as there was urgent need to increase efforts at tackling malnutrition at the grassroots in the state.
The Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has supported the inauguration of the Local Government Committee on Food and Nutrition (LGCFN) in Orile-Agege Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State, report NaijaAgroNet.CS-SUNN also said the inauguration of the Orile- Agege LGCFN was particularly apt as there was urgent need to increase efforts at tackling malnutrition at the grassroots in the state.
Friday, February 3, 2023
Nigeria: NLNG partner LCCI to promote food security sustainable - NaijaAgroNet
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Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), in partnership with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), on Wednesday presented the joint-winning works of The Nigeria Prize for Science (2022) to industry players in an effort to push agricultural innovations that can positively impact food security in the country.
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), in partnership with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), on Wednesday presented the joint-winning works of The Nigeria Prize for Science (2022) to industry players in an effort to push agricultural innovations that can positively impact food security in the country.
The presentation of the winning works, Gains in Grain Yield of Released Maize (Zea Mays L.) Cultivars under Drought and Well-Watered Conditions by Dr Muhydideen Oyekunle and Professor Shehu Ado; and Development of Process Plant for Plantain Flour by Professor Sesan Peter Ayodeji and Dr Emmanuel Olatunji Olutomilola was made at an interactive business forum.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
COP27: African ministers explore ways to scale up food production, feed continent - NaijaAgroNet
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The African agriculture ministers attending the United Nations climate summit in Egypt reiterated a commitment to work with development partners to unlock the continent’s agriculture potential.
The African agriculture ministers attending the United Nations climate summit in Egypt reiterated a commitment to work with development partners to unlock the continent’s agriculture potential.
Monday, September 26, 2022
Food for All Africa partners, GFN, Harvard Law School on improving food donation policies - NaijaAgroNet
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The Food for All Africa has partnered the Global Foodbanking Network (GFN) and the Harvard Law School's Food Law and Policy clinic (FLPC) to examine the state of food donation laws and policies in Ghana, reports NaijaAgroNet.
This examination, NaijaAgroNet gathered, was carried out through the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas.
The Food for All Africa has partnered the Global Foodbanking Network (GFN) and the Harvard Law School's Food Law and Policy clinic (FLPC) to examine the state of food donation laws and policies in Ghana, reports NaijaAgroNet.
This examination, NaijaAgroNet gathered, was carried out through the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Center on Adaptation to help smallholder farmers enhance food security - NaijaAgroNet
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The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has said its providing technical advisory support to a new World Bank’s investment project in Ethiopia valued at $600 million to increase the resilience of food systems and preparedness for food insecurity, reports NaijaAgroNet.
As a result of climate change, smallholder farmers in Ethiopia are suffering from greater variability and extreme weather events, increased temperature and declining rainfall in a country where 85 percent of farmers are depended on rain-fed agriculture. Ethiopia is currently in the middle of one of the worst droughts for 50 years which follows 12 to 18 months of erratic and failed rains which have dried up many water sources. The war in Ukraine and subsequent rising wheat, fuel and fertilizer costs are also worsening the country’s food crisis.
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has said its providing technical advisory support to a new World Bank’s investment project in Ethiopia valued at $600 million to increase the resilience of food systems and preparedness for food insecurity, reports NaijaAgroNet.
As a result of climate change, smallholder farmers in Ethiopia are suffering from greater variability and extreme weather events, increased temperature and declining rainfall in a country where 85 percent of farmers are depended on rain-fed agriculture. Ethiopia is currently in the middle of one of the worst droughts for 50 years which follows 12 to 18 months of erratic and failed rains which have dried up many water sources. The war in Ukraine and subsequent rising wheat, fuel and fertilizer costs are also worsening the country’s food crisis.
Monday, May 23, 2022
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The management of Konga Food, the online food delivery arm of Nigeria’s composite e-commerce giant, has assured Nigerian food lovers of exciting times ahead, beginning with the offer of 14 days of free delivery to mark its formal entry into the market.
Konga Food is equally introducing the fastest delivery times in the online food delivery segment in Nigeria, in addition to a host of freebies and other incentives.
