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<title><![CDATA[FAO in Action]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[School nutrition standards for safeguarding children's right to food]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Social Protection for Fisheries and Aquaculture (SocPro4Fish) project advocates for the urgent need to turn short-term responses to the COVID-19 crisis into long-term strategies to recover from shocks now and in a sustainable and equitable way, so that vulnerable communities and countries do not have to be rescued later, when shocks are compounded. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Protection for Fisheries and Aquaculture]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Social Protection for Fisheries and Aquaculture (SocPro4Fish) project advocates for the urgent need to turn short-term responses to the COVID-19 crisis into long-term strategies to recover from shocks now and in a sustainable and equitable way, so that vulnerable communities and countries do not have to be rescued later, when shocks are compounded. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Public-private partnerships boost capacity and know-how in agriculture]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO and Ireland  strengthen the agricultural sector in Africa through public-private partnerships ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saving Mediterranean olives from a destructive disease]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO is helping prevent Xylella fastidiosa from spreading to the Near East and North Africa]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pig farmers in Papua New Guinea capitalize on blockchain technology]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO develops livestock-tracking system to help pig farmers expand their markets]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel-efficient stoves are keeping women safer in Nigeria]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Locally-made stoves reduce the health and safety risks for women and girls]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Morogoro's Best Farmer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An agro-ecological approach to rice leads to new success ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stopping Avian Influenza in Togo]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[How FAO is helping countries to contain animal disease outbreaks before farmers’ livelihoods are affected]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Securing land tenure rights for farmers in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Protecting farmers’ access to land and natural resources]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acting early to prevent food crises in Sudan and Madagascar]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO’s Early Warning-Early Action programme mitigates the impacts of disasters ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[At home in the Amazon: Protecting biodiversity and livelihoods together]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO safeguards sustainable livelihoods while conserving the Amazon]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making fish protein available, accessible and affordable in the Philippines]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO enhances tilapia producers’ resilience to climate change to ensure productivity]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gambian farmers adapt to climate change with new irrigation strategies]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps smallholders in West and Central Africa adopt new irrigation strategies]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Modern technology improves traditional livelihoods in Kazakhstan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO’s Collect Mobile app is improving dairy farmers’ incomes and lives]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Giving women in Guatemala a voice in food security and nutrition]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps Guatemala implement a gender equality policy]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Harnessing the talent of rural youth in Guatemala]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO is supporting young entrepreneurs in rural Guatemala]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The road back home]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO’s seed distributions help Nigerian villagers recover their livelihoods.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Championing rights and fair compensation for forest communities in Ghana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps Ghana clarify regulations to help improve farmers’ livelihoods ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South Sudanese refugees regain livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO empowers refugees and host communities to recover their livelihoods]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Impact assessments help farmers in Asia and Latin America adapt to changing climates]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO provides evidence on climate change impacts for shaping agricultural policies ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Income security for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Revamping rural livelihoods in the face of climate change ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustaining the future of agriculture in the land of a thousand hills]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rulindo, Rwanda: A model of success ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Solutions for reducing food loss and ensuring sustainable fishing livelihoods]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO is helping revolutionize fishing livelihoods in Latin America and the Caribbean]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making resilience a part of the new normal in agricultural livelihoods in the Philippines]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps rehabilitate agricultural livelihoods in disaster-hit communities]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Supporting Syrian farmers to continue their cereal crop production]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO strengthens the livelihoods and resilience of conflict-affected Syrian farmers]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Providing financial and in-kind support in Mali's Kayes region]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The FAO CASH+ programme boosts the livelihoods of women and vulnerable households]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rebuilding farming livelihoods in Pakistan's FATA]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO supports farmers in Pakistan to rebuild their agricultural livelihoods]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving productivity and ensuring sustainable agricultural systems in Samoa]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps Samoan farming families maintain precious ecosystems]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Supporting women entrepreneurs in providing nutrition and food safety in Ghana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO works with street vendors in Accra to improve hygiene and food safety conditions]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO helps strengthen dairy sector in Ukraine]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO support for Ukrainian dairy sector is paying off]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blazing a trail for timber traceability in Benin]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps Benin to combat forest crime and boost local economies]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving livelihoods of indigenous women in Nicaragua]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO empowers indigenous women in Nicaragua to improve their livelihoods]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving food and nutrition security in the Philippines]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps establish early warning systems for food and nutrition security ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Protecting livestock of internally displaced families in Sudan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO delivers animal feed and vaccines to displaced people in Western Sudan]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using indigenous knowledge to reverse land degradation in Angola]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO supports land rehabilitation in Angola’s indigenous and pastoral communities]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO expands El Niño response in the Philippines]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps build resilience in communities affected by the El Niño in Mindanao ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Restoring farmers' livelihoods after severe floods in Serbia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO provides agricultural assistance packages to disaster-struck farmers in Serbia ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO promotes healthy diets through nutrition education training]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps African universities incorporate trainings in nutrition education]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Building resilience to climate change in Laos]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO provides disaster risk reduction and management training to Laotian farmers]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO launches the first electronic voucher scheme in Mozambique]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO enables market access to agricultural inputs for smallholder farmers in Mozambique]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO helps Lesotho in sustainable natural resources management]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps Lesotho develop a comprehensive land cover database ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Burundi: embracing integration, sustainability and efficiency in agriculture]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO supports sustainable agricultural growth in Burundi through farmer field schools]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Myanmar, FAO helps restore livelihoods in the aftermath of Cyclone Komen]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Income-generating livestock distribution helps conflict-affected families recover after devastating floods]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO helps improve food security of rural households in the West Bank]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO introduces sustainable employment opportunities to assist poor rural households ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting aquaculture for food security and employment in Haiti]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO’s aquaculture project helps improve household nutrition & food security in Northeastern Haiti]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO helps feed vulnerable herder communities in Ethiopia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO destocking activities increase financial stability and livelihoods of herder communities ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Harnessing the power of technology to detect and control desert locust outbreaks in Eritrea]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps fight desert locust outbreaks by providing real-time detection tools]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO helps restore nutrition and agricultural livelihoods in the Pacific Islands]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO supports local households to restore agricultural and good nutrition practices]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO collection sites help rid Mozambique of dangerous pesticides]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO and Mozambique are working to locate, collect and dispose of highly hazardous pesticides]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rehabilitating the Philippine fisheries sector through sustainable fishing practices]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps costal communities bounce back and build resilient livelihoods]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping disaster-struck Nepalese farming communities get back on their feet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO seeds help Nepali farmers restore their livelihoods and strengthen their resilience]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Setting up safer and healthier street food systems in Bangladesh]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO project provides new street food carts and trains vendors in good hygiene practices]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting sustainable livelihoods in Kenya's Mau Forest Complex]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO farmer field schools help safeguard Kenyan forests ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO supports entrepreneurship amongst rural youth in Honduras]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO reduces unemployment through training in agricultural and entrepreneurial skills ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving farmers' practices towards cleaner hatcheries in Viet Nam]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO promotes a healthier environment for farmers and their poultry]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Restoring coconut farmers' livelihoods in the Philippines]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps coconut farmers implement ecologically-sound methods of upland and contour farming ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Converting waste to cooking fuel in Vietnamese coastal communities]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps raise fishers’ income through improved pig rearing and biogas production   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Curbing the spread of cassava pink mealybug in the Greater Mekong Subregion]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO project helps countries fight cassava pink mealybug infestation ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oyster mushroom cultivation spurs income for Lao PDR farmers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO project conserves agro-biodiversity and improves livelihoods ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Supporting vulnerable groups in the Central African Republic]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO promotes decent employment opportunities for the rural youth ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Empowering Ugandan students through school farm camps]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO equips students with practical agricultural skills for sustainable farming ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social cash transfers help break poverty cycle and foster productivity in Zambia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Evaluating the impact of cash transfer programmes and their effect on poverty levels and food security ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improved post-harvest handling raises incomes for Mozambique farmers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO works to improve post-harvest handling and infrastructure among farmers in Mozambique]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO interventions help raise women's status and up poultry rearing in India]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO implements sustainable small ruminant and smallholder poultry rearing activities in India ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hardy cattle boost Zimbabwe farmers' incomes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO assists Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers boost livestock production ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Good agricultural practices help raise farmers' incomes in Lao PDR]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO helps strengthen management of agricultural chemicals in Laos and the Greater Mekong Sub-region]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Baseline environmental requirements help reduce pesticide use in West Africa]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO introduces new human and environmental standards for locust control operations in West and Northwest Africa]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Increased local capacities benefit rural communities in Mali]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Improving livelihoods using the learning-by-doing approach of FAO’s farmer field school programmes ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New mobile application proves essential to Uganda's veterinary technicians]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The EMPRES-i Event Mobile Application is helping to improve the speed and efficiency of animal disease control in Uganda]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fight against brucellosis translates into action in Georgia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO is helping Georgia to step up its efforts to halt the spread of brucellosis in livestock ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Food security at the top of India's agenda]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[India and FAO strengthen efforts to promote the country’s food security and agricultural development]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senegal celebrates first victory against tsetse fly eradication]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO/IAEA project successfully integrates insect birth control technique for thriving livestock sector]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving child nutrition in Cambodia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO project teaches caregivers how to prepare nutritious meals using locally available foods ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tajikistan embraces a new way to fight child