Harmonized seed laws: a key tool to improve farmers’ access to quality seed
Food security requires that farmers have access to good quality seed of a wide diversity of crops and varieties. To achieve that goal, FAO is supporting harmonization of seed rules and regulations in
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The Crop Production and Protection division of FAO is adding to the growing legacy of Farmer Field School (FFS) programmes around the world with the Integrated Production and Pest Management (IPPM)
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مؤتمرٌ شامل في بون حَول التنوُّع البيولوجي للمحاصيل
أكد الخبير أليكساندر مولر، المدير العام المساعد مسؤول قسم إدارة الموارد الطبيعية والبيئة، لدى منظمة الأغذية والزراعة "FAO" بأن "كوكبنا حافلٌ بالثراء البيولوجيّ ومثل هذا التنوّع العظيم يتيح مفتاح مواجهة أسوأ أزمةٍ غذائية في تاريخنا
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Global plant genetics policy and research unite with emergency operations against lethal crop disease
Just as a system for the world wide exchange of plant genetic resources was made operational by the international community in Rome, farmers in Burundi kicked off a new season, planting cassava free of a
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Dioxins are formed as unwanted by-products from a number of human activities including certain industrial processes. In terms of dioxins release into the environment, waste incinerators are often the worst culprits due to incomplete burning.
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بدلاً من الدجاج يشكّل كلٌ من البط وحقول الأرز والسكان أنفسهم العوامل الرئيسية المسؤولة عن فاشيات فيروس "H5N1" الشديد الإمراض المسبِّب لوباء إنفلونزا الطيور في تايلند وفيتنام... ومن المحتمل أيضاً أن تكمن هذه العوامل وراء
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After more than 20 years of dedicated efforts that included application of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) as part of an integrated approach, the Animal and Plant Health Service (SENASA) of Peru has announced the
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Since some Ugandan farmers joined the Farmer Field School in 2006, not only did they eliminate from their fields the Banana Bacterial Wilt disease that threatened their livelihoods, but their life has changed for better.
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فيروس المرض مُحاصَر في غرب البنغال- مطلوب مراقبةٌ مكثّفة
ذكرت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة "FAO" اليوم أن جهود الهند في احتواء أسوأ جائحةٍ من وباء إنفلونزا الطيور بولاية غرب البنغال مؤخراً تستحق الثناء. لكنها حذرّت من أن مناطق الخطر الشديد المعرَّضة لعودة ظهور فيروس إنفلونزا
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The Nigde-Nevsehir Region in Turkey accounts for more than 1/3 of Turkey’s potato production (1.2 million tons). Sprinkler and basin irrigation systems have been used for potato growing in the past in this light-textured soil
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