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WFD 2009 PSA  2009 Ref.: 6666 In a world which spends 1,340 billion dollars on arms every year, this PSA is a reminder that investing more in agriculture would improve the lives of more than 1 billion people who go hungry every day.  Duration: 30''  Producer: Roberto Laurenzi / Bou Downes  Languages: Arabic,  English,  French,  Italian,  Russian,  Spanish WFD 2009 VIDEO FEATURE  2009 Ref.: 2699 Food insecurity in around 30 countries is severe enough to warrant emergency assistance. But if we are to achieve the goal of achieving food security in times of crisis, development efforts must go beyond coping with today’s problems by addressing the challenges of the future. This short video illustrates how in Afghanistan, and throughout the developing world, sustained investment is the only way to shockproof the agriculture sector against future crises.  Duration: 5' 54''  Producer: Boudicca Downes (FAO)  Languages: Arabic,  English,  French,  Italian,  Russian,  Spanish  See also:    World Food Day 2009 Challenges and Opportunities: Food Insecurity in Sierra Leone  2008 Ref.: 2697 In the 2008 report on the State of Food Insecurity, FAO names Sierra Leone as one of the countries hardest hit by months of higher food and fuel prices. The Government of Sierra Leone, with the support of FAO, is responding to the hunger crisis with short-term emergency actions as well as longer-term measures designed to reduce the country’s vulnerability.  Duration: 6'   Location:  Sierra Leone  Producer: Charmaine Wilkerson  Languages: English  See also:    Low band video streaming    SOFI 2008 Report SOARING FOOD PRICES IN BURKINA FASO  2008 Ref.: 2694 The shock of soaring food prices hit Burkina Faso particularly hard. In normal years, villagers produce enough to take care of themselves. But last year the rains didn’t come - until the season ended with floods which destroyed most of the crops. FAO is supporting the government, with a distribution of four hundred tonnes of seed and fertilizer to 1200 families in the arid Center North region.  Duration: 2' 57''   Location:  Burkina Faso  Producer: Nancy McNally  Languages: English  See also:    FAO Initiative on Soaring Food Prices    Low band streaming video WFD Video: Adapting to Climate Change in Bangladesh  2008 Ref.: 2683 Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. With nearly 200 major natural disasters since 1971, the population is struggling to cope with the impact of climate change on their food security. FAO projects are helping farmers adapt to the new challenges, with improved farming systems and new technologies, and with the innovative ‘Climate Field School’ project.  Duration: 5' 13''  Producer: Elaine Sharp  Languages: Arabic,  English,  French,  Spanish  See also:    World Food Day website    Low band video streaming    Get involved website World Food Day 2008 PSA  2008 Ref.: 2684 Climate change is global, its impact is personal  Duration: 30''  Producer: Bou Downes / Roberto Laurenzi  Languages: Arabic,  English,  French,  Italian,  Spanish  See also:    Get involved website    Low band video streaming    World Food day website High Food Prices: Haiti on the Brink  2008 Ref.: 2686 In Haiti, "eating bleach" means the hunger pains brought on by high food prices. FAO is supporting national initiatives, such as urban farming, to boost local production and limit Haiti's reliance on pricey imported foods.  Duration: 4' 24''   Location:  Haiti  Producer: Maarten Roest, Boudicca Downes  Languages: English  See also:    News story    Low band video streaming The Information Division produces video programmes in several languages on a broad range of subjects including agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. All videos are available in professional broadcast standards for television stations. An important facet of the division's work is the diversified assistance it provides to television networks around the world. It offers a variety of services, from the provision of background information for the preparation of programmes that are relevant to FAO's work to setting up interviews with FAO staff. At FAO headquarters in Rome, there is a video studio complete with the latest editing and post-production equipment that produces material for broadcast. For more information contact: Majid Chaar Chief, Media relations, KCIM Tel: (+39) 06 57 05 35 28 Fax: (+39) 06 57 05 37 29 email: Radio-and-Tv@fao.org Or Bou Downes TV Information Officer Information Division Tel: (+39) 06 57 05 59 80 Fax: (+39) 06 57 05 37 29 email: Radio-and-Tv@fao.org