FAO assistance in Afghanistan is centered on six priority areas of support agreed with the Government: Fostering agricultural productive capacity; Improved water resource and irrigation management; Formulation and implementation of effective agricultural policies; Improved natural resource management, through sustainable environmental management; Food and nutrition security and enhanced institutional capacities to address issues regarding food safety and quality; Capacity development for emergency management. [More]

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A group of Serbian farmers and others involved in agriculture visit Hungary on a study tour of organic farming. The visit is part of a two year project sponsored by...
25/04/2015
Serbian Study Tour of Hungary's Organic Farms
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Images of FAO activities and daily life in of FAO member countries in the Pacific Islands. The countries are the Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue,...
22/04/2015
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates the entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated...
11/07/2016
Port State Measures Agreement to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates the entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated...
11/07/2016
PSMA Mauritius
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates the entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated...
11/07/2016
Maldives
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates the entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated...
11/07/2016
Port State Measures Agreement to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
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Al 2050, tendremos el reto de producir suficiente alimento para todos, sin agotar los recursos naturales. Erradicar el hambre y la pobreza requiere del manejo sostenible de los recursos naturales....
08/07/2016
Ganadería Sostenible en Panamá
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In response to the ongoing crisis in South Sudan, FAO has been providing critical agricultural inputs to extremely vulnerable families in an effort to ensure they can produce food during...
06/07/2016
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Rehabilitated waters points are central to boosting the drought resilience of pastoralist communities in Afar, Ethiopia. With support from the Kingdom of Norway, FAO has established water points in several...
04/07/2016
Water Point Rehabilitation Crucial for Mitigating El Niño effects in Afar, Ethiopia
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Approximately 30% of food produced for human consumption around the world is either lost or wasted each year. This is equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes of food. Robert VanOtterdijk, Agro-Food...
30/06/2016
food waste
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Kenan KILIÇ, Chair of the European Forestry Commission and Forest Engineer with the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs of Turkey, presents an overview of the priorities of the European...
26/06/2016
Kenan KILIÇ speaks about current forestry issues and initiatives in Europe
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IPM is a sustainable and ecosystem approach to crop production and production that combines different management strategies and practices to grow healthy crop and minimize the use of pesticides
24/06/2016
Integrated Pest Management in Afghanistan