Even when hunger is low, undernutrition can cause health, social and economic problems. 1 October 2013, Rome - Some 842 million people, or roughly one in eight, suffered from chronic hunger in 2011-13, not getting enough food to lead active and healthy …
Livestock can become infected with rabies by dogs or wildlife, resulting in economic losses and impacting food security.27 September 2013, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health ( …
Livestock raising supports the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people.26 September 2013, Rome - Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies, …
The EU and FAO focus on agricultural development to speed up achievement of international goal on hunger reduction25 September 2013, Brussels/Rome - Less than two years before the deadline set to achieve international development goals, the European Union …
From left: UNDP's Helen Clark, Netherlands' Queen Maxima, FAO Director-General.September 23: Speaking at Monday's UN Inter-Agency meeting on Inclusive Finance for Development, FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva underlined the …
Seedlings in a plant laboratory.24 September 2013, Muscat, Oman - The government of Norway has pledged $23.7 million to conserve and sustainably manage the world's most important food crops, citing the critical need for crop diversity at a time when …
The UN Headquarters in New YorkSeptember 23: A hunger-free world is possible "within our lifetimes" if current development partnerships can be strengthened and expanded, declared FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva on Monday at the MDG …
Locust devouring a plant.23 September 2013, Rome - A locust control campaign is starting in Madagascar against a plague of the Malagasy Migratory Locust, which threatens the food security and livelihoods of 13 million people or nearly 60 percent of the …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Pierre van Hedel, Managing Direcgtor of Rabobank Foundation.20 September 2013, Rome - The Rabobank Foundation and FAO will share knowledge, innovation and financial resources in a broad strategy to make a …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Alex Counts, CEO of the Grameen Foundation.17 September 2013, Rome - Grameen Foundation and FAO will work closely to enhance small-holder farmer access to knowledge and technologies for sustainable production …
Forest managers are encouraged to take early action in response to climate change.17 September 2013, Rome - Early action and more investments are needed to respond to the threats of climate change on the world's forests. It will probably cost less to …
Access to information is key to develop agriculture and ensure food security.16 September 2013, Rome - AGORA, a programme that brings key scientific literature on food, agriculture and related fields to students, researchers and scientists, has become a …
Bird flu viruses continue to circulate in poultry.16 September 2013, Rome – FAO has issued a new warning to the international community that the H7N9 and H5N1 avian influenza viruses continue to pose serious threats to human and animal health, especially …
In France, food waste waits to be converted into methane and biogas.11 September 2013, Rome - The waste of a staggering 1.3 billion tonnes of food per year is not only causing major economic losses but also wreaking significant harm on the natural …
Wheat rusts are a major threat to food security. 6 September 2013, Vienna/Rome - A multinational effort supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency and FAO marked a key milestone this week when a Kenyan university debuted two new varieties of …
Good news for shoppers5 September 2013, Rome - The FAO Food Price Index dropped for the fourth month in a row in August reaching its lowest level since June 2012. The index, which measures the monthly change in the international prices of a basket of food …
Improved seed is distributed to farmers in the Sahel.4 September 2013, Rome - About 11 million people in the Sahel are still severely food insecure, FAO warned today. Poor families have used up their food stocks and are facing high food prices awaiting the …
Food losses are high and the problem of food waste is growing in Asia and the Pacific region. Bangkok, Thailand, 27 Aug 2013 - Denouncing the huge amount of food that goes to waste, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and …
School children in Honduras queuing up for lunch.23 August 2013, Brasilia/Rome - A study undertaken by FAO in Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru showcases the contributions that school feeding programmes are …
Second Sub-Saharan and Argentinean Agriculture Ministers Meeting on "Efficient Agriculture for a Sustainable Agricultural Development"20 August 2013, Buenos Aires/Rome- FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva highlighted the potential of …
