The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/un-food-and-agriculture-organization/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:07:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png UN Food and Agriculture Organization | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/un-food-and-agriculture-organization/ 32 32 Tunisia’s ancient hanging gardens face challenges of climate change https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-ancient-hanging-gardens-face-challenges-of-climate-change/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:27:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2838566 Local farmers, after suffering through hottest summer since 1950s, use agricultural techniques passed through generations to fight against rapidly dwindling water supplies

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]]> Iraq’s Garden of Eden, parched by drought, is now ‘like a desert’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqs-garden-of-eden-parched-by-drought-is-now-like-a-desert/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:33:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2820104 Vast expanses of the once lush Huwaizah Marshes, straddling the border with Iran, have been baked dry, devastating people and wildlife

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]]> Crimea crisis pushes up global food prices https://www.timesofisrael.com/crimea-crisis-pushes-up-global-food-prices/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:28:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=939032 UN agency sees global food prices rise to ten-month high over crisis in Ukraine, a top grain exporter

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]]> Syrian asylum seekers riot in Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-asylum-seekers-riot-in-jordan/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:28:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=336510 Seven aid workers injured as dozens of refugees protest over winter conditions

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]]> Foot-and-mouth disease hits Gaza, could spread further https://www.timesofisrael.com/foot-and-mouth-disease-reaches-gaza/ Wed, 02 May 2012 15:03:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=87824 UN agencies fear disease, which oriented from Egypt, could affect the region and beyond

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