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FAO calls for international action on antimicrobial resistance

Deputy Director General urges European ministers to help poorer countries cope with challenge
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Zika: FAO Director-General says agency is ready to contribute to international efforts

Graziano da Silva stresses need to promote human safety and protect the food chain
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UN agencies warn of escalating food crisis in South Sudan

Rise in hunger at harvest time; harsh and prolonged 2016 lean season approaching
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Somalia: Large-scale food insecurity compounded by poor rainfall and drought

38 percent of the population classified as acutely food insecure; 304,700 children acutely malnourished
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FAO Food Price Index starts 2016 dropping to nearly 7-year low

While El Niño casts shadow on crop prospects, prices of all commodities declined in January

In Action

FAO supports entrepreneurship amongst rural youth in Honduras
FAO reduces unemployment through training in agricultural and entrepreneurial skills
Improving farmers’ practices towards cleaner hatcheries in Viet Nam
FAO promotes a healthier environment for farmers and their poultry
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Zero Hunger

On ecosystems and the services they provide – Let’s talk facts
On ecosystems and the services they provide – Let’s talk facts
Ecosystem services are the foundation of all food and agricultural systems
Farming systems that ‘Save and Grow’ – in pictures
Farming systems that ‘Save and Grow’ – in pictures
What does sustainable crop production intensification ‘look like’?
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Partnerships

Google and FAO partner to make remote sensing data more efficient and accessible
Partnership enhances ability to assess changing forest and to estimate greenhouse gas emissions
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