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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and FAO have teamed up on a unique regional Pacific Island forestry project dubbed Forestry and Protected Areas Management (GEFPAS-FPAM) in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue. The project was launched at an inception workshop in Nadi, Fiji in July 2012 and is expected to enhance the livelihoods of island communities, strengthen biodiversity conservation and reduce forest and land degradation.  Rudolf Hahn an experienced forester is the...

 We would like to draw your attention to the first-ever World Food Day International Poster Design Competition for children and young people. Contest rules and instructions – in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Italian – are published at http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/wfd-poster-contest/contest-home/en/#ad-image-0. Young people from around the world, aged 5 to 17 are invited to enter their work in the competition. Deadline for submissions is 30 September 2012.  With the help of...

 Wellington, New Zealand, 3 September 2012 - The 15th Annual Round-Table Meeting (RTM) on Agricultural Trade and Sustainable Development for Pacific Island Countries (PICs) opened here today at Kingsgate Hotel organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to help the islands increase their share of the growing regional and international trade in agriculture, fisheries, and forestry goods. The RTM will host a discussion about trade development initiatives and consider...

I am pleased to inform you that the World Food Day Theme for 2012 is "Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world,” which has been chosen to highlight the role of cooperatives in improving food security and contributing to the eradication of hunger.   We are informing you of the official theme now so that you can share it with your local stakeholders and partners with a view to providing them...

More people will soon be using the power of the sun to dry their food.This follows a workshop on 24-25 November by the Food and Agriculture Organisation at their office in Apia.The sessions by Bruce Russell and Dirk Schulz from FAO covered the mechanics of solar drying; types of dryers, design, operation and food safety.The participants built a ‘mini’ dryer as a practical exercise and also visited four solar dryers...

Pacific Island countries are being urged to place a higher priority on their trees and forests.The value of trees is often measured when they are used as timber, firewood, food or herbal medicines. However, trees are just as important when left to grow. There is greater recognition now of the way forests may help communities to adapt to climate change. This makes it more urgent to reduce the current rates of...

(1 July 2011, FAOSAP, Apia) – The official handover of agricultural and fisheries equipment by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) took place  at the Fisheries Compound in Apia. The agricultural and fisheries inputs are part of a Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project initiated by FAO in response to a request from the Government of Samoa after the devastating...

Friday 27th May 2011, Apia - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) together with the Governments of Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu and Niue, have launched a four year (2011-2015) project to strengthen the management of Forestry and Protected Areas. The total estimated budget for the project is USD$18m, of which USD$6.3m is direct contribution from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and USD$11.7m is co-financing contributions from implementing governments and other...