Tag: World
Meteorological Day : 2017 proves expensive year for agriculture,...
By Muhammad Luqman
The very active North Atlantic hurricane season, major monsoon floods in the Indian subcontinent, and continuing severe drought in parts of east...
Pakistan is happiest nation in South Asia: UN Report
By Muhammad Luqman
Pakistan has once again been adjudged as happiest nation in the region, leaving behind India and other countries of South Asia on...
World cereal production sets new record: FAO
Web Desk
The current marketing season i.e. 2017-18 should end with record inventory levels for wheat and maize following better-than-earlier-expected harvests, based on FAO’s latest...
Inequality touches new heights in world : Oxfam
By Muhammad Luqman
2017 witnessed the biggest increase in the number of billionaires in history, with one more billionaire every two days. There are now...
Wood consumption on rise, increasing fears of more deforestation
Monitoring Desk
Global production of major wood products has registered a surge for the seventh consecutive year with a growth rate of three to six...
Pakistan contemplating to set up Halal food regulatory authority
By Muhammad Luqman
In a bid to increase its share in the global Halal food market, Pakistan has decided to constitute a Halal food regulatory...
FAO launches program to contain Banana disease
By Muhammad Luqman
A fungus poses major risks to the world's banana production and could cause vast commercial losses and even greater damage to...
World hunger again on the rise: UN
By Muhammad Luqman
After a steady decline in the incidence of hunger for over a decade, starvation is on the rise again,...