Drying corn on the hood of the family truck in Manyandzeni Village, Swaziland. 9 March 2016, Rome - Thirty-four countries, including 27 in Africa, are currently in need of external assistance for food due to drought, flooding and civil conflicts, according …
Rural women are working in a vegetable field as part of the FAO-supported Women Open School where they gain experiential learning and skill development on pesticide risk reduction, kitchen gardening and small enterprise development, Kot Chutta, Pakistan. 8 …
Rural students line up for a school lunch in Honduras. 30 March 2016, New York - Absolute levels of hunger and poverty are the most dramatic issues when it comes to addressing inequality, FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva said today at a UN …
FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, and Cuban Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome, Alba Soto Pimentel. 25 March 2016, Rome - Cuba has helped to edge forward global efforts targeting illegal fishing by acceding to a FAO-brokered international …
We must count on a broad portfolio of tools and approaches to eradicate hunger, fight every form of malnutrition and achieve sustainable agriculture, Jose Graziano da Silva said in Brussels. 22 March 2016, Rome -- The international community needs to find …
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, will hold its first-quarter 2016 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 5. …
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. 18 April 2016, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today met Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera for talks …
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that new research investigating the use of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in multiple tumor types, both as …
A Google Earth training course at FAO this week. 15 April 2016, Rome--FAO and Google are working together to make high-resolution satellite data an everyday tool in managing the world's natural resources in a joint effort that is changing the way the …
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that it has received an ENERGY STAR 2016 Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the planned presentations of data from the company’s broad chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) clinical development programs at the …
Juvenile desert locust hoppers. 12 April 2016, Rome - The presence of recently discovered Desert Locust infestations in Yemen, where conflict is severely hampering control operations, poses a potential threat to crops in the region, FAO warned today. FAO …
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that researchers are scheduled to provide more than 30 scientific data presentations on the company’s established and investigational …
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, applauds the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for broadening access to treatment for Veterans with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. …
Up to 80 percent or more of a farmer’s yield can be lost due to rust infections, making early detection crucial to preventing epidemics and limiting losses. 14 April 2016, Rome -- The ongoing spread of wheat rusts, a group of fungal plant diseases that …
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Merck Foundation (the Foundation) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced today that the Foundation provided a grant of $1.58 million over four years to the ACS to implement a comprehensive Patient Navigation …
Women farmers carrying bundles of harvested rice to be threshed, Kenema, Sierra Leone. 8 April 2016, Abidjan - Results achieved through Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) financed projects are adding momentum to the vision of Africa- Africa cooperation to …
MADISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) of the European Medicines Agency has adopted a positive …
Farmers thresh paddy rice in Laos. 7 April 2016, Rome - World cereal production in 2016 is set to amount to 2 521 million tonnes, just 0.2 percent off last year's large output and the third-highest global performance on record, according to FAO's …
KENILWORTH, N.J. & LYON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sanofi Pasteur and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced their intent to end their joint vaccines operations in Europe. Upon concluding their joint venture, both …
