Agriculture to 2050: The challenges ahead |
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12/10/2009
Agriculture must become more productive if it is to feed a much larger world population while responding to the daunting environmental challenges ahead, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said here today.
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New FAO Goodwill Ambassadors |
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17/9/2009
FAO is to honour five new high profile personalities as Goodwill Ambassadors, the agency announced today.
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Good news from Afghanistan |
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27/4/2009
There’s not so many feel-good stories coming out of Afghanistan these days, and even fewer about life getting better for women there. But FAO has one to tell.
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Women in agriculture: The critical food producers |
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15/10/2008
Women make up over half the agriculture labour force yet they are frequently subject to discrimination, poverty and hunger. A new publication launched today investigates the situation of women in the rural workforce and how some of the main challenges facing such women can be overcome.
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Large-scale biofuel production may increase marginalization of women |
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21/4/2008
Rapid increases in the large-scale production of liquid biofuels in developing countries could exacerbate the marginalization of women in rural areas threatening their livelihoods, according to a new FAO study.
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