The occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of NuclearTechniques in Food and Agriculture provides an opportunity to honour theendeavours of individuals, teams or institutes in Member States in plantmutation breeding for
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FAO Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS), in partnership with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA), is organizing Fin4Ag 2014 – Revolutionising finance
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The Rotterdam Convention Secretariat, through FAO Country Representatives and Designated National Authorities (DNAs), organized, conducted and completed the “Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention” project MTF/GLO/145/UEP, in Nicaragua, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, with completion
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Residents of the remote Indonesian village of Cikadu saw their lifestyle swept away by a large landslide that struck 1 February 2014. The slide, which followed two months of rains, damaged almost 900 homes and
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 إن تعزيز خدمات الثروة الحيوانية في أنغولا من خلال مشروع سانغا (SANGA)، بقيادة منظمة الأغذية والزراعة وبتمويل مشترك من قبل الاتحاد الأوروبي (الاتحاد الأوروبي) ومعهد الخدمات البيطرية (ISV) أنغولا، يتطلع إلى تضييق تلك الفجوة فيما
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Recent transformations in agrifood systems have created new technical requirements and compliance costs that make it increasingly difficult for resource-poor farmers to access modern market channels. In this respect, the question of whether contract farming
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Effective food safety risk communication is essential to protect public health and the environment, and to enhance trade of safe agri-food products. It is vital for science-based risk assessment and evidence-based management of important food
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FAO and WHO implemented a joint Expert Meeting on the Public Health Risks of Histamine and other Biogenic Amines from Fish and Fishery Products in Rome in 2012 to support the ongoing work of the Codex
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In the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region of Asia, apple production is a major agricultural activity, and is one of the most important crops. Worth approximately US$500 million/year, and for some farmers, up to 80% of
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Hundreds of millions of people around the world rely on grasslands to feed the livestock which are the foundation of their livelihoods. Yet poor land management has left large swathes of the world's grasslands degraded
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