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FAO establishes a permanent office in Timor-Leste
Man Ho So appointed as FAO Representative
20.10.2011 Dili, Timor-Leste
Today Man Ho So presented his credentials as the FAO Representative in Timor-Leste to vice-minister of foreign affairs Alberto Carlos. This agreement formalises the establishment of a permanent FAO Representation in the country and set the basis for expanded, long-term cooperation between Timor-Leste and FAO. Mr So is concurrently the FAO deputy regional representative for Asia and the Pacific based in Bangkok, Thailand. The establishment of the FAO Representation follows a formal request made by the...
FAO honours model farmer from Japan
Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five farmers for outstanding achievements in the areas of horticulture (Japan), aquaculture (Lao PDR), small island agriculture (Maldives), forestry (Papua New Guinea) and rice farming (Thailand) during the Asia-Pacific observance of World Food Day in Bangkok. A model horticulturist from JapanMs Satoko Anzai Coming from a silk farming family, Ms Satoko Anzai graduated from high school and fell in love...
FAO honours model farmer from Lao PDR
Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five farmers for outstanding achievements in the areas of horticulture (Japan), aquaculture (Lao PDR), small island agriculture (Maldives), forestry (Papua New Guinea) and rice farming (Thailand) during the Asia-Pacific observance of World Food Day in Bangkok. A model aquaculture farmer from Lao PDRMrs Souksakhone Somphone If you ask Souksakhone Somphone, a fish breeder from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic about...
FAO honours model farmer from Maldives
Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five farmers for outstanding achievements in the areas of horticulture (Japan), aquaculture (Lao PDR), small island agriculture (Maldives), forestry (Papua New Guinea) and rice farming (Thailand) during the Asia-Pacific observance of World Food Day in Bangkok. A model small island farmer from MaldivesMs Gameera Adam It would be hard to find a farmer more determined than Gameera Adam of Maldives....
FAO honours model farmer from Papua New Guinea
Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five farmers for outstanding achievements in the areas of horticulture (Japan), aquaculture (Lao PDR), small island agriculture (Maldives), forestry (Papua New Guinea) and rice farming (Thailand) during the Asia-Pacific observance of World Food Day in Bangkok. A model forester from Papua New GuineaMr Tafi Keus Raised in the village of Gogol Naru in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, well known...
FAO honours model farmer from Thailand
Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to five farmers for outstanding achievements in the areas of horticulture (Japan), aquaculture (Lao PDR), small island agriculture (Maldives), forestry (Papua New Guinea) and rice farming (Thailand) during the Asia-Pacific observance of World Food Day in Bangkok. A model rice farmer from ThailandMs Papaise Mankatekit A humble rice farmer from central Thailand, Prapaise Mankatekit, never had much formal education. And yet,...
AFC and UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will take their joint fight against hunger to the southern Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh from 14 to 16 October during the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2011. The reigning AFC Women’s Player of the Year Kathryn Gill has also been invited as a Goodwill Ambassador for the ‘Asian Football against Hunger’ campaign. According to the latest statistics, 578 million people in Asia live...
Media advisory: 2011 World Food Day in Bangkok
Food prices – from crisis to stability
11.10.2011
This year sees the 66th anniversary of FAO’s foundation in Quebec, Canada on 16 October 1945. It will be marked in Bangkok by an important event to which the media are invited. Arrangements for the media are described below. On Monday 17 October HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will preside over the 31st World Food Day (WFD) observance at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The Thai minister...
Farmers in southern Pakistan face worse flooding than last year
FAO seeks $18.9 million to prevent escalating losses in rural areas
23.09.2011 Rome/Islamabad
Urgent donor support is needed to help farmers in southern Pakistan hit by rain and floods that are worse than last year's devastating flooding, FAO said today. The Organization is seeking $18.9 million to address the most time-critical needs of millions of rural families in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. FAO's call for funds is part of the latest UN appeal for Pakistan, and aims to provide emergency livestock support and critical...
Chronic food insecurity continues in DPR Korea
Six million people face hunger
15.09.2011 Bangkok
Chronic food insecurity continues in DPR Korea
More than six million vulnerable people are facing food deficits this and next year as chronic food insecurity continues in DPR Korea, FAO said today at a press briefing in Bangkok. “Compared to 2009/2010, today’s food rations handed out by the government under the Public Distribution System have declined by 50 percent,” Hiroyuki Konuma pointed out during a press briefing in Bangkok today, upon his return from a visit to DPR...