Konga Food is equally introducing the fastest delivery times in the online food delivery segment in Nigeria, in addition to a host of freebies and other incentives.
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Food prices post sharp decline in July - NaijaAgroNet
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Global agricultural food commodity prices fell sharply in July, as all the major traded items posted notable declines, led by dairy and sugar, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 168.8 points, 3.7 percent below their June level, the biggest monthly drop since late last year. The index had been steadily rising in 2018 until June.
The FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of commodities.
The FAO Dairy Price Index led the slide, declining 6.6 percent, with butter and cheese quotations dropping faster than those for whole and skim milk powders.
The FAO Sugar Price Index fell 6 percent to a nearly three-year low, largely driven by improved production prospects in India and Thailand, both important sugar-producing countries. Expectations of lower output in Brazil, the world's largest producer and exporter, limited the fall in international sugar prices.
The FAO Cereal Price Index declined 3.6 percent from June and is now below its year-ago level. Export quotations for wheat, maize and rice all declined, although wheat and maize values edged higher towards the end of July.
The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index was 2.9 percent lower, its sixth consecutive monthly decline, and is now at its lowest level since January 2016. Part of the July slide was driven by spill-over weakness from the soybean market, which is affected by the trade dispute between China and the United States of America. Rapeseed oil values trended upwards, however, buoyed by improved demand from biodiesel producers and negative crop prospects in the European Union.
The FAO Meat Price Index declined 1.9 percent from its June value, which was revised up in the wake of higher beef export prices from Brazil due to a truck drivers' strike.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Sahel’s hunger attracts UN Food chiefs head to Niger in support - NaijaAgroNet
Three heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are headed to Niger on a three-day
working visit between 15-18 August 2018, reports NaijaAgroNet.
This visit, NaijaAgroNet
gathered will see these chiefs highlighting regional efforts to address the
critical food and nutrition security situation in the Sahel.
The trio including FAO Director-General José Graziano da
Silva, IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo, and WFP Executive Director David
Beasley, will meet Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou as well as Prime Minister
Brigi Rafini and other members of the country’s government.
They will also visit several projects where collaboration
among FAO, IFAD WFP, the Government of
Niger and other partners, is providing people with new opportunities to feed
their families, earn an income and build more resilient livelihoods through
agricultural activities.
These initiatives illustrate the need to closely link
humanitarian and development assistance within the context of building peace in
the region. Similarly, FAO, IFAD and WFP are supporting the Government of
Niger’s “les nigériens nourissent les nigériens” (Nigeriens feed Nigieriens)
initiative which aims to reduce poverty and build resilience to food crises.
In Niger, as in many parts of the Sahel, climate shocks have
resulted in recurring droughts with devastating impacts on the region’s already
vulnerable populations, particularly those relying on crop and livestock
production for their livelihoods and survival.
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
Presidency explains private sector role in National Food Security Council
The Presidency has explained the role of private sector in
the recently inaugurated presidential national food security council, reports NaijaAgroNet.
Senior Special Assistant to the President, (Media &
Publicity), Garba Shehu, informed NaijaAgroNet
that the private sector will play an advisory role in the National Food
Security Council recently by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The President, he said, is aware of the huge interest
indicated by the private sector since the composition of the Council was
announced, as well as the reservations expressed by groups that felt left out.
“We wish to emphasise that the Council constituted by the
President was more of a think tank that would focus mainly on policy, while
various groups from the private sector would be called upon to make sectoral
presentations from time to time,” he said.
The presidency further assured that everybody will be
carried along as the Council will work closely with all stakeholders.
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recalls that the Council will be inaugurated by President Buhari on Monday,
March 26.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
FAO warns that food insecurity is set to rise again
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However, at the household level, many smallholders and rural families are still recovering from losses due to the severe El Niño- associated drought, and they are vulnerable to a downturn, GIEWS noted. This is especially the case where harvests in 2017 were poor, such as Madagascar.
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The Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has warned that food insecurity
may be on the rise again over the course of 2018 farming season, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The number of food-insecure people in the South African subregion
is likely to rise over the course of 2018, partly reversing last year's sharp
decline, the GIEWS alert warned.