malnutrition]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=59005&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Qualitative global nutrition indicator helps Tajikistan monitor household diets and improve national nutrition]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping seaweed farming flourish after Typhoon hits Philippines]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO project helps seaweed farmers regain livelihoods after Typhoon ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO works to increase food security in Iraq]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=58455&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO projects help revitalize crop and livestock production and create jobs by stimulating growth]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustainable grassland management offers a better future for Qinghai herders]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=58019&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[New methodology helps improve livelihood of herders and build resilience to climate change ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO helps strengthen indigenous organizations and preserve ancestral traditions in the high Andes of Ecuador and Peru]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=57803&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Beneficiary families in Peru and Ecuador report savings of nearly 30% in food expenditure]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Students and farmers benefit from School Feeding Programmes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[School Feeding Programmes feed students, promote good nutrition, and aid local development in Latin America and the Caribbean]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping Uganda's Agriculture Grow in a Changing World]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=56864&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Faced with a rising population and changing climate, farmers learn new approaches to agribusiness]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rome based agencies work together to ensure food security in Mozambique]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=56673&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[A joint effort by FAO, IFAD, and WFP is ensuring availability of high quality food and improving nutrition]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Swaziland looks to a revitalized agriculture sector]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=56492&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[An EU-FAO backed government initiative helps smallholder farmers move towards commercial agriculture]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mongolia's farmers build resilience to climate change]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=56106&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[South-South Cooperation (SSC) with China helps farmers in Mongolia learn new farming techniques]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieving food and nutrition security in remote areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=54791&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO project builds resilience of two remote rural communities to address chronic under-nutrition]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mozambique prohibits Highly Hazardous Pesticides]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=53716&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Mozambique and FAO working together to prohibit Highly Hazardous Pesticides and protect people and the environment]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using sorghum and millet to tackle poverty and hunger in Zimbabwe]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=52908&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[In collaboration with the  Government of Zimbabwe, FAO works to boost the production, processing and marketing of small grains.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving food security in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting the progressive reduction of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=52645&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO and the Government of Italy support the African Union to reduce the impact of tsetse flies and trypanosomosis in 38 African countries]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO project promotes modern crop management and pest control technologies in Kyrgyzstan]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=52532&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The project focuses on training and educating farmers to adopt and promote conservation agriculture and integrated pest management techniques in Kyrgyzstan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Milk for health and wealth - supporting small dairy producer communities in Lebanon]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=52208&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO project brings significant improvements in the lives of small-scale Lebanese dairy farmers. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Conservation Agriculture, a new technology linking generations]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=52123&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO and partners support vulnerable farming households to improve and diversify their production adapting to Climate Change. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Banana boom improves food, nutrition and income security for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=51679&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Improving food, nutrition and income security of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe by supporting smallholder irrigation value chain.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Creating a brighter Future for Farmers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Charcoal smokers introduced by the South-South Cooperation programme have  improved women’s income in the Edeha fish market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Veterinary help for livestock herders brings relief to Angola]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=50723&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Union and FAO are working together to strengthen food security in Angola by boosting its veterinary services. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Malawi farmers find relief from FAO project after severe floods]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=50219&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO project supports over 2,700 farmers stand on their feet after severe floods wash away their fields.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Backyard poultry provides an alternative way to sustain food security and nutrition in Syria]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=49784&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[By supporting backyard poultry production in Rural Damascus and Homs, FAO  facilitates access to fresh, nutrient–rich foods at household level. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Women of Kanem taking the lead in agricultural development]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=49161&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The project has enabled women’s groups to access irrigable and fertile land and farm it in their own names.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Accenting the "culture" in agriculture]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=49111&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[In addition to boosting income, farmers who maintain GIAHS can leverage increased recognition to safeguard their way of life.
]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bali Serves as a Model for Control of Rabies]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Since 2011, FAO with the support of AusAid, USAID and WSPA has been assisting the Government of Indonesia to rapidly control the deadly rabies virus on island of Bali through an innovative strategy centered on comprehensive mass dog vaccination.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Planting the seeds of recovery in the Philippines after typhoon Haiyan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO’s emergency response to Typhoon Haiyan ensured that affected rice farmers could plant in time for the December/January planting season, avoiding a potentially devastating food crisis 
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<title><![CDATA[Post-rinderpest era but not “case closed”]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=47240&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Household income across Ethiopia rose by €38.1 million as a result of rinderpest control and eradication.
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<title><![CDATA[Forest surveys provide baseline data for participation in REDD+]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=46767&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Since 1990, Zambia has lost over 13% of its forest cover, among the highest
deforestation rates in the world.
