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FAO Calls For Increase In Vegetable Production
Friday, 28 February 2014, 1:41 pm | FAO
Official receives prestigious international award for outstanding leadership for development and advocacy of vegetable production in the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
Thailand: UN agencies hand over a UN joint programme
Saturday, 1 February 2014, 1:37 pm | FAO
Mae Hong Son, Thailand – 31 January 2014 – Today a team of eight UN agencies (FAO, IOM, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNIDO and WHO), coordinated by FAO, handed over a UN joint programme to the Mae Hong Son provincial government for full government ... More >>
Asia and Pacific officials to finalize rice strategy
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 11:33 am | FAO
Pattaya, Thailand, 28 January 2014 – Senior government officials and development partners from Asia met today to finalize a regional rice strategy. More >>
Japan univesity teams up with UN's FAO
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 10:32 am | FAO
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Japan’s Meiji University to work together in fields of agricultural education, knowledge sharing and improved food security Bangkok, Thailand, 21 January 2014 – One of Japan’s top-ranked ... More >>
World food prices stay high, but steady
Friday, 10 January 2014, 9:10 am | FAO
9 January 2014, Rome - The FAO Food Price Index averaged 206.7 points in December, nearly unchanged from the previous month, with a sharp increase in dairy prices and high meat values balancing out a steep decline in sugar quotations and lower cereal ... More >>
Timor Leste joins fight to end hunger and malnutrition
Thursday, 9 January 2014, 5:49 pm | FAO
PR 14/01 Timor-Leste joins global fight to end hunger and malnutrition First country in Asia-Pacific to launch national UN Zero Hunger Challenge campaign More >>
Emergency seeds arrive for farmers
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:06 pm | FAO
17 December 2013, Capiz, Philippines/Rome - One month after Typhoon Haiyan struck a devastating blow to the Philippines, farmers who lost essential crops and supplies are receiving the first wave of emergency seeds, restoring hope for a productive ... More >>
Asia-Pacific farmers to get better access to technology
Friday, 13 December 2013, 8:54 am | FAO
Asia-Pacific farmers to get better access to latest technology and training Bangkok, Thailand, 12 December 2013. Farmers across Asia and the Pacific could soon have access to new and innovative technologies that would help them meet the region’s demand ... More >>
FAO workshop calls for gender empowerment
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 9:30 am | FAO
FAO Asia-Pacific News, Bangkok – 11th December 2013. In recent years, climate-smart agriculture has emerged as a proven approach to ensure food security, increase agricultural productivity and incomes, build resilience to climate change and reduce emissions. More >>
Asia’s rice crops face setbacks from adverse weather
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 10:29 am | FAO
Asia’s rice crops face setbacks from adverse weather, global production growth rate revised down, prices fall Some markets to fare better than others – production gains in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Thailand Bangkok, Thailand, 04 Dec 2013 ... More >>
Farmers hit by Typhoon Haiyan need urgent assistance
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 9:46 am | FAO
Regions most severely affected by the typhoon account for one-third of the total rice production in the country More >>
Time to tap the full potential of Asia-Pacific’s forests
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 4:55 pm | FAO
33 countries from Asia and the Pacific examine the potential for a more efficient and prosperous development of forest products across the region More >>
FAO Expert Consultation a first in New Zealand
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 2:50 pm | FAO
FAO is holding an Expert Consultation on dietary protein quality in Auckland from 31 March to 2 April. This is the first time a meeting of this type has been held in Australasia. More >>
More Funds Needed For Fight Against Pirate Fishers
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:31 am | FAO
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is particularly problematic in the developing world, where limited funds and expertise mean that oversight of fishing activities in coastal waters is often lax and port controls are weak. More >>
$30 Billion/Year To Eradicate Scourge Of Hunger
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 8:31 am | FAO
Noting that the time for talk was over and that action was urgently needed, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today appealed to world leaders for US$30 billion a year to re-launch agriculture and avert future threats of conflicts over food. More >>
Intact Mangroves Could Have Reduced Nargis Damage
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:08 pm | FAO
Intact and dense coastal vegetation reduces the impacts of waves and currents associated with the storm surge. Coastal forests can also act as windbreaks in reducing devastation in coastal communities resulting from cyclones. More >>
Food Prices Remain High Despite Higher Output
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:05 pm | FAO
FAO calls the sustained rise in imported food expenditures for vulnerable country groups “a worrying development,” and says that by the end of 2008 their annual food import basket could cost four times as much as it did in 2000. More >>
Concern over situation of high-seas fish species
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 9:23 am | FAO
5 March 2007 - Although the proportion of the world’s marine fish stocks rated by FAO as overexploited or depleted has remained stable over the past 15 years, the status of certain highly migratory and high-seas species is cause for serious concern, ... More >>