According to the latest Special
Alert issued by FAO's Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) and made available
to NaijaAgroNet, FAO noted that
in 2016, crop production declined due to El Niño drove up significantly the
number of food-insecure people in the subregion.
In Malawi, for instance, FAO said, an estimated 6.7 million
people and in Zimbabwe just over 4 million people were food insecure.
“But the significant rebound in the subregion's cereal
production to a record level in 2017 led food insecure numbers to fall by up to
90 percent, according to official estimates,” FAO said.
Maize production in 2017 increased 43 percent above the
recent average and the subregion produced more than required for domestic
consumption for the first time in five years, even excluding South Africa,
a traditional net exporter. As a result, most countries were able to build up
inventories. The higher stock levels should be able to partly cushion the
effects of the likely production decreases to come. Local maize prices,
currently down on a yearly basis, also reflect favourable supply
conditions.
However, at the household level, many smallholders and rural families are still recovering from losses due to the severe El Niño- associated drought, and they are vulnerable to a downturn, GIEWS noted. This is especially the case where harvests in 2017 were poor, such as Madagascar.
It is also likely to be the case in areas where the weather
trends have been unfavourable, notably parts of Lesotho, southern and central
areas of Mozambique, western South Africa, southern parts of Zambia and Malawi,
eastern Zimbabwe and southwestern Madagascar.
Precipitation trends also matter greatly for the Fall
Armyworm, an invasive species that has now been detected in all countries
of the subregion, except Lesotho and Mauritius. While recent heavy rains in
some localities may have contributed to containing the pest's spread, the
general dry weather may help it spread and could exacerbate the impact on
yields.
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Monday, January 1, 2018
Canada responds to multiple food crises in sub-Saharan Africa with $19.8m
The Canadian government has responded to multiple food
crises in the sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, with the sum of $19.8
million, about N70,967,741,935.48 billion, reports NaijaAgroNet.
This, Canada said, would assist in addressing the critical
needs of millions of vulnerable people across sub-Saharan Africa, including
women and children suffering from a lack of access to sufficient, safe and
nutritious food to meet their daily needs —the result of severe drought and
conflict.
Proclaiming this via the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau,
Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, Ambassador
Marc-André Blanchard, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations,
the $19.8 million is additional funding to address extreme levels of food
insecurity in Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan and Uganda.
In these seven countries and neighbouring regions, Canada’s
funding of experienced and trusted Canadian and international partners will
respond to critical humanitarian needs. This includes the provision of basic
necessities, such as emergency food, potable water, adequate sanitation, health
care, shelter and protection services.
“Canada is pleased to provide critical humanitarian
assistance to address the effects of drought and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
and to ensure those requiring emergency assistance are reached. Today’s
announcement will help save lives, alleviate suffering and bring relief to
people who need urgent help,” Marc-André Blanchard said.
NaijaAgroNet recalls that in March 2017, Canada voted close
to $120 million in humanitarian funding in response to severe food crises in
Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
Also, between March 17 and June 30, 2017, Canadians
generously donated over $21.3 million to registered Canadian charities in
response to humanitarian crises, including an unprecedented famine, food
insecurity and conflict-induced displacements affecting over 55 million people
across Africa.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Peace is impossible without food security
Experts participating at the Noble Peace Laureates Alliance in Rome, have declared that peace is impossible without food security, reports NaijaAgroNet.
Leading discussion on this was the Communications Director, at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Enrique Yeves said, in his introduction to the session on, "Perspectives for Integral Disarmament" that freeing the world from hunger is essential if “we want to build long-lasting peace."
After steadily declining for over a decade, he noted that global hunger is on the rise again, affecting 815 million people in 2016, or 11 per cent of the global population.
“At the same time, multiple forms of malnutrition are threatening the health of millions worldwide,” he said.
The increase, he emphasized has reached 38 million more people than the previous year, which is largely due to the proliferation of violent conflicts and climate-related shocks.
Rural areas and their populations, FAO officer said, have continued to be the most affected by conflicts, as attacks on farming communities undermine rural livelihoods and displace people from their homes
"Just as conflict leads to hunger, hunger can also lead to conflict," Yeves said, stressing that peace is a prerequisite to achieving food security and ending this "vicious circle."
