The new tool allows users to assess tree biomass and carbon stocks by measuring trunk diameter and height, Lao Cao Province, Vietnam. 28 June 2013, Rome - A new online platform launched by FAO will allow countries to improve the assessment of forest …
Niger now has a total of 783 input shops covering over half of its agricultural villages27 June 2013, Niamey/Rome - A five year, € 6 million multi-donor initiative to intensify agriculture has achieved yield increases of up to 100 percent in over half of …
Around 130 million children work in agriculture, livestock and fisheries27 June 2013, Rome - Governments need to take measures to protect children from harmful work in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture, say the Food and Agriculture Organization of the …
Locusts swarms can be hundreds of miles long, leaving little vegetation behind26 June 2013, Rome – Madagascar is in the grips of a largely uncontrolled locust plague and risks a serious food crisis. A large-scale emergency control campaign urgently …
FAO Conference approves 2014-2015 Programme of Work and Budget22 June 2013, Rome - FAO Members approved FAO's Programme of Work and Budget for 2014-2015 at the end of the Organization's week-long 38th governing Conference at FAO Headquarters in …
The UN High Representative during the side event19 June 2012, Rome – UN agencies, donor governments and representatives of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries have called for boosting investments, both public and private, in sustainable …
Women rice farmers in Kenya.21 June 2013, Rome - Poor women and youth in marginalized areas of Kenya and South Sudan will gain improved access to markets for their agricultural produce, under a new project agreement. The $1.9 million project falls under a …
Osservatore Romano' title='Photo: ©L'Osservatore Romano'> Mohammad Asif Rahimi, Chairperson of the FAO Conference and Afghanistan’s Minister of Agriculture with Pope Francis.20 June 2013, Vatican City/Rome - Pope Francis lauded …
A vegetable garden in Niger provides income and improved nutrition for the family.20 June 2013, Rome - Angola announced it will give $10 million to the new Africa Solidarity Trust Fund administered by FAO, to be invested in promoting food security in …
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture grew 1.6 percent per year during the decade after the year 2000.19 June 2013, Rome - The 2013 edition of FAO's Statistical Yearbook released today sheds new light on agriculture's contribution to global …
Conservation agriculture aims to improve productivity, while preserving the environment18 June 2013, Lusaka/Rome - The European Union (EU), FAO and the Government of Zambia launched a four-year, €11 million programme to increase crop production and …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva addresses FAO's 38th Conference.17 June 2013, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today has called on FAO’s Conference to approve a Programme of Work and Budget that sharpens the focus of the …
Tomato producers in Togo.16 June 2013, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva formally recognized 38 countries for reducing hunger by half well ahead of international targets for the year 2015. During a high-level ceremony attended by several …
FAO Director-General (left) and EC President José Manuel Barroso.15 June 2013, Rome - The European Union (EU) will continue to build long-term resilience among the most vulnerable, tackle the root causes of hunger and poverty and improve nutrition, said …
Amartya Sen addresses FAO Conference.15 June 2013, Rome - If the world wants to conquer hunger, it needs to tackle all the causes of hunger simultaneously particularly poverty, and not just concentrate on producing more food, Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in …
Wheat being harvested in Afghanistan13 June 2013 – FAO is calling for countries in the global ‘wheat belt’ to step up monitoring and prevention for wheat rusts – fungal diseases that do especially well in particularly wet seasons. Yields could be affected …
More balanced food markets forecast in 201313 June 2013, Rome - Food commodity markets, in particular for cereals, are set to be more balanced in 2013/14, according to FAO's Food Outlook report published today. World food imports in 2013 are …
Tomatoes produced for sale at a market in Ghana.12 June 2013, Rome - Thirty-eight countries have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, chalking up successes ahead of a deadline set for 2015, FAO confirmed today. “These …
Inspecting the maize crop of an FAO project funded by the EU Food Facility in Lesotho.11 June 2013, Rome - The European Union (EU) and British newspaper The Guardian have won FAO awards, the EU for a €1 billion initiative in response to the food price …
FAO stepping up nutrition efforts8 June 2013, London/Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva welcomed the new funding pledges, commitments and targets for action on nutrition announced by governments, the private sector and civil society at the …
