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the Lao People's Democratic Republic, 15 Nov 2002 -- Vientiane - The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will assist Laos to popularise home food gardens to tackle high levels of chronic malnutrition in the Southeast Asian nation where nearly half of the children have stunted growth. Under an agreement signed with the Government of Lao PDR today, the world food agency will offer its expertise to improve household food security in one of the world’s poorest nations, where [more...]

30 Oct 2002 -- Bangkok ‑ With world rice consumption outpacing production, the 2002 global rice trade is set to cross the 25 million tonnes benchmark for the second time in history, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in its latest rice market report released today.Asia’s 2002 paddy crop is likely to fall to 535 million tonnes from 543 million tonnes last year, FAO forecasts in Rice Market Monitor – a reduction [more...]

Viet Nam, 14 Oct 2002 -- Today, the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok has issued the 2002 Y.S. Rao Award to five outstanding farmers from the Asia-Pacific Region. The farmers received the award from the minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, HE Sora-at Klinpratoom, during the 2002 World Food Day Celebration in Bangkok.Below please find the citation used during the ceremony to highlight the achievements of the farmer from Viet Nam.Xuan Mai Phan Thi, Viet [more...]

Thailand, 14 Oct 2002 -- Today, the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok has issued the 2002 Y.S. Rao Award to five outstanding farmers from the Asia-Pacific Region. The farmers received the award from the minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, HE Sora-at Klinpratoom, during the 2002 World Food Day Celebration in Bangkok.Below please find the citation used during the ceremony to highlight the achievements of the farmer from Thailand.Ireen Tatong, Thailand, outstanding fruit farmer [more...]

China, 14 Oct 2002 -- Today, the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok has issued the 2002 Y.S. Rao Award to five outstanding farmers from the Asia-Pacific Region. The farmers received the award from the minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, HE Sora-at Klinpratoom, during the 2002 World Food Day Celebration in Bangkok.Below please find the citation used during the ceremony to highlight the achievements of the farmer from China.Shi Guangyin, China, outstanding agroforesterShi Guangyin [more...]

Palau, 14 Oct 2002 -- Today, the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok has issued the 2002 Y.S. Rao Award to five outstanding farmers from the Asia-Pacific Region. The farmers received the award from the minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, HE Sora-at Klinpratoom, during the 2002 World Food Day Celebration in Bangkok.Below please find the citation used during the ceremony to highlight the achievements of the farmer from the Pacific.Genevieve Ichiro Rechelbang, Palau, outstanding [more...]

Sri Lanka, 14 Oct 2002 -- Today, the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok has issued the 2002 Y.S. Rao Award to five outstanding farmers from the Asia-Pacific Region. The farmers received the award from the minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, HE Sora-at Klinpratoom, during the 2002 World Food Day Celebration in Bangkok.Below please find the citation used during the ceremony to highlight the achievements of the farmer from Sri Lanka.K. M. Opananda, Sri Lanka, [more...]

12 Oct 2002 -- This year’s World Food Day Celebration at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok will take place on 14 October 2002. Guests invited to the function include the prime minister and minister of agriculture and cooperatives from Thailand, high-ranking government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, staff of international organizations based in Bangkok as well as academics and representatives from NGO’s and foundations. The programme of [more...]

28 Aug 2002 -- Bangkok – Adverse weather conditions could affect Asia’s paddy harvest in 2002 but this is unlikely to reduce rice exports with India and Myanmar emerging as major international suppliers, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a new rice market report released today.FAO’s latest Rice Market Monitor (August 2002), which tracks trends in global production, trade and prices, has revised upwards by 6 million tonnes its 2002 world [more...]

26 Aug 2002 -- Ulaanbaatar - As if clearing by poor farmers, uncontrolled forest fires and destructive logging practices weren’t enough, the rich forests of the Asia-Pacific region are now being threatened by aliens. Alien invasive species, that is. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a wide array of aggressive, rapidly-reproducing, and highly mobile plant and animal species are invading the forests of the Asia-Pacific region. Some, such [more...]