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Bangkok - Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five Asian farmers from Fiji, India, Indonesia, Mongolia and Thailand.Jayanti PradhanA model farmer and agro-processor from IndiaIf you mention the words “India” and “farmer”, for many people the words “poor and uneducated” will also come to mind. Those people have never met Ms. Jayanti Pradhan. Education has always been highly valued in Ms. Jayanti’s family. Her...

Bangkok - Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five Asian farmers from Fiji, India, Indonesia, Mongolia and Thailand.Imam AliA model poultry farmer from the Republic of the Fiji IslandsFifteen years ago, Imam Ali was faced with a crisis. At the time, he was a 40-year-old carpenter working for a construction company in the capital city of Suva on the island nation of Fiji. But,...

Bangkok − Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five Asian farmers from Fiji, India, Indonesia, Mongolia and Thailand.Deleg Tsendsuren A model community forester from MongoliaFew people have done more to turn Mongolia green, and give people jobs in the process, than Tsendsuren Deleg. Mongolia is known for its broad expanse of steppes, where herdsmen roam in a struggle for survival. Fifty seven years ago,...

Bangkok − Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five Asian farmers from Fiji, India, Indonesia, Mongolia and Thailand.Thamnond Sae LiA model farmer in organic fertilizers from the Kingdom of ThailandThailand is a nation of farmers, but life is not easy for farmers in Thailand. Thamnon Sae Li, a farmer from Chonburi province on Thailand’s eastern seaboard, knows something about that.When he finished his military...

Bangkok – The government of Japan today allocated $4.6 million (Baht 150 million) through the UN Trust Fund for Human Security for a pioneering initiative over the next three years to improve the quality of life and reduce poverty among vulnerable groups in Mae Hong Son province.Poverty incidence among marginal farmers, ethnic minorities and migrants is high in Mae Hong Son, particularly for people who have little if any access...

Manilla - Carbon markets offer promising new opportunities for simultaneously addressing climate change and chronic forest management challenges in developing countries, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.Carbon trading schemes are increasingly seen as effective mechanisms to motivate local actions for addressing the global challenges of climate change. With recent recognition of the importance of trees and forests in climate change mitigation efforts, carbon markets are refocusing to reward...

Apia --- One week after the tsunami hit Samoa, family food security is extremely fragile, according the FAO’s early recovery needs assessment. Most victims are at the moment relying on external food assistance or moved to live with relatives and/or friends, putting additional pressure on the limited food availability. Restoring the key lost assets essential for food security and enabling rural households to resume food production is an urgent priority.The...

Funds diverted to help small farmers and fishers after tsunami Apia, Samoa – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today it is preparing recovery efforts in Samoa in anticipation of the outcome of rapid assessment missions that will determine the extent of last week’s tsunami damage on the livelihoods of small farmers and fishing communities in the Pacific island country.The early morning tsunami, generated by an earthquake measuring...

FAO’s forecast of global paddy production in 2009 is 668 million tonnes, 3 percent less than in 2008, reflecting unfavourable climatic conditions in northern hemisphere Asian countries, which are about to harvest their main 2009 paddy crops. Despite the anticipated decline, production in 2009 would still be high, second only to the record hit in 2008.Delayed progress of monsoon rains and erratic precipitation patterns are behind a worsening of the...

Vientiane - A two day meeting for senior food safety risk managers and scientific advisors was held in Vientiane on 21–22 September 2009 to prioritise food safety problems and discuss decision-making strategies for their effective control. The meeting was opened by Dr. Bounkouang Phichit, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Health. In his opening remarks Dr. Phichit stressed the importance of education, training and science to strengthen food handling and storage practices by...