Singapore's famous "Garden by the Bay" includes two different horticultural themed gardens used for education and awareness raising around food and agriculture issues. 8 June 2015, Rome - Singapore and FAO will work together to improve food …
President Kirchner addresses delegates at FAO's Conference. 8 June 2015, Rome - Poverty lies at the root of hunger, and active state policies directed at eradicating inequality are the most effective way to eradicate malnutrition, Argentina President …
José Graziano da Silva during his first address to the FAO Conference since reelection. 8 June 2015, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, in his first policy statement since his overwhelming re-election, today outlined that eradicating …
FAO's Plenary Hall where the hunger awards ceremony took place. 7 June 2015, Rome - An international awards ceremony today recognized the great effort made by countries around the world which has led to the near achievement of the Millennium …
In Bangladesh, a Chinese agricultural expert interacts with his local counterpart. 7 June 2015, Rome - China and FAO today signed a $50 million agreement to support developing countries in building sustainable food systems and inclusive agricultural value …
José Graziano da Silva. 6 June 2015, Rome - Incumbent FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva was today re-elected to a second term in the Organization's top post with the highest number of votes ever in the history of the Organization. In ballot …
FAO's Plenary Hall 6 June 2015, Rome - FAO's 39th Conference opened today, with representatives from 194 countries including more than 130 ministers gathered to discuss the Organization's future workplan, set a new two-year budget, and elect …
After the flood in Malawi. ACP nations are very vulnerable to climate change. 6 June 2015, Rome - The African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and FAO are deepening their ties with an eye to bolstering national capacities to cope with climate …
A Nepali woman returns from her fields. The straw will be used to make rugs and feed livestock. Milan 5 June, 2015-"We need to change the way we produce food," FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva said today in a World Environment Day …
"Hunger’s root cause is not the scarcity of food but poverty, itself linked to a spectrum of inequalities and revolving around questions of access – access to water, land and other productive resources". 4 June 2015, Milan - "The entire …
A maize haystack in Zambia. Robust inventory levels are keeping agricultural commodity prices are stable. Rome, 4 June 2015 - Major food commodity prices declined again in May, hitting an almost six-year low as cereal prices fell substantially amid a …
A worker at a planted forest in Viet Nam transports seedlings. 3 June 2015, Rome - FAO and IKEA of Sweden today agreed to begin working together on a forestry certification initiative aimed at promoting the sustainable management of forest plantations and …
The Near East and North Africa(NENA) region fails to halve hunger by 2015 15 countries out of 19 achieved MDG hunger target but protracted crises elsewhere push malnutrition rates up. Most countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) achieved their …
The number of underweight children in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined (Photo: @ FAO) 2 June 2015, Accra, Ghana – According to the first edition of the Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in Africa (2015), Angola, Djibouti, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Mali and …
FAO Headquarters, Plenary Hall. 1 June 2015, Rome - Some 130 ministers, 12 heads of state or government, and numerous other high-level government representatives will be converging on Rome next week for the 39th session of the Organization's governing …
A woman is screened for malnutrition in South Sudan. 29 May 2015, Rome - The ongoing conflict and related economic downturn in South Sudan has left 3.8 million people facing emergency and crisis levels of food insecurity, according to a new Integrated Food …
With the percentage of undernourishment falling to 5.5% and the total number to 34.3 million, LAC achieved the goal of the Millennium Development Goals and the World Food Summit. Political commitment, economic growth and social safety nets and programs …
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev meeting a delegation led by FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. 27 May 2015, Baku - FAO will soon establish a partnership and liaison office in the capital city of Azerbaijan, to help manage a new partnership …
Tomatoes for sale at Sabzi Mandi, a wholesale fruits and vegetable market in Multan. 28 May 2015, Budapest – Recognizing the growing challenge of feeding the world's cities and the importance of efficient urban markets, FAO and the World Union of …
28/05/2015 Bangkok, ThailandThe Asia-Pacific region has achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG-1c) by reducing the proportion of people suffering from hunger by half by 2015, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today. “This is …
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