The Swaziland Agricultural Development Project (SADP) helps small holder farmers move away from subsistence farming27 August 2014 - Mbabane, Swaziland/Rome - In a major effort to revitalize agriculture here, the government, the European Union and FAO have …
FAO Goodwill Ambassador and one of Italy’s all-time greats, Roberto Baggio, will participate in the Match for Peace.25 August 2014, Rome - Greater progress in the effort to slash world hunger and malnutrition will pay a "peace dividend" by …
Tissue samples from chickens await testing at a Nigerian laboratory.20 August 2014, Rome - FAO today told ministers of health and agriculture meeting in Indonesia that animal disease monitoring systems require sustained support and have a critical role to …
Supplying herders affected by drought with fodder for their animals.19 August marks the anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, in which 22 people lost their lives. In 2008, the UN General Assembly designated this day as …
Palestinian fishermen inspect of the damage at their warehouse in the port of Gaza City. 14 August 2014, Rome - The fighting in Gaza has forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralysed fishing activities, bringing local food production …
The slump in grain prices has helped push down the FAO Food Price Index.7 August 2014, Rome - The FAO Food Price Index decreased for a fourth consecutive month in July mainly due to a sharp decline in international prices for maize, wheat and certain …
Numbers of South Sudanese facing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity is projected to have reached 3.9 million by August.31 July 2014, Rome – Continued efforts to provide farmers, fishers and pastoralists in South Sudan with life-saving emergency …
FAO experts visit flooded agricultural areas in Serbia.25 July 2014, Obrenovac, Serbia - The European Union (EU) will partner with FAO to help small-scale farmers in Serbia recover from the devastating floods of the past spring. An EU grant of EUR 8 …
FAO has already provided time-critical assistance to help more than 1.2 million vulnerable rural families.25 July 2014, Rome - The United Nations today called on the international donor community to renew a commitment to fight hunger and food insecurity in …
Terracing lands will help reduce soil erosion and run-off, thereby improving farmers’ chances of higher yields. 24 July 2014, Rome - Urgent action is required to improve the health of the world's limited soil resources and stop land degradation, so as …
A woman winnowing kernels of maize with her baby at her side near Chimoio, Mozambique.23 July 2014, Dili, Timor-Leste – The Tenth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) ended today in Dili, Timor- …
There is no vaccine for the Ebola virus, which is transmitted by direct contact with the blood and body fluids of infected people as well as infected animals.21 July 2014, Rome – Increased efforts are needed to improve awareness among rural communities in …
Rice for sale at a vendor's stall in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.17 July 2014, Geneva - UN food standards body the Codex Alimentarius Commission this week adopted new standards to protect consumer health worldwide, including setting out maximum …
Agriculture has to provide not just more food for human consumption, but also raw material for industrial purposes, such as biofuels and animal feed.11 July 2014, Rome - The recent fall in prices of major crops is expected to continue over the next two …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) Editor-in-Chief Belinda Goldsmith. 9 July 2014, Rome – One of the world’s biggest news and information providers is teaming up with the UN Food and Agriculture …
The use of raised drying racks has exploded along the shores of Lake Tanganyika.9 July 2014, Rome – An FAO project to equip small fishing communities with the tools and know-how to dry fish on simple raised racks instead of on the sand has changed lives …
Improved global prospects for maize contributed the overall decrease in cereal prices. 3 July 2014, Rome - The FAO Food Price Index was down for a third consecutive month in June, a decline mostly influenced by lower wheat, maize and palm oil prices that …
A laboratory technician works to identify a worm pest.1 July 2014, Rome - A "Top Ten" list identifying the food-borne parasites of greatest global concern has been released today, and new guidelines are being developed to control them. The …
In many rural economies, the forest enterprises of families and communities are major contributors to local livelihoods.30 June 2014, Rome - Indigenous peoples, local communities and private smallholders own or manage a growing proportion of the world' …
23rd Ordinary session of African Union assembly, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. 26 July 2014, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva today congratulated African leaders attending the AU Summit here for "raising the bar…
