A baker holds a loaf of orange-fleshed sweet potato bread in her bakery in Nnewi (Courtesy: Esomchi Foundation)
July 14, 2022
Facing high wheat prices, Nigerian bakers turn to (sweet) potato puree
In the midst of a sunlit room in Nnewi, south-east Nigeria, a woman measures out four parts of sweet potato puree – the colour of apricot – into a large basin containing six parts wheat flour.
Nigeria
The FAO Food Price Index drops for the third consecutive month in June.
July 08, 2022
The FAO Food Price Index drops for the third consecutive month in June
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 154.2 points in June 2022, down 3.7 points (2.3 percent) from May, marking the third consecutive monthly decline, though still 29.0 points (23.1 percent) above its value a year ago.
Italy
FAO: Doubling global potato production in 10 years is possible
June 06, 2022
FAO: Doubling global potato production in 10 years is possible
Potatoes could make a greater contribution to global food security, according to the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN).
Ireland
The FAO Food Price Index fell for the second consecutive month in May.
June 03, 2022
The FAO Food Price Index fell for the second consecutive month in May
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 157.4 points in May 2022, down 0.9 points (0.6 percent) from April, marking the second consecutive monthly decline.
Italy
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, at the official opening of the World Potato Congress in Dublin, Ireland. (Courtesy: Twitter)
May 31, 2022
Minister McConalogue opens the 11th World Potato Congress in Ireland
The Irish Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, officially opened the 11th World Potato Congress at the RDS in Dublin.
Ireland
FAO Food Price Index retreated slightly in April.
May 06, 2022
FAO Food Price Index retreated slightly in April from the all-time high registered in March
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 158.5 points in April 2022, down 1.2 points (0.8 percent) from the all-time high reached in March, though still 36.4 points (29.8 percent) above its value in the corresponding month last year.
Italy
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The FAO Food Price Index makes a giant leap to another all-time high in March.
April 08, 2022
The FAO Food Price Index makes a giant leap to another all-time high in March
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 159.3 points in March 2022, up 17.9 points (12.6 percent) from February, making a giant leap to a new highest level since its inception in 1990.
Italy
FAO Food Price Index rebounded in January.
February 03, 2022
FAO Food Price Index rebounded in January
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 135.7 points in January 2022, 1.5 points (1.1 percent) higher than in December 2021. The FFPI's rebound in January was led by solid gains in vegetable oils and dairy sub-indices, partially offset by a decline in sugar price.
Italy
The FAO Food Price Index reaches a 10-year high in 2021, despite a small December decline.
January 07, 2022
The FAO Food Price Index reaches a 10-year high in 2021, despite a small December decline
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 133.7 points in December 2021, down 1.2 points (0.9 percent) from November, but still up 25.1 points (23.1 percent) from December 2020.
Italy