Dates being packed for export in Namibia. 19 March 2015, Rome -The creation of a new global electronic certification system that will help curb the spread of plant pests and diseases through international trade in a more secure and cost-effective way has …
The Syria crisis has put extra pressures on food security in communities in an outside of Syria, as millions have fled their homes, many settling in neighboring countries. 17 March 2015, Rome/Amman – FAO is scaling up its support to Jordan and other …
Flooding in Sindh Province Pakistan in 2010 destroyed 2 million acres of standing crops. 17 March 2015, Sendai, Japan - Nearly a quarter of damages wrought by natural disasters on the developing world are borne by the agricultural sector according to …
Bactrocera dorsalis, the Oriental fruit fly, is one of world's most destructive agricultural pests. 16 March 2015, Rome - How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and food consignments and then …
The Liwa Oasis in UAE is a special ecosystem that supports various forms of agriculture, including date and cabbage production. 15 March 2015, Rome – Two date palm oases in the United Arab Emirates have joined a growing number of ecosystems that are …
Farmers dry rice on the road to Hon Don in Vietnam. 11 March, 2015, Rome - Economic "agrocorridors" can be a strategic tool to draw private capital and large-scale investment to projects that benefit smallholder farmers and boost food security in …
Lunchtime at a school in Ethiopia. 10 March 2015, Rome - An innovative partnership spanning five African countries is providing important lessons on how governments can procure food for public institutions, such as schools, directly from small-scale family …
Research suggests increasing women's access to agricultural resources would significantly improve food security worldwide. 06 March 2015, Rome - Marking International Women’s Day 2015 (March 8th), leaders from the United Nations’ three Rome-based food …
Combine harvesters work the fields in France. Europe enjoyed a bumper wheat crop in 2014. Rome, 5 March, 2015 - The FAO Food Price Index declined to a 55-month low in February, dropping 1.0 percent from January and 14 percent below its level a year earlier …
A farmer hoeing a rice paddy in Haiti. 27 February 2015, Nassau - Agriculture, particularly family farming, is crucial for Caribbean countries to achieve food security as they face climate change and other challenges, and can also spur their economic …
The Food and Agriculture Organization's headquarters in Rome, Italy. 25 February 2015, Rome – A newly released report highlights the depth and breadth of the transformational changes taking place across the Organization. The 2014 Multilateral …
A farmer inspecting a maize crop in Haiti. 25 February 2015, Nassau - Over the last two decades efforts to combat hunger and malnutrition in the Caribbean have made substantial progress, but these need to be further strengthened, according to FAO Director- …
Members of the cooperative whose cactus pear marmalade will soon reach Italian tables. 25 February 2015, Rome - A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store Eataly …
Boats and fishing gear await the next harvest. 24 February 2015, Rome - A new and easy-to-assemble fish drying technology pioneered by FAO is helping to reduce health hazards, improve food safety and quality, improve working conditions and cut down food …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. 20 February 2015, Paris - The model of agricultural production that predominates today is not suitable for the new food security challenges of the 21st century, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said …
A scalloped hammerhead shark, one of the species recognizable by FAO's new software. 19 February 2015, Rome - Sharks may be able to swim more serenely one day thanks to a handy new digital technique developed by FAO that allows for the quick …
Cape Verde Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves meets FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva 18 February 2015, Rome - FAO will provide food crop seeds, animal feed and drip irrigation equipment to help thousands of people in Cape Verde whose food …
The livelihoods of millions of fisherfolk depend on healthy ocean ecosystems. Oceans are home to ecosystems and biodiversity that are of great importance to ecology, culture and the livelihoods of millions of people. But with some 64 percent of the oceans…
The Ebola epidemic has disrupted food and agriculture markets in Guinea. 17 February 2015, Rome/Conakry - Tens of thousands of people in rural areas of Guinea worst-hit by the Ebola epidemic will receive training on how to prevent the spread of the disease …
FAO distributed seeds and fertilizers after flooding in Pakistan's Khyber district. 16 February, 2015, Rome - Global fertilizer use is likely to rise above 200.5 million tonnes in 2018, 25 percent higher than recorded in 2008. World fertilizer …
