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On the occasion of World Food Day 2014: Iran acknowledges the role of family farmers in promoting sustainable food security
14 October 2014
14 October 2014
The FAO Representation in the Islamic Republic of Iran together with the Iranian Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture celebrated the World Food Day 2014 theme "Family Farming: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth" in Tehran today to raise the profile of...
UN Hunger report: Despite positive trends at global level, food security continues to be a big concern across Near East and North Africa countries
30 September 2014
30 September 2014
30 September 2014, Cairo – The number of undernourished in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) has more than doubled since 1990 standing now at about 33 million peoples, according to the UN Hunger Report. The NENA is also...
The Plant Protection Organization of the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, in partnership with the Department of Environment, The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) held a two-day Conference on Montreal Protocol and Substitutions for Methyl Bromide during 22...
Iran Veterinary Organization and FAO countersign a Technical Project on the Early Mortality Syndrome in Shrimp
07 September 2014
07 September 2014
An inter-regional Technical Cooperation Program (TCP) project was countersigned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO) to reduce and manage the risk of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) in shrimp farms.
The project...
The newly appointed FAO Representative presented his credentials to Iran Foreign Minister
06 September 2014
06 September 2014
The recently appointed FAO Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Serge Nakouzi, presented his credentials to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday 6 September 2014, and officially commenced his assignment.
Referring to the role...
