Support of religious leaders indispensable in anti-hunger fight, says FAO Director-General Jose’ Graziano da SilvaRome, 19 March 2013 - FAO Director-General Jose’ Graziano da Silva attended the inaugural Mass for Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday, …
(Left to right: Ruby Sandhu-Rojon, UN Resident Coordinator-Ghana; Lula da Silva-Brazil; John Kufuor-Ghana; M-H. Semedo-FAO-Africa19 March 2013, Accra -Former presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and John Kufuor of Ghana have called for strong …
18 March 2013, Rome - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva reviewed hunger and poverty-fighting strategies, including the "social technologies" pioneered by Brazil, at a meeting at FAO headquarters …
Director-General José Graziano da Silva15 March 2013, Wageningen, Netherlands - Urbanization, economic growth and other transformations are causing changes in lifestyles and diets in many parts of the world and countries are not coping as well as they …
Meeting urges disaster risk reduction instead of crisis management A woman carrying water home from an almost dry riverbed during a droughtGeneva, 15 March, 2013 – A top-level United Nations conference has, for the first time, laid the foundations for …
Black tip sharks are among threatened Mediterranean species. 14 March 2013, Rome - Shark populations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea have dropped dramatically over the last two centuries and now risk extinction, with serious implications for the region…
Annual survey will provide more detailed information on global hunger 13 March 2013, Rome - A new, faster and more precise way of measuring hunger and food insecurity across the world is soon to be field-tested by FAO in several pilot countries. The new …
With AppliFish consumers can choose fish that's not endangered12 March 2013, Rome - You want to know more about the fish you are eating or going to buy? Is it maybe an endangered species? AppliFish will tell you. This free mobile application developed …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva presents FAO publications to Uganda’s Vice President Edward Sekandi.8 March 2013, Kampala/Rome - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva met with Ugandan Vice-President Edward Sekandi to discuss ways to …
Cracked earth during a drought8 March 2013, Geneva/Rome – Droughts cause the deaths and displacement of more people than cyclones, floods and earthquakes combined, making them the world’s most destructive natural hazard. Yet while droughts are expected to …
Harvesting rice in India. Women comprise 43 percent of the agricultural labour force in developing countries.Joint statement from the leaders*of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural …
Good 2013 wheat harvest expected7 March 2013, Rome - First forecasts for the 2013 wheat harvest point to production increasing to 690 million tonnes - 4.3 percent up on 2012. This would be the second largest crop on record, according to the latest issue of …
President Joyce Banda of Malawi with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at the State House. 06 March 2013, Lilongwe – Crop diversification, increasing the productivity and production of farmers through small-scale irrigation projects, improving …
Malawi has made gains in the fight against hunger but malnutrition remains endemic.5 March 2013, Brussels/Rome/Lilongwe - During a high level visit to Malawi, EU Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, and José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the …
Nevin Scrimshaw1 March 2013, Rome - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization today paid tribute to the prominent US food scientist Dr Nevin S. Scrimshaw, who recently died at age 95. The Organization said in a statement: "It was with great sorrow …
Traders at the livestock market in Garissa, Kenya1 March 2013, Rome - Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible animal disease outbreaks at a very early stage and to track wide-scale …
Carlos Pérez del Castillo (left) with José Graziano da Silva 28 February 2013, Rome - FAO and the Consortium of International Agriculture Research Centers (CGIAR Consortium) have formed a strategic partnership aimed at boosting the impact of their …
Sir Gordon Conway, left, and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva during the question and answer session27 February 2013, Rome – Sir Gordon Conway presented his recently published book, One Billion Hungry: Can we feed the world?, today at FAO …
Cooperation among countries is crucial to sustainable fishing.28 February 2013, Rome – After several years of negotiations, countries have taken a major step against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), one of the greatest threats to …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and President of EMBRAPA, Maurício Lopes, during the signing26 February 2013, Rome - The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) and FAO on Monday formally partnered to identify opportunities where …
