ROME, May 29 (UPI) -- The United Nations said food prices are being pushed higher by weather-related crop shortages and high demand for biofuels.

ROME, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Aquaculture may be the only way to meet future demands for fish as the global population increases, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome said.

ROME, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The United Nations says $600 million -- one-third of the global food

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The United Nations is proposing major changes in the way food aid is managed and delivered.

WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell will announce the winners of the 2004 world food prize at the State Department on Monday.

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- International health and food safety agencies have appealed for funds to stop the spread of the bird flu in Asia that has eight confirmed deaths.

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization Friday declared 2004 the International Year of Rice, a commodity whose consumption is outpacing production.