Further, the FAO Communications Director warned that conflict has driven northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen to the brink of famine and triggered acute food insecurity also in Burundi, Iraq and elsewhere.
He noted that 489 million of the 815 million chronically food-insecure and malnourished people in the world live in countries affected by conflict.
Expressing optimistic that agriculture is part of the solution, he cited for instance that over 75 per cent of the world's poor and food insecure depend on agriculture and natural resource-based livelihoods, in conflict situations, agriculture and food security can give new life to affected homes and communities, bringing people together and driving recovery.
"The right mix of humanitarian aid and rural development can set the foundations for rebuilding livelihoods," he said.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Set up food banks to counter hunger - Guber Aspirant
The governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
Osun State, Mr Olawale Rasheed, has called on state governments across the
country to set up food banks to cushion the growing hunger in the country,
reports NaijaAgroNet.
This was
contained in a press statement made available to NaijaAgroNet on the occasion of
#WorldFoodDay, the aspirant lamented that hunger among the populace is widening
and poses serious threat to societal stability and democratic sustainability.
"I urge
state leaders to set up food banks across local governments to hand out weekly
food ration to the poor of the poor and thousands of our food -deprived fellow
citizens. The situation is critical especially at the grassroots.
" A food
bank operated in conjunction with non-governmental organisations will go
a long way to alleviate the food crisis and provides succor to thousands of our
citizens . It does not cost much and it will also serve to boost local economy
as food materials will be sourced from local markets" he said.
The media
entrepreneur explained further that "many among the citizenry needs help and
a critical step is to offer food lifeline to allow the weak to re-plan their
lives without hunger as immediate threat.
"Our
leaders are widely travelled. Across Europe and elsewhere, food bank is an integral
part of the society because their leaders recognise the need to cater for the
poor. As Governor of Osun state, food bank will become operational a month
after my assumption of office" the former ministerial adviser said.
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Thursday, October 5, 2017
1.3bn tonnes of food produce wasted
Globally, one-third of all food produce for human
consumption estimated at 1.3 billion tonnes is lost or wasted, annually,
reports NaijaAgroNet.
This disclosure was made by the officials of Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and which has caused massive financial losses
while squandering natural resources.
In Europe alone, according to European Union (EU) Commission,
about 88 million tonnes of food are wasted each year, with associated costs
estimated at €143 billion.
FAO also said, the increased use and abuse of Anti-Medicines
in both human and animal healthcare has contributed to an increase in the number
of disease-causing microbes that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines used
to treat them, like antibiotics.
This makes AMR a growing threat that could lead to as many
as 10 million deaths a year and over $100 million in losses to the global economy
by 2050, according to some studies. And in addition to public health risks, AMR
has implications for food safety as walls as the economic wellbeing of millions
of farming households across the globe.
For this, FAO and EU are synchronizing efforts to quantify
food losses and waste at each state of the food chain.
To enhance the exchange of information and evidence related
to antimicrobial use in food production as well as AMR management best
practices, paved the way for the recent agreement signed between the two.
For them, joint advocacy and education efforts to promote
the responsible use of antimicrobials and improve farm-level hygiene to reduce
the need for their use in the first place
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017
EU, FAO agree to deepen strategic alliance, halve food waste
The European Union (EU) Commissioner of Health and Food
Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva have
agreed to ratchet up collaboration between the two organizations to address
food waste, food safety, and antimicrobial resistance in supply chains, reports
NaijaAgroNet.
In a new letter of intent signed between, FAO and the EU,
both pledged to work closely together to halve per capita food waste by 2030, a
goal established under the new Sustainable Development Goals global agenda. It
also commits them to intensified cooperation on tackling the spread of
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on farms and in food systems.
Speaking at a signing ceremony at FAO's Rome headquarters,
Commissioner Andriukaitis said: "Food loss and waste represent an
unacceptable, unethical and immoral squandering of scarce resources and
increase food insecurity, while AMR marks a grave societal and economic
burden," adding: "We are becoming more united, more efficient and
more strategic in how we tackle these issues, and as such, this agreement
should be celebrated."
