Source- This post on the FishMIP Initiative has been created based on the article “Climate risks projected to affect fish biomass around the world’s ocean, FAO report says” published on “Official page of FAO” on 17 July 2024. Why in the news? The Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project (FishMIP) report projects that exploitable fish biomass could decline… Continue reading FishMIP Initiative
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FAO unveils platform to help accelerate action on reducing food loss and waste
News: Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) has unveiled a platform named Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste to aid global reduction of food loss and waste. Facts: About the platform: It is an online platform that brings together information on measurement, reduction, policies, alliances, actions and examples of successful models… Continue reading FAO unveils platform to help accelerate action on reducing food loss and waste
Explained: India’s ‘imported’ food inflation
News:The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s(FAO’s) food price index has touched 182.5 points in January 2020, the highest since December 2014. Facts: About FAO Food Price Index(FPI): The FAO Food Price Index(FPI) is a measure of the change in international prices of a basket of major food commodities with reference to a base period… Continue reading Explained: India’s ‘imported’ food inflation
International fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD)
News:The 43rd session of the governing council of the International fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD) was held at the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) in Rome,Italy. Facts: About IFAD: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations. It was established in 1977 and is one… Continue reading International fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD)
Global meet on shark fisheries
International shark meet was held in Kochi,Kerala on July 24,2019. The global conference was jointly organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). The meeting aimed to bring together the scientific community in the spectrum to describe various methodologies being transpired and adopted in research works and to develop… Continue reading Global meet on shark fisheries
