Imagenes del acto de clausura en Oruro, Bolivia.16 December 2013, Santiago de Chile - Increased production and consumption of quinoa, coupled with higher visibility of and greater scientific knowledge about the so-called "Andean super crop" is …
Bags of seeds for delivery to farmers in the Philippines.17 December 2013, Capiz, Philippines/Rome - One month after Typhoon Haiyan struck a devastating blow to the Philippines, farmers who lost essential crops and supplies are receiving the first wave of …
Building the resilience of people in the region and the natural systems on which they depend requires a major effort.Rome, 16 December 2013 - The Great Green Wall initiative is hosting an international forum to build new partnerships and accelerate …
Three quarters of the world's crops depend on pollination by bees and other pollinators for optimum production.Antalya, Turkey, December 14, 2013 - The groundbreaking Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) today …
Crop production has decreased sharply this year due to civil conflict in the country.16 December 2013, Rome - Farmers in the Central African Republic need urgent assistance to prevent the food security situation in the conflict-stricken country from …
A poultry farm in Chad.16 December 2013, Rome - Population growth, agricultural expansion, and the rise of globe-spanning food supply chains have dramatically altered how diseases emerge, jump species boundaries, and spread, according to an FAO report …
Queen Máxima of Netherlands with the President of United Republic of Tanzania Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo and other UN officials.13 December 2013, Dar es Salaam/Dodoma/Rome - Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the …
The Action Plan will facilitate transition to green economy in the region. Mountain forest, Aragón, Spain.12 December 2013, Rovaniemi/Rome - The Rovaniemi Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy was adopted today by the UNECE Committee on …
Researcher working on developing banana plants with resistance to Black Sigatoka12 December 2013, Rome – FAO warns that without increased commitment to combat Black Sigatoka Disease, which has ravaged banana and plantain production in the Caribbean, …
Queen Máxima and the UN delegation visiting a school in Ethiopia where students receive free meals as part of a school feeding programme. 10 December 2013, Addis Ababa - Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary General' …
Rural women of west-central Nepal carrying fuelwood from nearby forests to their mountain homes. 11 December 2013, Rome - Securing land tenure, providing access to resources for mountain family farms, and improving basic infrastructure in mountain regions …
A fishing boat destroyed by the typhoon on Panay Island, Western Visayas. 11 December 2013, Manila/Rome – Philippine fishers face immense damage to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in regions affected by Typhoon Haiyan, the UN Food and Agriculture …
Santa is to inspire children to safeguard forests. 9 December 2013, Rovaniemi/Rome - European countries are encouraged to apply the principles of a green economy in the forest sector by 2020, FAO and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE …
Nelson Mandela, then Deputy President of the African National Congress of South Africa at the United Nations in New York, 22 June 1990. 6 December 2013, Rome - "We have lost one of the world's passionate defenders of the right to food," said …
The Director-General of FAO, José Graziano da Silva, and the President of IFAD, Kanayo F. Nwanze.Rome, 5 December 2013 - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a grant of US$2 million to the Food and Agriculture …
Health soils are the foundation of food security.5 December 2013, Rome - More attention to the health and management of the planet's soils will be needed to meet the challenge of feeding a growing world population while coping with climate change and …
Cereal harvest in Southern Africa, where prices are at record levels5 December 2013, Rome - World cereal production will reach a new high of almost 2 500 million tonnes, including rice in milled terms, according to new FAO estimates. The figure is almost 8 …
FAO experts and information technology platforms help countries to gather, analyze and share agricultural and food security data.4 December 2013, Rabat/Rome - Improving the quality, availability and relevance of data on food and agriculture has become a …
Growing quinoa in the Andean high plateau3 December 2013, Rome – The Slow Food movement and FAO officially launched the book, “Quinoa in the Kitchen,” today to continue to promote awareness about the super-food’s potential as the International Year of …
China has played a significant role in FAO's South-South Cooperation initiative.2 December 2013, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva lauded the People's Republic of China for its "impressive" gains against hunger and …
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