Calling AMR growing global concern, Graziano da Silva said:
"Unfortunately the use of antibiotics, including their use to promote
growth, is already widespread."
He described FAO's vision that antibiotics and other
antimicrobials should be only used to cure diseases and, in certain
circumstances, to prevent epidemics. They should not be used for growth
promotion, he said.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Zero tolerance for food loss, waste makes economic sense
The Director-General of the Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Mr. José Graziano da Silva has joined calls for
a renewed global commitment to zero tolerance for food loss and waste makes
economic sense, reports NaijaAgroNet.
Graziano da Silva, made this call at a sideline
event at the ongoing 72nd session of the UN General Assembly with focus on
tackling food loss and waste as a pathway to achieving Sustainable Development
Goal 2: Zero Hunger, declaring that "Zero tolerance for food loss and
waste makes economic sense.”
He buttressed his point, with recent report that
every $1 invested in food loss and food waste policies brings $14 in return,
Graziano da Silva stressed that "Investing in measures to prevent food
loss and food waste also means making investments in pro-poor policies as it
promotes sustainable food systems for a zero hunger world."
Noting that one-third of food produced for
human consumption is lost or wasted globally each year. This loss and waste
occurs throughout the supply chain, from farm to fork. Beyond food, it
represents a waste of labour, water, energy, land and other inputs. If food
loss and waste were a country, it would rank as the third highest national
emitter of greenhouse gases.
Graziano da Silva joined Gilbert Houngbo,
President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), David
Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Thani bin Ahmed
Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab
Emirates, Josefa Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture
of the African Union as well as representatives of the governments of Germany,
the Netherlands and Angola in calling for greater cooperation by governments,
business, development partners, farmers groups and others to address the
problem.
Of the 815 million hungry people in the world,
the majority lives in rural areas of developing countries and are family
farmers, pastoralists or fishers. They have poor access to modern means of
preventing food losses and waste, and often local food systems are subject to
gaps in post-harvest handling, transportation, processing and refrigeration.
By reducing loss and waste along the food
value chain, healthy food systems can contribute to promoting climate
adaptation and mitigation, preserving natural resources, and reinforcing rural
livelihoods.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Food Price Index dips 1.3% in August
The global
food prices have dipped in month of August as a result of prospect from bumper
cereal harvests expected for larger grain inventories, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index made
available to NaijaAgroNet,
indicated a decline of 1.3 per cent from July assessment, thus averaging 176.6
points in August.
The drop, NaijaAgroNet reported, was largely
driven by a 5.4 per cent decline in the FAO Cereal Price Index, reflecting a
sharp fall in wheat prices as the outlook for production in the Black Sea
region improved.
FAO raised its forecast for global cereal
production to 2 611 million tonnes, an all-time record. Worldwide stocks of
cereals are also expected to reach an all-time high by the close of seasons in
2018, according to the latest FAO Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, also
released recently.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017
OECD, FAO predict decline growth in world food prices
The duo of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development ( OECD) and Food
and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) have predicted a decline in growth in the
world food prices, reports NaijaAgroNet.
A joint press statement on the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook
2017-2026, informed NaijaAgroNet that
the global food commodity prices are projected to remain low over the next
decade compared to previous peaks, as demand growth in a number of emerging
economies is expected to slow down and biofuel policies have a diminished
impact on markets, according to the latest 10-year agricultural outlook published
today by the OECD and FAO.
The Outlook also predicted that vegetable oils, sugar and
dairy products are expected to be main provider of additional calories over
next decade.
Equally, the Agricultural Outlook, NaijaAgroNet gathered
indicated that the completed replenishment of cereal stocks by 230 million
metric tonnes over the past decade, combined with abundant stocks of most other
commodities, should also help limit growth in world prices, which are now
almost back to their levels before the 2007-08 food price crisis.
The report foresees per capita demand for food staples
remaining flat, except in least developed countries. Additional calories and
protein consumption over the outlook period are expected to come mainly from
vegetable oil, sugar and dairy products.
“Growth in demand for meat is projected to slow, with no new
sources of demand projected to maintain the momentum previously generated by
China,” part of the outlook showed.
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