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FAO State of Food and Agriculture 2010‐11 Report Africa Launch

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency (CSA), organized the 22nd Session of African...

30 November 2011
Gambian Government Pledges $3million to develop Aquaculture

The President of the Republic of The Gambia H.E Sheikh Prof. Alhaji Yahya Jammeh has pledged three million US dollars ($3million) for the up-scaling and replication of the FAO-TCP aquaculture...

05 August 2011
José Graziano da Silva to head FAO

26 June 2011, Rome - FAO member nations today elected José Graziano da Silva of Brazil as its new Director-General.Mr Graziano da Silva, 61, received a total of 92 votes...

26 June 2011
Fewer pesticides and higher yields and incomes

West African farmers have succeeded in cutting the use of toxic pesticides, increasing yields and incomes and diversifying farming systems as a result of an international project promoting sustainable farming...

20 December 2010
World Food Day 2010: Addressing hunger reduction in Africa

World Food Day on Saturday 16th October comes at a time where Africa is at a cross roads in its agriculture development. Leading regional initiatives such as the Common Africa...

16 October 2010
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