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<title><![CDATA[Decreasing child labour through promoting decent rural employment]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=46739&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[In its first two years, the FAO programme supported 36 national policies, strategies and programmes in Malawi and Tanzania.
]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Banana varieties resistant to fungus are identified using mutation induction]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=46474&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The entire global commercial banana industry relies on one sweet, seedless banana variety, the Cavendish.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Smallholder tea producers benefit from harmonized safety standards]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tea plants battle a host of enemies – fungus, bacteria and insects such as butterflies, moths, scale and nematodes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Simple fish-drying racks improve livelihoods and nutrition in Burundi]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[With air circulation, the rack system reduces fish drying time from three days to eight hours.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Women dairy farmers reinvest income to support their families]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Family health has improved because of availability of milk and average incomes have quadrupled.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO's EU Food Facility projects end but their impact continues]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[EU Food Facility emergency aid helped tens of millions of the world’s most vulnerable survive the crisis.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Establishing and linking global fish-trade information networks]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[GLOBEFISH coordinates the Fish Information Network which links six regional fish market networks comprising 85 countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Control of fruit fly does not stop at national borders]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Countries set up export-import arrangements, private sector entrepreneurs invested in tropical fruit and vegetable production.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mentoring programme leads to new guidelines to control foodborne diseases]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=44406&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene suggested a mentoring programme to break complex issues into more comprehensible elements.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Conservation agriculture contributes to Zimbabwe economic recovery]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An estimated 300 000 Zimbabwe farmers have adopted conservation agriculture.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tanzania's forest inventory provides critical baseline data]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tanzania now has a depth of baseline information it can use to improve forest management thanks to a new forest survey.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Haiti's community gardeners enthusiastic about nutrition]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Haitian women are using song and theatre to promote healthy eating habits learned in FAO community garden project.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Poultry projects enhance lives of Afghan women]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Participants produced 106 tonnes of poultry meat and 21 million eggs, some for family consumption but most for sale, boosting income.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Countries help turn Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure into action]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=43719&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Approval of the Guidelines is recognized as an enormous step forward in setting fair standards for tenure in all countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Seeking end to loss and waste of food along production chain]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO estimates that 30-40% of total food production is lost before it reaches the market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Malawi: Boosting infants' health through improved complementary feeding practices and recipes from locally available foods]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=42835&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Producing quality seeds means quality yields]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=42829&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Farmers who planted their fields with quality seeds doubled their yields, which provided enough beans for more than 450 000 families.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Building on success: programme expands focus from forests to landscapes]]></title>
<link>http://www.fao.org/index.php?id=42653&amp;L=0</link>
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<description><![CDATA[30% of the world’s forests are managed by local people – smallholders, women, forest communities and indigenous peoples.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asia's largest lagoon ecosystem now on sustainable course for the future]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO has helped lagoon communities set up 26 fishery associations and supported improvement of 9 that already existed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAO-Government project to intensify agriculture pays off for female farmers in Niger]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Micro-finance helps female farmers improve their livelihoods.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sahelian and West African governments avoid surprises thanks to seasonal monitoring]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[CILSS constantly monitors the region, seeking ways to build resilience into the fragile ecosystem that provides livelihoods for millions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improved farmers' organizations support Caribbean economies]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO supported nine Caribbean countries in building agribusiness capacities, encouraging farmers to plan before putting seed in the ground.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South-South Cooperation successfully links Nigeria, China and FAO]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The impact of a major FAO South-South Cooperation Programme can be seen throughout Nigeria thanks to a cadre of Chinese experts and technicians.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Countries take responsibility for regional desert locust control]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Working with community radio stations, the listeners’ clubs empower their members to become actors in their own development.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Community listeners' clubs empower rural women and men]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Working with community radio stations, the listeners’ clubs empower their members to become actors in their own development.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Horticulture feeds Democratic Republic of Congo cities]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In farmer field schools, 10 000 local gardeners have learned to reduce pesticide use, thus protecting family health and the environment. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blending tradition and science to protect pollinators]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The world’s pollinators are disappearing. The loss of pollinators is one of the pressing problems that agriculture faces today. FAO has responded to the loss of pollinators with the Global Pollination Project.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing foot-and-mouth disease in Eurasia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Eurasia Foot-and-Mouth Disease Roadmap is an initiative implemented by FAO’s Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) for Animal Health, Plant Protection and Food Safety, to reduce the outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in 14 Eurasian countries by 2020]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sounding early warning of food market crises]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAO has put in place early warning interventions of food market crises, which have played a key role in preventing new food market crises. The Food Price Index, the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) and the Food Outlook are three successful examples.]]></description>
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