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Scaling up conservation agriculture in Zambia
€11 million in EU-funding to help over 300 000 small-scale farmers increase production
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Director-General calls on Members to approve FAO’s programme of work
Necessary for FAO to play a more significant role to eradicate hunger
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Progress is proof that hunger can be eliminated
FAO recognizes 38 countries for halving hunger, lauds regional and international support
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EU will continue to foster resilience among poor, says Barroso
FAO honours institutions, individuals for outstanding action against hunger - three new FAO countries
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FAO governing conference | 15-22 June | #UNFAO38
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Food systems for better nutrition | SOFA 2013 report
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Global nutrition trends
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Fighting food waste
Hunger about more than food production, FAO Conference hears
If the world wants to conquer hunger, it needs to tackle all the causes of hunger simultaneously particularly poverty, and not just concentrate on producing more food, Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in Economics, told the opening session of the FAO Conference.
15-06-2013
More balanced food commodity markets seen in 2013/14
Food commodity markets, in particular for cereals, are set to be more balanced in 2013/14, according to FAO's Food Outlook report. World food imports in 2013 are tentatively forecast at $1.09 trillion, close to last year's level, but 13 percent below the record of 2011.
13-06-2013
Wheat rust diseases remain a constant but neglected threat
FAO is calling for countries in the global ‘wheat belt’ to step up monitoring and prevention for wheat rusts – fungal diseases that do especially well in particularly wet seasons.
13-06-2013