FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva together with Gilberto Carvalho, Secretary General to the Presidency of Brazil.16 August 2013, Brasilia/Rome - The Brazilian experience of strengthening school meal programs and their relationship with family …
Drip irrigation in Niger14 August 2013, Rome - Preliminary results from a project aimed at helping Malawi, Vietnam and Zambia make the transition to a "climate-smart" approach to agriculture show that some farmers are struggling to adopt the new …
New FAO technologies enable foresters to process satellite images and generate forest maps at low cost. 12 August 2013, Rome - FAO recently introduced new mapping technologies in Uganda that will help the country generate better, more useful forestry …
Transmission electron micrograph of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus particles, colorized in yellow.9 August 2013, Rome - Understanding the potential role of animals in the emergence and spread of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) …
» The FAO Food Price Index averaged 205.9 points in July 2013, 4 points (nearly 2 percent) below its revised value for June and 7 points (or 3.3 percent) lower than in July 2012. The decline in July, which marked the third consecutive monthly drop, was …
Farmers should be involved in national efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by agriculture.6 August 2013, Rome - With the consequences of climate change for the world's food production systems becoming increasingly clear, more needs to be done …
Highly hazardous pesticides should be phased out because it has proven very difficult to ensure proper handling.30 July 2013, Rome - The tragic incident in Bihar, India, where 23 school children died after eating a school meal contaminated with …
FAO e-books now available24 July 2013, Rome - FAO has launched its first e-books, featuring bestselling titles from the world of food, agriculture and hunger eradication. For now, the first titles are available for free download in formats compatible with …
Creating a renewed culture, with a greater focus on results22 July 2013, Rome - FAO has made good progress in the last two years but much remains to be done, according to a new report published by the United Kingdom Department for International Development …
The Great Green Wall is a mosaic of interventions adapted to local ecosystems and tailored to the needs of communities18 July 2013, Kouloumboutey, Niger – When village people and local authorities in southern Niger won back over one hundred hectares of …
Wheat harvest11 July 2013, Rome - World total cereal production is forecast to increase by about 7 percent in 2013 compared to last year, helping to replenish global inventories and raise expectations for more stable markets in 2013/14, according to the …
A laboratory technician testing blood samples from cattle to monitor for rinderpest virus10 July 2013, Rome - A moratorium on using live rinderpest virus for approved research has been lifted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …
New regulations on fruit and vegetables will improve food quality.8 July 2013, Rome - The UN food standards body Codex Alimentarius has agreed on new standards to protect the health of consumers worldwide. These include standards on fruit, vegetables, fish …
Food insecurity and domestic production are set to decline further if the present conflict continues.5 July 2013, Rome - Syria's food security situation has significantly deteriorated over the past year and domestic agricultural production will …
A woman selling tomatoes along a roadside in Zimbabwe3 July 2013, Rome - In a new report, FAO is calling for more nuanced policy-making to boost smallholder farm output, requiring better knowledge of individual farm households and the constraints they …
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva2 July 2013, Rome - As Codex Alimentarius, the world's top food standard body for consumer protection and fair practices in international food trade, celebrated its 50th …
High-level meeting of African and international leaders in Addis Ababa.Addis-Ababa, 1 July 2013 - Heads of State and Government of African Union Member States, together with representatives of international organizations, civil society organizations, …
Participants of the non-state actors meeting at the African Union Conference Center in Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, 29 June 2013 - The decision to end hunger needs to be taken by society as a whole, not by a single organization or a single government, FAO …
Addis Ababa High Level Meeting on Zero Hunger in Africa Ministerial Session 30 June 2013, Addis Ababa - Africa has vibrant societies that are eager to achieve development and eradicate hunger, agreed African Ministers and other senior officials meeting …
Siaya county, Western Kenya: banana growing generates income and improves children's nutrition28 June 2013, Nairobi/Rome - Like most African countries, Kenya is highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. There is growing concern about potential …
