FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and European Parliament President Martin Schulz 16 April 2015, Brussels - Food and nutrition security, climate change and soils are among the main topics outlined for the forthcoming months in the common agenda …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Patrick I. Gomes, Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). 15 April 2015, Brussels - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, in a speech today to the Committee of …
Escalation of conflict is expected to further increase food insecurity in the poverty-stricken Yemen. 15 April 2015, Rome - Amidst escalating conflict at a crucial time in the country’s cropping season, almost 11 million people in Yemen are severely food …
The FAO/WWC paper calls for policies and investments to improve water storage facilities, wastewater capture and reuse and also research that generates more resilient agricultural production systems for smallholders. 14 April, Rome/Daegu - In 2050 there …
New software will enable fast processing of satellite data in countries with poor Internet connections. 13 April 2015, Rome - Norway and FAO have signed a NOK 35m (around $4.5m) partnership agreement to improve the capacity of developing countries to …
A Senegalese farmer transfers well water into a holding container. 10 April 2015, Daegu/Rome/Washington, D.C. - FAO, UNESCO, the World Bank, GEF and the International Association of Hydrogeologists have today called for action by the global community to …
Abstract:FAO’s work is driven by five cross-cutting strategic objectives that are closely aligned with the most relevant and urgent development problems faced by member countries and the development community. Together with a sixth objective focused on …
A Lebanese livestock-keeper benefitting from FAO’s support activities. 9 April 2015, Rome - Concerns over the spread of high impact transboundary animal diseases are mounting in Lebanon and neighbouring countries as some of the 1.5 million refugees fleeing …
For developing countries rich in geothermal activity, using the earth's heat offers new possibilities for agriculture 7 April 2015, Rome -- Geothermal energy, the flow of heat energy radiating from the earth’s core, provides unique opportunities for …
A herdsman in Central African Republic prepares to vaccinate his flock. 2 April, 2015, Abidjan , Cote d'Ivoire-High-level authorities from 15 countries pledged on Thursday to collaborate on a global plan to wipe out forever the devasting animal disease …
A man carrying sugar cane in Mozambique. The FAO food price index dropped again in March driven by sugar’s sharp slide. 2 April 2015, Rome - The FAO Food Price Index continued to decline in March, dropping 1.5 percent from February and 18.7 percent (40 …
A farmer participating in an FAO project in Mali on sustainable intensification of agriculture sorts niebe beans. 1 April 2015, Bamako/Rome - The government of Mali and FAO have launched the implementation phase of a $5 million project aimed at restoring …
Kid walks around a courtyard in Kokologo, Burkina Faso. Abidjan, Ivory Coast-The world can definitively stamp out a plague that devastates sheep and goats, freeing hundreds of millions of rural families from one of the major risks to their food security …
A Syrian Kurdish boy from Mile Village, Kobani, holds a goat near the Syrian border, after shepherds crossed into Turkey with their animals. 30 March 2015, Rome – Some $121 million are urgently needed to prevent further deterioration of the food security …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. 27 March 2015, Rome - FAO's executive council today closed its week-long session by reaching consensus on the agency's biennial programme of work and budget - an unprecedented move that reflects …
Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human lifespan. As a core component of land resources, agricultural development and ecological sustainability, it is the basis for food, feed, fuel and fibre production …
Director-General José Graziano da Silva addressing the 151st session of FAO's governing council. 23 March 2015, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today opened a week-long session of the organization's executive council, with an …
$6.2 million urgently needed to prevent further worsening of the food security situation. Women processing cassava for food preparation in Mbaiki, Central African Republic. 23 March 2015, Rome - Farmers in the Central African Republic are in urgent need of …
FAO analysis is based on national forest data. Researchers for the National Forest Assessment measuring tree thickness, Back Kan, Viet Nam. 20 March 2015, Rome - Total carbon emissions from forests decreased by more than 25 percent between 2001 and 2015, …
A young boy plays amongst a destroyed banana plantation in Mele, outside the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila on March 19, 2015. 20 March 2015, Rome -- Strong winds, heavy rains and floods resulting from Tropical Cyclone Pam have caused extensive damage to …
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