Family farm in Europe29 November 2013, Brussels - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva praised the European Union for the commitment it has shown to making the International Year of Family Farming in 2014 a success. Speaking at the Conference " …
Maize harvest in DPR Korea28 November 2013, Pyongyang/Rome - A nationwide assessment by two United Nations agencies shows an increase in staple food production in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the third year running. The report, …
Funds are urgently needed to help farmers clear their land and plant their crops.27 November 2013, Manila – Immediate assistance from the international community for Philippine farmers is critical to avoid a double tragedy befalling rural survivors of …
Around 150 million households – some 750 million people – are engaged in milk production around the world.26 November 2013, Rome – Milk and dairy products hold huge potential to improve nutrition and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of poor people …
Producer forest organizations can give their members better access to markets and a voice in policy development. 25 November, 2013, Guilin/Rome - Strengthening forest producer organizations should contribute significantly to reducing poverty, improving …
Family farms are the backbone of agriculture22 November 2013, New York - The United Nations has launched the 2014 International Year of Family Farming to stress the vast potential family farmers have to eradicate hunger and preserve natural resources. In …
Treating small livestock during a drought in Burkina Faso.21 November 2013, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso/Rome - A project that supplied chickens, turkeys, sheep and pigs to smallscale farmers, most of them women, has proven that with training, veterinary …
The typhoon severely disrupted the secondary rice planting season in central parts of the country.19 November 2013, Rome - Hundreds of thousands of farmers in the Philippines whose crops were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan need urgent assistance to sow new …
Diversified crop production and diets can help to improve nutrition.15 October 2013, Rome - Experts and country representatives meeting at FAO headquarters said both international political momentum and practical solutions tailored to specific countries …
From left to right: Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Emma Bonino, José Graziano da Silva, Giuseppe Sala, Kanayo F. Nwanze, Claudia von Roehl.14 November 2013, Rome – The United Nations and Expo 2015 signed an agreement today confirming the UN’s major support for …
Good diets mean better nutrition and better lives.13 November 2013, Rome - Severe nutrition problems afflict more than half the world's population and food systems will need to undergo significant changes to improve people's diets and lives, …
Along the coast the storm surge wiped out many fishing communities. 12 November 2013, Rome – FAO is mobilizing support to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, which tore through the country causing severe damage to the fisheries and agriculture …
Loading bags of wheat for transport7 November 2013, Rome - Food commodity markets are becoming more balanced and less price volatile than in recent years thanks to improved supplies and a recovery in global inventories of cereals, according to FAO's …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva meets Togo's President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé.6 November 2013, Lomé, Togo/Rome – FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today concluded his official visit to the West African region in Togo, where he …
Father Godfrey Nzamujo shows the Director-General and President Yayi Boni around the Songhai Centre5 November 2013, Cotonou/Rome – FAO is supporting farming families in northern Benin who lost crops, livestock and fishing grounds when the Niger River …
FAO estimates that about one third of the world’s seven major tuna species are currently overexploited.Washington, DC/Rome, 5 November 2013 - Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO Naoko Ishii today approved a project coordinated by the UN Food and …
An irrigation channel in Chad.31 October 2013, Dakar - Sound water management holds the key to building resilience in Africa's Sahel and can free rural communities from the vicious cycle of weather-related food security crises that have plagued the …
A Sahelian pastoralist shakes loose nuts from a tree for his herd to eat. 29 October 2013, Nouakchott, Mauritania - The time has come to break the "vicious circle" of crises in Africa's Sahel by proactively building up the ability of …
Harvesting Jian carp from a pond.29 October 2013, Rome – A new FAO publication calls for greater national and international efforts to bring agricultural biotechnologies to smallholder producers in developing countries. The publication, Biotechnologies at …
Learning new weeding techniques in a rice field in Senegal.25 October 2013, Rome/Yaoundé - Africa's largest gathering of rice industry experts, policy makers and farmers representatives has asked FAO to "stimulate national, regional and global …
