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FAO Submitted Draft Plan of Action in Support of ASEAN

Thursday, 21 August 2014, 4:08 pm | FAO

FAO Submitted Draft Plan of Action in Support of ASEAN Vision, Objectives And Strategies for Cooperation in Food, Agriculture And Forestry towards 2025 More >>

Sustainable hybrid rice strategy for Asia

Friday, 4 July 2014, 4:02 pm | FAO

With the right strategy and approaches, hybrid rice development in Asia has great potential to achieve a breakthrough in stagnating rice yield growth, and would help produce additional food for a hungry world, a senior FAO official said today. More >>

Irish Minister visits FAO recovery projects

Saturday, 22 March 2014, 1:00 pm | FAO

Irish Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello visited an FAO rice seed project funded by the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and witnessed the positive impact of Ireland’s financial support on the livelihoods of typhoon-affected ... More >>

Erosion of Forests in Asia and Pacific

Friday, 14 March 2014, 11:02 am | FAO

FAO urges member countries to consider restoration programmes. More >>

Regional rice strategy for sustainable food security in Asia

Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 11:39 am | FAO

Asians produce and consume 90 percent of the world’s rice. More >>

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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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