May 25
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Sudan: FAO Expands Support for National Food Security Information Systems in South Sudan [press release]
FAO has launched a $9 million project on information for decision making for food and nutrition security. This initiative will assist the government of the Republic of South Sudan... Read more »
April 23
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Africa: Focus On Streamlining, Reform At FAO Council [press release]
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today opened the FAO Council, presenting the 2014-2015 Programme of Work and Budget which calls for an increase of 1 percent of... Read more »
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Africa: First Global Plan of Action for Forest Genetic Resources Adopted [press release]
The first Global Plan for Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources was adopted last week by FAO's Commission on Genetic Resources... Read more »
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Africa: "Enormous Opportunity" for Ending Hunger in Africa [press release]
Ministers and senior delegates from five African Nations met today with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva ahead of a High-Level meeting of African and... Read more »
April 22
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Africa: Rome-Based UN Agencies Are Honorary Citizens of Rome [press release]
The three Rome-based UN agencies - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food... Read more »
April 12
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Africa: The Tricky Task Of Protecting Plants In a Globalized Age [press release]
Odds are, today you ate something that came from another hemisphere. A mind-boggling $1.7 billion worth of agricultural products are traded internationally each year, with food... Read more »
April 9
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Africa: New E-Learning Course for Safer Trade in Forest Commodities [press release]
Highlights key role of pest prevention and phytosanitary measures for international trade in forest products Read more »
March 28
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Africa: Netting Flies and Mosquitoes Protects Livestock, Boosts Milk Yields [press release]
A simple but innovative use of insecticide-impregnated nets to protect livestock is doubling and in some cases tripling milk outputs on smallholder dairy farms while also reducing... Read more »
March 26
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Madagascar: Madagascar Needs More Than U.S $41 Million to End Locust Plague [press release]
Madagascar needs more than $22 million of emergency funding by June to start fighting a severe locust plague that threatens the country's next cropping seasons and the food... Read more »
March 25
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Africa: FAO Forestry Chief to Lead UN-Wide Preps for Expo 2015 [press release]
Food security and sustainability top agenda as Rojas-Briales takes helm Read more »
March 20
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Africa: Lula DA Silva, Kufuor - Political Commitment Crucial to End Hunger and Food Insecurity in Africa [press release]
Former presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and John Kufuor of Ghana have called for strong political will to bring an end to hunger in Africa, while participating... Read more »
March 15
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Africa: UN Lays Foundations for More Drought Resilient Societies [press release]
A top-level United Nations conference has, for the first time, laid the foundations for practical and proactive national drought policies to increase resilience to the world's most... Read more »
March 13
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Africa: New Metric to Be Launched On Hunger and Food Insecurity [press release]
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. Read more »
March 9
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Uganda: Uganda Encouraged to Embrace Commercial Farming [press release]
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva met with Ugandan Vice-President Edward Sekandi to discuss ways to ensure food security for all Ugandans and reduce poverty by... Read more »
March 8
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Africa: On International Women's Day, FAO, Ifad, WFP and IDLO Highlight Link Between Women, Violence and Food Security [press release]
March 7
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Africa: Increased Wheat Production Seen in 2013 [press release]
FAO food price index stable Read more »
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Malawi: Ending Hunger and Malnutrition in Malawi [press release]
Crop diversification, increasing the productivity and production of farmers through small-scale irrigation projects, improving local market systems, and other actions being... Read more »
March 5
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Malawi: EU, FAO Underline Support for Food Security in Malawi [press release]
EU Commissioner Piebalgs and FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva in high-level visit Read more »
March 1
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Africa: Cell Phones Revolutionizing Kenya's Livestock Sector [press release]
Mobile phones send first alerts for livestock diseases, and Web access by cell phone means endless innovations are improving Kenya's livestock industry by leaps and bounds Read more »
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Africa: FAO and CGIAR Consortium Form Strategic Partnership [press release]
FAO and the Consortium of International Agriculture Research Centers (CGIAR Consortium) have formed a strategic partnership aimed at boosting the impact of their activities. Read more »
February 28
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Africa: International Guidelines Take Aim At Illegal Fishing [press release]
After several years of negotiations, countries have taken a major step against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), one of the greatest threats to sustainable... Read more »
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Africa: FAO Hosts Panel Discussion On 'One Billion Hungry - Can We Feed the World?' [press release]
Sir Gordon Conway's book serves as a springboard for debate on eradicating hunger and malnutrition for the world's growing numbers - in a sustainable way Read more »
February 26
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Africa: FAO's South-South Cooperation to Benefit From Brazilian Expertise [press release]
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) and FAO on Monday formally partnered to identify opportunities where Brazilian experience and expertise can best... Read more »
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Africa: Small Farmers Risk Exclusion From Biofuels Certification Schemes [press release]
FAO report warns that certification schemes could become indirect trade barriers if not properly managed Read more »
February 25
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Africa: Report Finds Widespread Child Labour in Livestock Sector [press release]
Child labour in the livestock sector is widespread and largely ignored, according to FAO, which has released the first global study on child labour issues related to livestock. Read more »
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