Bioinformatics helps scientists develop new drugs and targeted treatments. 10 February 2015, Rome - FAO has chosen the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics as a designated reference centre to expand its access to state-of the-art technology in combating …
FMD, which affects most cloven-hoofed mammals, can seriously undermine meat and milk production. 9 February 2015, Rome – The European Union and FAO have stepped up efforts to assist countries to prepare for any possible outbreaks of devastating foot-and- …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva 7 February 2015, Milan - With its theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" the 2015 World Expo offers a chance to mobilize public opinion around the pressing need to make the eradication of hunger …
Communities hosting refugee populations in South Sudan are facing extra pressures on their food security 06 February 2015, Juba - A staggering 2.5 million people – about one-fifth of the population – remain in either Crisis or Emergency level food …
Host Country Agreement signed today at FAO headquarters. 5 February, 2015, Rome - FAO will open a Liaison Office in Moscow in order to strengthen cooperation links between the Russian Federation and the Organization in the areas of agriculture and food …
Harvesting wheat near the West Bank town of Tammun Rome, 5 February, 2015 - The FAO Food Price Index continued to decline in January, averaging 182.7 points for the month, or 1.9 percent below its December 2014 level. Lower prices reflect strong production …
Photo alternative: José Graziano da Silva At the close of the deadline yesterday, 31 January, the only nomination received from member countries of FAO was that of the Government of Brazil, which had put forward the name of Graziano da Silva for re- …
Female farmers working on their lands in Burundi. 30 January 2015, Addis Ababa - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today attended an African Union (AU) summit which is set to focus on a continent-wide commitment by governments to end hunger by …
A woman casting a fishing net from a boat on the Tonle Sap River, Cambodia. 29 January 2015, Rome – Inland fisheries – the network of lakes, rivers and streams that provide fish and freshwater to millions across the world – need to be better managed in …
Isolated villagers being evacuated by boat near a railway destroyed by flooding. 28 January 2015, Rome - Farmers in southern Malawi urgently need seeds and livestock after intense flooding destroyed their fields and homes, washing away animals and crops …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva 27 January 2015, San José, Costa Rica - Today FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva presented a new regional Plan for Food Security, Nutrition and Hunger Eradication by 2025 during a summit of the Community …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva during his remarks. 26 January 2015, New York - Agriculture and food security must be treated as essential components of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said …
A family of farmers watch as locust-control workers spray pesticides on their land in Madagascar's Betroka region. 21 January 2015, Rome - In Madagascar, the battle against an ongoing plague of locusts risks being lost as funds to continue operations …
A crop of sorghum in Uruguay, funded by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic resources for Food and Agriculture. 20 January 2015, Rome - Genetic resources have a critical role to play in feeding the world — especially as climate change advances faster …
FAO Director General Graziano da Silva 16 January 2015, Berlin – Increasing competition for natural resource and emerging resource bottlenecks mean that global agriculture can no longer operate using a "business as usual" approach – the input- …
As part of the African Football Against Hunger campaign, a video ad will feature at Matches throughout the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. 16 January 2015, Rome/Bata - A footballer dressed in white garb dribbles a ball across an abandoned underground …
Vietnamese farmer harvesting longane fruits. Nhan My, Viet Nam. 14 January 2015, Hanoi, Viet Nam - The National Zero Hunger Challenge (ZHC), a major initiative to eradicate hunger in Viet Nam, was launched today by the Government of Viet Nam in …
Workers load sugarcane at an ethanol distillery in Brazil. 8 January 2015, Rome -- FAO's monthly Food Price Index declined in December after three months of stability. Continued large supplies and record stocks combined with a stronger US dollar and …
Our soils are in danger because of expanding cities, deforestation, unsustainable land use and management practices, pollution, overgrazing and climate change. The current rate of soil degradation threatens the capacity to meet the needs of future …
A Haitian man paddles out to his fish farm. Brazil and FAO are partnering to spread aquaculture in the Caribbean and elsewhere. 31 December, 2014 Rome - Brazil has added US $ 17 million in funding to projects undertaken in its ongoing partnership with FAO, …
