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| Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture |
| The Answer is in the Soil With just 7% of Tajikistan’s land being suitable for agriculture soil erosion represents a major threat to soil and water resources needed for sustainable development of agricultural production. Through the TC project (Assessment... [...] |
| African swine fever reaches northern Russia |
| FAO concerned as pig disease jumps from southern Russia to the Baltic The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) has jumped 2,000 kilometres from southern Russia to St Petersburg in north-western Russia. The latest outbreak was found near the Baltic city on October 20 confirming the worst... [...] |
| Acting together against banana diseases in Africa |
More than 70 million people in 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa depend on banana for their livelihood and food supply. Their food security is being threatened by the arrival and spread of two devastating banana diseases -... [...] |
| 2050: Increased investment in agricultural research essential |
| Producing more food will largely depend on increasing crop yields, not farming more land Boosting agricultural production to the levels needed to feed an expanded world population will require sharply increased public investment in research and development and widespread adoption of new technologies, farming... [...] |
| Chad: development of dihe for vulnerable populations |
Dihe is the local name in Chad for an African group of algae that grows in the regions of Kanem and Lake Chad. The harvesting, sale and human consumption practices of dihe are unique in the world. A Pilot Project of the dihe... [...] |
| H1N1 flu in turkeys may spread |
| Poultry connection strengthens global H1N1 pandemic The detection of an H1N1 virus in turkeys in Chile raises concern that poultry farms elsewhere in the world could also become infected with the pandemic flu virus currently circulating in humans, FAO said today. [...] |
| GM food safety assessment: |
| tools for trainers While FAO recognizes that genetic engineering has the potential to help increase production and productivity in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, FAO is also mindful of concerns about the potential risks posed by certain... [...] |
| Major drive launched against FMD |
| Aims to bring disease under progressive global control A major offensive aimed at bringing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under global control has been launched by FAO and the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The initiative, presented and supported at a recent... [...] |
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