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PTV Report EU Food Facility Project Pakistan ( Malik Imran Shahid)

As the UN agency that helps build the capacity of poor countries to expand their agricultural sectors and defeat hunger, FAO is present in 130 countries. In this series on its field work, check out the reality on the ground and what type of development assistance really works.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is working together with the EU Food Facility and World Food Programme on a €40 million initiative in Pakistan. Almost 100,000 farmers have already received good quality wheat and vegetable seeds, as well as fertilizer, in time for the November planting season. With millions of vulnerable people expected to benefit from increased agricultural productivity, a reduction in hunger and poverty will contribute to a better and more peaceful future.

A Season of Change is a mini-film documentary elaborating the FAO EU Food Facility Project activities in Cambodia including complementary feeding practices, high-yield-rice production, home vegetable gardening by linking with technical training to each activity. The film also illustrates the project support in irrigation scheme to ensure that Cambodian farmers could access to water and that they can cultivate at least twice a year.

The FAO European Union Food Facility Project entitled "Improve the food security of farming families affected by volatile food prices" funded by European Union aims at reducing the effects of volatile food prices through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The project focuses on sustainable increase in productivity, improved access to agricultural inputs and services, diversification in production and consumption, improved feeding family feeding practices and resource management.

Fishing for the Future is a short film documentary elaborating one of components of the FAO European Union (EU) Food Facility Project activities in Cambodia. The film captures own-family-fish-pond culture which the project has been supported through provision of fingerlings, prawn larvae, lime and training to Cambodian farmers. The film also features community fish refuge ponds which the project supports through rehabilitation and committee set up and training.

The FAO European Union Food Facility Project entitled "Improve the food security of farming families affected by volatile food prices", funded by the European Union, aims at reducing the effects of volatile food prices through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The project focuses on sustainable increase in productivity, improved access to agricultural inputs and services, diversification in production and consumption, improved feeding family feeding practices and resources management.

Nepal, with a population of 29 million people, is the poorest country in South Asia and ranks as the twelfth poorest country in the world. Malnutrition levels are alarming and the majority of the citizens have to depend on agriculture for their survival. In response to the poverty, the global food price crisis and the lack of agricultural investment, the European Union established the European Union Food Facility programme (EUFF). Under this programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has overall objectives to prevent immediate hunger, boost agriculture and improve food security. In Nepal, around 106000 extremely vulnerable households are supported in ten districts.

As the UN agency that helps build the capacity of poor countries to expand their agricultural sectors and defeat hunger, FAO is present in 130 countries. In this series on its field work, check out the reality on the ground and what type of development assistance really works.

Mr. Manoj Juneja, DDG, Operations of FAO came to Bangladesh for a short visit. During his stay, he went to see some projects of FAO at the southern part of Bangladesh, that is Barisal and Barguna, specially on food security and nutrition.

Shykh Seraj, the development journalist, agriculture development activist and renowned media personality of Bangladesh, interviewed Mr. Juneja on 19th of November, 2011. The interview was later broadcasted on Channel i on 21st of November, 2011.