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| Director, LOJA: Mr Mitsuhiro YOKOYAMA | e-mail: FAO-LOJ@fao.org | web site: www.fao.or.jp |
Thematic profiles and systems:
Environmental Governance and Institutions - From EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal of the World Resources Institute.
FAO Terminology - names of countries - In order to standardize and harmonize the vast quantity of terms used in FAO documents and publications, the Organization developed the terminology database FAOTERM. The Corporate NAMES OF COUNTRIES database also aims at facilitating the consultation and harmonization of country names throughout the Organization. Downloading options are available to enable the creation of customized country lists and databases.
News:
Ethiopian president bestows his nation’s highest award on ethiopian sorghum breeder and 2009 world food prize winner, Gebisa Ejeta [ILRI News]
06/11/2009 - Dialogue on Ethiopia’s Agricultural Development honors Laureate Gebisa Ejeta
Dialogue on Ethiopia’s Agricultural Development honors Laureate Gebisa Ejeta [ILRI News]
Fisheries management: status and challenges -- by Ichiro Nomura, Assistant Director-General, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department [FAO Fisheries News RSS Feed]
29/07/2009 - The state of world capture fisheries insurance
The state of world capture fisheries insurance [FAO Fisheries News RSS Feed]
15/06/2009 - Ghost paper enters modern age thanks to diligent villagers
Ghost paper enters modern age thanks to diligent villagers [News from FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific]
12/03/2009 - Bhutan launches online agricultural data system for improved food and livelihood security
Bhutan launches online agricultural data system for improved food and livelihood security [News from FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific]
10/03/2009 - State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources - Translations
State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources - Translations [FAO Biotech News]
05/03/2009 - Virtual meeting on ‘water use to address poverty and hunger’, 21 August to 01 September 2006
Virtual meeting on ‘water use to address poverty and hunger’, 21 August to 01 September 2006 [News from FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific]
03/03/2009 - Both endemic and new virus strains to blame for bird flu recurrence in Asia’s poultry
Both endemic and new virus strains to blame for bird flu recurrence in Asia’s poultry [News from FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific]
03/03/2009 - Mongolian milk for health and wealth
Mongolian milk for health and wealth [News from FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific]
Events:
01/01/1970 - 01/01/1970 - Special Session of the Agricultural Ontology Service Initiative
Special Session of the Agricultural Ontology Service Initiative [Events from Agricultural Information Management Standards Web site]
Geographic and Economic groups
Group members of Asia
Afghanistan | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Cambodia | China | Cyprus | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Georgia | India | Indonesia | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iraq | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Lebanon | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | Oman | Pakistan | Philippines | Qatar | Republic of Korea | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Syrian Arab Republic | Tajikistan | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Turkey | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | Viet Nam | YemenGroup members of eastern Asia
China | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Japan | Mongolia | Republic of Korea



