ROME, Italy, Nov. 12 (TNSrpt) -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news on Nov. 11, 2022: The world food import bill is estimated to rise to US$1.94 trillion in 2022, higher than previously expected, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The new forecast presented in FAO's Food Outlook would mark an all-time high and a 10-percent increase over the record level of 2021, although the  more

KYIV, Ukraine, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Mission to the United Nations issued the following remarks on Nov. 8, 2022, by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a press conference: * * * U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE BRIDGET BRINK: (In progress) ... integral part of how the United States supports and stands with Ukraine. She and her team have helped build and maintain a powerful consensus around the world in support of Ukraine's valiant defense of your freedom and democracy against Russia'  more

KYIV, Ukraine, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Mission to the United Nations issued the following remarks on Nov. 8, 2022, by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield after a visit to a grain storage and processing facility in Ukraine: * * * AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: Thank you very much. It's been an incredible visit. It's been short, but it's been extraordinarily enlightening. We have heard that Ukraine is the breadbasket of the world, and I am here seeing Ukraine as the breadbasket o  more

PERTH, Australia, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: Greater research focus on the stress-induced alterations in wheat is essential to improve the sustainability and quality of crops during unpredictable climate shifts, according to an international research team including from The University of Western Australia's Institute of Agriculture. A review paper, recently published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, discussed the comp  more