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Vientiane - The chef of Vientiane's Sticky Fingers restaurant, Sisouphanh Ocampo, who won the cooking competition "Seap laai laai! 2010 – A Celebration of delicious Lao insects” with his insects tacos, will showcase the dish at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 from 19 to 22 September 2010.The chef and a Laotian singer, two local celebrities, will promote Lao PDR and FAO’s project “Sustainable insect farming and harvesting for better nutrition,...

The 30th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific will be held at Hotel Hyundai in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea from 27 September to 01 October 2010. This major biennial event is convened by FAO to review and make recommendations on key food and agricultural issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region.The conference brings together 43 Asia-Pacific FAO member nations and a wide range of observers such as representatives of United...

Jeju - The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) has stressed the need for fisheries and aquaculture to be fully incorporated into national climate change strategies due to the likelihood of climate change impacts on these sectors in the Asia Pacific region being greater than elsewhere in the world. In addition, the Commission encouraged members to develop alternative aquaculture feeds that contain or utilize less wild fish while also stressing the need...

Flooded country risks losing a year’s crop, further threatening nutrition of poor.Islamabad/Rome - FAO today called for more international funds to save the upcoming wheat planting season in Pakistan where floods covering land half the size of Italy have wiped out much of the country's household wheat seed stocks.Wheat, the staple food of the rural poor in Pakistan, is due to be planted in September through to November. More than...

Rome - Millions of livestock have been affected by the floods in Pakistan and are badly in need of food and medicine, FAO said today.Around 200 000 cows, sheep, buffalo, goats and donkeys have already been confirmed as dead or missing but the final numbers will be much higher, possibly into the millions. If you count poultry losses, then millions of animals have already died with the entire poultry stock...

Millions affected, numbers rising --- Rome - As efforts continue to save the lives of Pakistanis stricken by monsoon floodwaters, FAO today warned of serious threats to the livelihoods and food security of millions.As of today, 13.8 million people are reported to have been directly affected by the disaster and numbers are rising. The devastation left by flood waters in the north and centre of the country may worsen as...

Rome - Climate change temperature increases will affect rice yieldsProduction of rice — the world's most important crop for ensuring food security and addressing poverty — will be thwarted as temperatures increase in rice-growing areas with continued climate change, according to a new study by an international team of scientists.The research team found evidence that the net impact of projected temperature increases will be to slow the growth of rice...

World hunger is not an unavoidable disease of our age: we can and we must act upon itGazipur - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), in partnership with BRAC, has officially launched the campaign for the 1 billion hungry project. The 1 billion hungry project is a global communication campaign initiated by FAO HQs. This signature campaign offers a platform for people all around the world to...

Press Conference at ADB Auditorium Annexes 1 & 2 Wednesday, 7 July 2010The Asia and Pacific region’s food security is at risk. Already home to two-thirds of the world’s one billion hungry, the region is vulnerable to food supply fluctuations, projected increases in food demand, sustainability concerns from land and water constraints, and unfolding climate change impacts.The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

Bangkok - The Investment Forum, organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), FAO and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) around the theme “Food for all”, will gather key stakeholders in the Asia and Pacific region to share best practices, foster greater collaboration, and promote country-driven partnership frameworks for investments in food security.The Forum will be held at the headquarters of ADB in Manila, Philippines from 7 until 9...