Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN)

The Eurasian Food Security Network has just been launched with the first online consultation Food Security issues in the Eurasian region: major challenges and G8/G20 initiatives in relation with the regional situation. The Eurasian Food Security Network was set up for the Eurasian Center for Food Security (ECFS) as a result of the collaboration between the ECFS, the World Bank and the Food and

GFAR is seeking many new ways to spread the value of agricultural research and innovation of all kinds and how they are helping to address development challenges. GFAR has established a collaboration with New Agriculturist a widely read and well recognized online journal, to help share your stories about how agricultural knowledge and innovation are helping to address major development challenges

The University of Pavia and EDISU (ITALY) are offering for the year 2014 twelve scholarships for visiting scholars from developing countries. The call is in attachment and additional information are available at http://www.unipv.eu/site/home/internazionalizzazione/cicops/cicops-scho…

One of the themes on which the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) is convening public consultations for the post-2015 development agenda is growth and employment . Three e-discussions are currently taking place, on 1) growth, diversification and structural change, 2) development-led globalization and 3) sustainability and growth. Please browse the space http://www.worldwewant2015.org

La FAO advierte que los sistemas de certificación podrían ser barreras comerciales indirectas si no se gestionan adecuadamente.

Given the rapid expansion of the internet and the increasing number of users, including in the global South, the full potential of online platforms for promoting inclusive consultation of issues of high global interest is certainly not yet realised. An online discussion was organised to share views and perspectives on how online platforms could be used more creatively and effectively to share

Wageningen UR-Centre for Development Innovation is organising a new course on Linking Emergency Aid to Food and Nutrition Security. The course offers participants a chance to gain insight in the inter-disciplinary and integrated nature of food and nutrition security in an emergency setting, in particular the role of stakeholders, institutions, and innovative governance/donor interventions to build

Themes: Typhoon Bopha hits Philippines banana harvest hard Global food prices fall slightly in November Afghan domestic wheat flour prices rising Asia cereals harvest at record level in 2012 Iran paying higher prices for commodities because of sanctions Viet Nam achieves record rice exports Indonesia and the Philippines likely to cut rice imports Scientists unlock key sections of wheat genome

The new Right to Food website has been launched today on Human Rights Day, 10 December . In addition to a new design, improved functionalities and user friendly navigation , this website also displays the diverse work of the Right to Food in FAO. The Team’s work at global, national, sub-national and regional level is divided into both Projects and according to activities in the Our Work section

The 2012 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA 2012) - Investing in Agriculture for a better future was just released. Investing in agriculture is essential for reducing hunger and promoting sustainable agricultural production. Those parts of the world where investments in agriculture have stagnated are the epicentres of poverty and hunger today. Demand growth over the coming decades