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07 Sep 2005
This summer FAO gathered together in Kiev, Ukraine, some 35 experts and representatives from the Government, civil society, rural communities and donors for a one-day workshop. The purpose was to discuss the draft Agricultural and Rural Investment Strategy (ARIS). The workshop turned out to be a very lively and timely [...] |
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14 Jul 2005
A three-day study tour offered representatives from six Central and Eastern European countries the opportunity to visit state-of-the-art Italian wholesale markets and study interactions between wholesale markets and modern food retail systems.The trip, which took place from 6 to 8 June 2005, was organized by FAO in collaboration with [...] |
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30 Jun 2005
Since end 2003, the Investment Centre has been providing assistance to 51 African countries through FAO's Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) in support of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). The objective is to help foster agricultural growth and rural development under the priorities of the NEPAD's Comprehensive Africa Agriculture [...] |
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01 Mar 2005
An integrated approach to agricultural investment emphasizing greater public-private partnership is key to agricultural development in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). More information at : http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/90061/index.html |
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31 Jan 2005
Investments in agriculture and ecosystems in poor countries are essential to reduce by half the number of hungry people by 2015, FAO Deputy Director-General David Harcharik said today in The Hague.
More information at : http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/89475/index.html |
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18 Jan 2005
Three Rome-based UN agencies today called for immediate action by developed and developing countries to ensure that the goals of the 2000 Millennium Summit are achieved.More information at : http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/89043/index.html |
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14 Dec 2004
Greater investment in agriculture and rural development is essential to spur economic growth in developing countries and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, FAO said today on the 40th anniversary of its Investment Centre.More information at : http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2004/51941/index.html |
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24 Sep 2004
As world leaders meet today at the United Nations to discuss action against hunger and poverty, the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called for increased investment in agriculture and rural areas of developing countries to improve economic opportunities and reduce hunger where most of the world's [...] |
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07 Sep 2004
Serbian sugar producers will once again benefit from preferential access to the European Union market, following the EU's recent lifting of a 15-month ban on duty-free sugar imports from the country.
More information at : http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2004/50107/index.html |
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12 Nov 2003
Creating a coordinated approach to financing agricultural development in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will improve investment in the region, FAO said. At a two-day forum hosted on 12-13 November 2003 by FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Budapest, [...] |
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