Nouvelles

Resource Partners
03 Feb 2020
Avec ce partenariat, les puissantes données radar bande L entrent dans la boîte à outils de la FAO pour le suivi géospatial mondial des forêts, des mangroves et des tourbières
La FAO va accroître l'étendue et la portée de sa boîte à outils pour le suivi géospatial grâce à la collaboration avec l'Agence d'exploration aérospatiale japonaise (JAXA) qui améliorera la capacité d'accès aux plateformes de la FAO d'évaluation des forêts et de l'utilisation des terres.
Fao-Academia
31 Jan 2020
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Roma Tre University showcased findings from a joint study on producer organizations, highlighting strategies that can be used to ensure the inclusion of poor family farmers in cooperatives and producer organizations (POs). The study, which ran from 2018-2019, contributes both to FAO Strategic Objective 3 – Reduce rural poverty, and Pillar 4 of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming, Strengthen family farmers’ organizations and capacities to generate knowledge, represent farmers and provide inclusive services in the urban-rural continuum. Masters students from Roma Tre undertook fieldwork...
Fao-Academia
28 Jan 2020
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Martin Kropff, Director-General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). The two were also joined by Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). During the meeting they highlighted the urgent need to develop new evidence based solutions and toolkits to tackle the most destructive pests in agriculture, specifically Fall Armyworm (FAW). In this context, QU referred to the launch of the FAO’s Global Action for FAW Control in December 2019 and the establishment of the Steering Committee as a major step forward in this...
Fao-Academia
28 Jan 2020
A pilot project implemented by Kyoto University (KU) in 2019, aimed at raising awareness on food waste in canteens on the campus, and enhancing the knowledge and engagement of students in reducing food loss and waste, determined that approximately 20 per cent of food is wasted in canteens on campus. Research findings under the pilot highlighted that the most wasted foods on the campus include side vegetables, rice and noodles, and parts of fish.
Resource Partners
20 Jan 2020
Le dernier rapport FAO + Japon sera officiellement présenté durant la Consultation stratégique annuelle
La FAO participera à la quatrième Consultation stratégique annuelle avec le Gouvernement japonais le mardi 21 janvier 2020, à Tokyo (Japon). L'objectif est d'examiner les progrès accomplis grâce à leur partenariat et de définir pour l'année à venir les priorités communes et les nouveaux projets humanitaires et de développement.