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Urgent need to tackle overweight and obesity
Saturday, 19 October 2019, 12:11 pm | FAO
18/10/2019, Bangkok, Thailand – Poor dietary choices and sedentary lifestyles are leading the countries of Asia and the Pacific into a future of lower productivity and ballooning public health care costs, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization ... More >>
Major FAO climate change resilience project
Sunday, 7 July 2019, 2:58 pm | FAO
Green Climate Fund approves major FAO climate change resilience project in Pakistan The project is worth over $47 million and stands to directly benefit 1.3 million people 7 July 2019, Songdo, Republic of Korea - The Board of the Green Climate Fund ... More >>
Empowering family farmers is key
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 7:37 pm | FAO
04/04/2019, Jakarta, Indonesia – Innovation, access to rural credit – particularly for women – and improvements to rural social protection programmes are important tools to help family farmers in Southeast Asia improve their livelihoods and become ... More >>
World Antibiotic Awareness Week
Monday, 12 November 2018, 4:23 pm | FAO
World Antibiotic Awareness Week – Emphasis on preventing antimicrobial misuse across the entire Asia-Pacific biosphere More >>
Call to tackle climate change to save our fisheries
Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 5:33 pm | FAO
THERE needs to be quick and dramatic actions to address climate change to safeguard Pacific fisheries. More >>
African Swine Fever is ‘here to stay’
Friday, 7 September 2018, 7:32 pm | FAO
Asian countries warned that deadly African Swine Fever is ‘here to stay’ – utmost diligence required to avoid major damage to food security and livelihoods More >>
Outbreak of African swine fever
Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 4:52 pm | FAO
28 August 2018, Rome/Bangkok - The rapid onset of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China, and its detection in areas more than one thousand kilometres apart within the country, could mean the deadly pig virus may spread to other Asian countries anytime, the ... More >>
Secure access to land critical to achieve an end to hunger
Monday, 28 May 2018, 2:21 pm | FAO
UN FAO and partners warn that secure access to land is critical to achieve an end to hunger and poverty in Asia and the Pacific by 2030 More >>
Asia-Pacific fisheries focus on resilience
Saturday, 12 May 2018, 11:59 am | FAO
Asia-Pacific fisheries focus on resilience and sustainable blue growth 11/05/2018 Cebu, Philippines – Members of the Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC) have vowed to scale up collective efforts to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture are ... More >>
FAO aid appeal to support Rohingya refugees
Saturday, 5 May 2018, 11:58 am | FAO
FAO aid appeal to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh As vulnerable communities brace for cyclones and monsoon season, the need to protect and restore livelihoods and reduce environmental impacts is critical 04/05/2018 Rome ... More >>
Asia-Pacific countries call for action to end hunger
Sunday, 15 April 2018, 11:29 am | FAO
Asia-Pacific countries call for accelerated action to end hunger, improve nutrition and tackle the effects of climate change on agriculture More >>
Media urged to raise awareness about climate change
Monday, 5 February 2018, 6:28 pm | FAO
Asia-Pacific media urged to raise awareness about effects of climate change on the region’s agriculture and food systems More >>
Increasing threat of animal-to-human diseases
Friday, 2 February 2018, 8:35 pm | FAO
Increasing threat of animal-to-human diseases – and antibiotic resistance in both – ring alarm bells at international conference 02/02/2018, Bangkok, Thailand – Zoonotic diseases and misuse of antibiotics in animals and humans resulting in antimicrobial ... More >>
Pacific Week of Agriculture
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 7:54 pm | FAO
Government ministers and experts gather for first Pacific Week of Agriculture – highlight on nutrition and food security More >>
Agricultural trade in Pacific Rim economies faces challenges
Friday, 25 August 2017, 6:16 pm | FAO
Agricultural trade in Pacific Rim economies faces challenges due to climate change, with uncertainty greatest for equatorial nations FAO calls on APEC economies to take a leading role in adaptation and mitigation 25/08/2017, Can Tho, Viet Nam – Global ... More >>
FAO promotes advancements of innovative agro-aquaculture
Tuesday, 13 June 2017, 3:36 pm | FAO
UN’s FAO promotes advancements of innovative agro-aquaculture systems to enhance blue growth in Asia-Pacific More >>
Action needed to stop the destruction of Asia’s forests
Monday, 15 May 2017, 9:26 pm | FAO
Urgent action needed to stop the destruction of Asia’s forests and meet the 2030 development agenda 15/05/2017 Colombo, Sri Lanka - The destruction of forests in many Asian countries continues apace, raising fears that one of the world’s key ... More >>
The rise of unregulated livestock production
Monday, 6 February 2017, 7:50 pm | FAO
The rise of unregulated livestock production in East and Southeast Asia prompts health concerns – UNFAO 6 February 2017, Bangkok, Thailand – The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that increasing demand for, and consumption ... More >>
FAO supports ASEAN initiative
Friday, 7 October 2016, 5:07 pm | FAO
FAO supports ASEAN initiative in the establishment of a Coordinating Centre for Animal Health and Zoonoses 7/10/2016, Bangkok, Thailand: With the increasing threat of emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, transboundary animal diseases and antimicrobial ... More >>
Shrimp farming sector looks for consensus
Saturday, 25 June 2016, 4:05 pm | FAO
24 June 2016, Bangkok, Thailand – Governments, scientists and producers have expressed the need for a consensus on ways to fight a deadly disease that continues to seriously threaten the world’s shrimp farming sector. More >>
