Exploitation must be based on sustainable forest management 23 October 2013, Vladivostok - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to promote …
The Congo Basin harbours the world’s second largest tropical forest. It is also a key resource for stabilizing the global climate. 23 October 2013, Brazzaville/Rome - Governments from Africa's main timber producing countries, together with timber …
Workers in a food processing plant.21 October 2013, Copenhagen/Rome - Keeping track of the enormity and nature of food loss and waste is essential to reducing the problem and to speeding efforts to eliminate hunger globally, FAO Director-General José …
Some 25 000 farming households will receive wheat and barley seeds to plant one hectare of land.21 October 2013, Rome – The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) is donating £10 million to FAO humanitarian projects in Syria and …
The Director-General, the First Lady of Peru and the Bolivian Minister during the harvest17 October, 2013, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, Peru’s First Lady and Special Ambassador for the International Year of Quinoa, Nadine Heredia , …
Emma Bonino, Italian Foreign Minister, and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva16 October 2013, Rome - Urgent collaboration along the entire food chain is needed if the world is to address the problem of food waste and losses, a high-level seminar …
José Graziano da Silva and IFRC Secretary-General Bekele Geleta signing a Memorandum of Understanding.16 October 2013, Rome - FAO has signed a new partnership agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC),the …
Speaking out against hunger16 October 2013, Rome - Better food systems are required in order to defeat hunger and malnutrition around the globe was the key message coming from the observance of World Food Day at FAO headquarters. World Food Day, …
Lessons can be drawn from Italian initiative for focusing and scaling up, said FAO Deputy Director-General for Natural Resources Maria Helena Semedo Rome, 14 October 2013 – At a side event on the first day of World Food Week, FAO today showcased the …
Gilthead seabream in a floating cage, Italy. Aquaculture already supplies nearly 50 percent of fish consumed globally.15 October 2013, Rome/St Petersburg, Russia – The creation of a global partnership to help ensure that the world’s fish supplies can keep …
The Committee on World Food Security promotes better policy convergence for food security.11 October 2013, Rome - Following a week of intense discussions, the Committee on World Food Security stressed the link between biofuels and food security, saying …
FAO Director-General meets with Private Sector Mechanism representatives10 October 2013, Rome - "Many of the companies that are here today are present in many countries. This is important because what you do locally against hunger can quickly become …
Small Malagasy farms are hard hit9 October 2013, Rome - As many as 4 million people in rural areas of Madagascar are food insecure following this year's reduced harvest. Production of rice – the Indian Ocean island's staple – and maize has been …
Linking school feeding programs to local, small-scale farms offers multiple benefits.9 October 2012, Rome - An innovative partnership in five African countries is breaking new ground in the fight against hunger and malnutrition by sourcing food for school …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva addressed ministers from some 30 countries at the meeting.7 October 2013, Rome – The world’s food price problems are not over despite a current market lull, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told a …
The Committee on World Food Security was established in 1974 by the UN for the review and follow-up of food security policies.7 October 2013, Rome - The Committee on World Food Security, the world’s most important intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder …
The opening session of the CSM gets underway5 October 2013, Rome – Over 240 civil society representatives hailing from 175 countries across the world met today at FAO headquarters to begin their annual CSM Forum. During the next two days, these …
Elisabeth Mpofu, General Coordinator of La Via Campesina, and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. 4 October 2013, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina Elizabeth Mpofu today formalized an …
Rice production in Tajikistan3 October 2013, Rome - The outlook for global cereal supply in the 2013/14 marketing season remains generally favourable despite downward adjustments to forecasts for world cereal production and closing stocks, according to the …
The new initiative presents a more strategic approach to collaboration between the UN agencies. 2 October 2013, Rome – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have launched a new joint …
