High Food Prices Provide Opportunity for Agriculture 29/04/08
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today called on the international community not only to take immediate action to de-fuse the current world food emergency but also to seize the opportunities offered by higher food prices and prevent similar dramatic situations occurring in the future.

Meat Price Rises Lagging Behind 22/04/08
Prices for milk, cheese and eggs in Europe have shown a sharp increase over the last year while those for meat have gone up less than half as fast according to a report just published.

NFUS Welcome for Supermarket Summit 21/04/08
NFU Scotland has welcomed the announcement of a supermarket summit, to be chaired by the First Minister.

Soaring Cereal Bill Impacts on Poorest Countries 11/04/08
The cereal import bill of the world’s poorest countries is forecast to rise by 56 percent in 2007/2008. This comes after a significant increase of 37 percent in 2006/2007, FAO said today.

Urgent Measures Required to Reduce Impact of High Food Prices on the Poor 09/04/08
Urgent measures are needed to ensure that short-term adverse effects of higher food prices do not impact even more alarmingly on the very poor, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said today.

Cusco Potato Conference Looks to “Food of the Future” 25/03/08
Meeting of scientists aims at honing strategies for more productive and sustainable potato-based systems.

New Holland Supports Taste East 2008 11/03/08
Attracting more than 40,000 visitors over the weekend, the Taste East 2008 festival transformed Spitalfields in East London with a farmers market and demonstration stage featuring rural butchers, farmers and chefs.