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Food and Agriculture Organization

International organization with the objective of ending hunger

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Dec 1, 2025
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how much water a date palm tree need in a typical year in liters

A mature date palm’s annual water need varies widely by climate, soil and irrigation practice — reported ranges run roughly 115–306 m3 (115,000–306,000 L) per tree per year in MENA surveys and 73–95 m...

Nov 15, 2025
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How have government policies (farm subsidies, trade, SNAP) affected food prices since 2024?

Government policies since 2024 have pushed more money into farm programs while simultaneously tightening or reshaping SNAP, with mixed effects on retail food prices: U.S. food‑at‑home inflation slowed...

Jan 31, 2026
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https://news.ucsc.edu/2024/10/global-warming-statistics/

The public record for shows an unmistakable spike: multiple independent datasets and monitoring services report 2024 as the warmest year on record, with several records placing the global mean near or...

Jan 30, 2026

Is bioengineered food safe?

are judged safe to eat by major scientific and public-health authorities when evaluated case-by-case through established safety assessments, but important scientific, regulatory and social uncertainti...

Jan 26, 2026

Are Chile, Argentina and Uruguay food, water & energy sufficient respectively? If not where are these countries getting that from respectively?

is demonstrably self-sufficient in electricity and largely self-sufficient in food, having moved to a near‑fully renewable electrical mix and producing food well in excess of domestic needs . is the a...

Jan 26, 2026

Which NGOs or fair‑trade organizations work with Palestinian olive farmers and what documentation do they publish?

A diverse set of , international NGOs, Palestinian grassroots groups and fair‑trade organizations engage with through protection campaigns, tree‑planting, technical assistance and market development, ...

Nov 7, 2025

Are genetically modified foods safe?

The scientific literature and major public health institutions largely conclude that foods derived from genetically modified crops are , based on multiple authoritative reviews and regulatory framewor...

Nov 13, 2025

What are humans supposed to eat?

There is no single, universally “supposed” human diet; authoritative public‑health bodies and evolutionary science converge on , but disagree with extreme one‑size‑fits‑all prescriptions promoted by s...

Oct 28, 2025

What are the FDA-approved daily intake limits for Sweet'N Low?

The claim that the FDA-approved Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for Sweet’N Low (saccharin) is , equivalent to roughly , is consistent with contemporary summaries but varies in packet-equivalents across...

Jan 18, 2026

How do Rosabella's Moringa contaminant limits compare to international standards (USP, EU, WHO)?

There is no public reporting in the supplied sources that lists Rosabella’s specific contaminant limits for moringa, so a direct numeric comparison is impossible from the material provided; instead th...

Jan 4, 2026

What are current food security and starvation rates in Venezuela as of 2025?

As of 2025, Venezuela’s food-security picture is mixed: large-scale chronic food insecurity and acute needs persist for millions, even as some indicators point to partial recovery from the catastrophi...

Dec 18, 2025

is the planet running out of water?

No—the Earth is not literally "running out of water" in a planetary sense: about 70% of the planet is covered by water and the total global water stock remains effectively constant on human timescales...

Dec 11, 2025

Which specific grocery categories (produce, dairy, meat, pantry staples) have shown price declines in the last 3 months?

This reporting finds mixed short-term movements: global commodity trackers show dairy and meat indices fell in recent months, while U.S. sources report declines in some fresh produce and selected dair...

Dec 10, 2025

Which food categories saw the largest price declines since 2022?

The sharpest price declines since the 2022 peak have been concentrated in internationally traded commodity categories: vegetable oils and many types of grains (notably wheat and some coarse grains), a...

Dec 4, 2025

Genetically modified food

Genetically modified (GM) foods are widely used and heavily regulated: international bodies and national agencies assess GM foods for toxicity, allergenicity, nutritional changes and unintended effect...

Nov 29, 2025

Is Gaza currently experiencing famine according to UN or WFP classifications?

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) — the UN-backed global hunger monitor endorsed by FAO, WFP, UNICEF and WHO — confirmed famine in Gaza Governorate (Gaza City area) in August 202...

Nov 24, 2025

How will climate change affect food security, health, and economic inequality in the next 20 years?

Climate-driven extremes already undermine food systems, harm health, and widen economic divides; reports project rising food prices, more heat- and pollution-related illness, and large economic losses...

Nov 22, 2025

Are genetically modified food harmful

Scientific and regulatory reviews over decades conclude that approved genetically modified (GM) foods on the market have not shown consistent evidence of direct harm to human health when they pass est...

Nov 13, 2025

Were there changes in trade policies influencing food imports in 2025?

The materials you provided do not support any claim about ; every supplied item is about programming or HTTP topics and contains no trade-policy information . Based solely on these uploaded analyses, ...

Nov 12, 2025

What is the environmental impact of livestock farming on global emissions?

Livestock farming is a substantial contributor to global greenhouse‑gas emissions, with mainstream estimates clustering between of anthropogenic emissions but peer studies and alternative methods plac...