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Investing in youth makes business sense

4 October 2012, Accra - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is calling for increased opportunity for youth in agriculture and agri-business in Africa. With 200 million...

04 October 2012
Joint statement from FAO, IFAD and WFP on international food prices

In a joint statement, FAO, IFAD and WFP call for swift, coordinated international action on high food prices. They say action is urgently needed not only on the immediate issue...

04 September 2012
Niger and Mali work to contain the Desert Locust threat

17 July 2012, Rome ­- The Desert Locust threat to pastures and croplands in Niger and Mali is growing after swarms of the insects arrived in the north of the...

17 July 2012
FAO warns of funding gap for Sahel and Horn of Africa emergency plans

26 April 2012, Brazzaville - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today that funding gaps to assist herders, agro-pastoralists and farmers in the ongoing rainy season in the Sahel...

26 April 2012
Heads of forestry and wildlife services discuss governance and benefits of forests, trees and wildlife

16 January  2012, Accra – Heads of forestry and wildlife services from all over Africa are meeting in Cotonou,  Republic of Benin,  for the 18th Session of the FAO African...

16 January 2012
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