111 News & Press Releases found
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) News
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Major cuts of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach
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, according to a new study released today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The ...
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Norway invests $23.7 million in crop diversity to help farmers face climate change
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 populations are soaring and climate change is threatening staples ...
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FAO calls for joint efforts to meet the Zero Hunger Challenge
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 Success: Accelerating Action and Partnering ...
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Partnerships, inclusive finance, vital to FAO’s work in rural areas, says Director-General
Speaking at Monday`s UN Inter-Agency meeting on Inclusive Finance for Development, FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva underlined the importance of ensuring that small-scale farmers have access to financial products and services, which serve ...
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Impact of climate change on forests requires early action
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 adjust forest management strategies immediately to the impacts of climate change than to react to the ...
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Bird flu viruses could re-emerge in upcoming flu season
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 view of the upcoming flu season. “The world is more prepared ...
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Bridging the information gap in agriculture
AGORA, a programme that brings key scientific literature on food, agriculture and related fields to students, researchers and scientists, has become a crucial tool for some of the world`s poorest countries. Ten years after its launch in 2003, AGORA ...
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Food waste harms climate, water, land and biodiversity - new FAO report
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 resources that humanity relies upon to feed itself, says a new FAO report. Food Wastage ...
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Food security situation in the Sahel remains dire
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 next harvest. FAO is appealing to the international community to ...
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Helping countries reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
With the consequences of climate change for the world`s food production systems becoming increasingly clear, more needs to be done to capitalize on agriculture`s potential to mitigate global warming, says a new FAO guidance document published today. ...
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Building the African green wall, piece by piece
When village people and local authorities in southern Niger won back over one hundred hectares of degraded land, they added one extra piece to a mosaic being laid across the Sahel and the Sahara aimed at tackling desertification and land ...
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New UN food safety and nutrition standards will benefit consumers
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 and fishery products and animal feed. Codex also adopted codes on the ...
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World’s food standard body praised as safety net for consumers
As Codex Alimentarius, the world`s top food standard body for consumer protection and fair practices in international food trade, celebrated its 50th anniversary, the FAO and WHO Directors-General and national governments united in their praise for ...
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FAO Members find consensus on Programme of Work and Budget
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 Rome. "I want to thank and applaud all of you for showing such a clear sign of ...
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Director-General calls on Members to approve FAO’s programme of work
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 Organization`s actions to improve the assistance it gives to Member Countries in ...
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FAO welcomes greater commitments on nutrition, food security
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 high-level Nutrition for Growth meeting held ...
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Food security to be at center of Africa development agenda
The three heads of the Rome-based United Nations agencies today called for food security and nutrition to be placed at the centre of the international agenda for African development. Special attention should be given to supporting smallholder ...
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FAO expands support for national food security information systems in South Sudan
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 in achieving its goal of ensuring food security for all. The ...
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Cutting food waste to feed the world - Over a billion tonnes squandered each year
About one third of food produced for humans is lost or wasted. Rome - Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted, according to an ...
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Web-based information tool for food security for Haiti
In the face of extreme food price volatility and food shortages in Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, FAO has developed an interactive tool to guide international agencies and NGOs involved in food security across the country. The Haiti ...