Some countries are developing laws on food donations and ways to minimize food losses and waste. 25 January 2017, Dominican Republic - Latin America and the Caribbean could be the first developing region to completely eradicate hunger if its governments …
Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-17-008-058649 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa Announcement issuance date: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Proposal submission deadline: …
Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-17-006-058647 / PRM-PRMOAPAF-17-006 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa Announcement issuance date: Tuesday, January, 24, 2017 Proposal …
Farming in Noto, Japan, one of the earliest Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. 24 January 2017, Rome-FAO today hosted a high-level delegation from Japan in a bid to bolster both sides of a strong relationship between the UN agency …
Canadian Agriculture Minister MacAuley meets with FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva in Berlin. 23 January 2017, Rome-Canada today announced it will contribute an additional $1 million to international bodies that develop the standards for food safety …
The United States welcomes the on-going peaceful transition of power in The Gambia and congratulates President Adama Barrow on his inauguration. We applaud the commitment to democracy and the restraint shown by the Gambian people over the past weeks. We …
The ubiquitous cellphone can connect farmers to a range of information and tools. 22 January 2017, Berlin - In an era in which challenges like climate change and natural resource scarcity are making agriculture ever more knowledge-intensive, family farmers …
Millions of family farmers in developing countries already suffer from lack of access to freshwater. 20 January 2017, Berlin - Growing water scarcity is now one of the leading challenges for sustainable development, and that challenge is poised to …
Countries should promote the sustainable production of fresh, safe and nutritious foods. 19 January 2017, Santiago, Chile - Obesity and overweight are on the rise throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and are particularly prevalent among women and …
In California, wastewater is sanitized and blended with groundwater, supporting large-scale crop production. 19 January 2017, Berlin/Rome - With food demand and water scarcity on the uptick, it's time to stop treating wastewater like garbage and …
A herder leads his sheep alongside FAO’s cash-for-work project on the main Al Jazeera irrigation canal in Ninewa Governorate, Iraq, on December 4, 2016. The project, supported by Belgium, will resupply water for agricultural production in newly liberated …
Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-17-005-058630 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa Announcement issuance date: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Proposal submission deadline: …
Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-17-002-058622 / PRM-PRMOAPAF-17-002 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa Announcement issuance date: Friday, January 13, 2017 Proposal …
MODERATOR: Thank you, and thanks to everyone for joining us this morning. All of you have no doubt seen the release from the White House earlier this morning, the text of a letter to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the …
A village in Ethiopia weathers the drought. 17 January 2016, Rome-New drought across swathes of southern Ethiopia may jeopardize the East African nation's restoration of food security after the worst agricultural seasons in decades unless urgent …
Farmers beat rice to release grains near the village of Kamangu, Democratic Republic of Congo. 12 January 2016, Rome -Prices of major food commodities declined for the fifth year in a row in 2016, averaging 161.6 points for the year as a whole, some 1.5 …
The United States and Cuba will hold a meeting to coordinate their efforts to fight trafficking in persons in Washington, D.C., January 12 and 13. The U.S. delegation will be led by Ambassador-at-Large Susan Coppedge of the Office to Monitor and Combat …
Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPNE-17-005-058612 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.519 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Near East and South Asia Announcement issuance date: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Proposal …
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The resilience of Yemen's farmers and herders, especially women, needs to be boosted. 9 January 2017, Rome/Sanaa - With 14 million people food insecure in strife-torn Yemen, the European Union (EU) has committed 12 million euros in support of FAO's …
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