FAO Representation in the Gambia

News archives 2001/2000

Emergency appeals and food alerts
09/04/01		Serious food shortages persist in sub-Saharan Africa

FAO press releases
06/12/01		FAO says that in the Third Millennium aquaculture is forecast to contribute to global food security even more than in the past three decades
04/12/01		Three UN agencies join hands in the fight against AIDS
13/11/01		FAO study urges countries to develop organic fruit market, provides caution too
03/11/01		Deforestation continues at a high rate in tropical forests; FAO calls upon countries to fight forest crime and corruption
28/09/01		FAO recognizes the increasingly important role of rabbit breeding
04/06/01		FAO warns of increasing malnutrition among urban poor
09/05/01		FAO warns: toxic waste stocks dramatically higher than previously estimated
07/03/01		FAO's Committee on Fisheries establishes new sub-committee on aquaculture
26/04/00		IFAD and FAO: Cassava can play a key role in reducing hunger and poverty

Feature articles
04/12/01		Food and fuel in a warmer world
05/11/01		From women to gender: a new plan of action
26/09/01		Forestry forum spotlights poverty alleviation
04/09/01		When exploitation means preservation
07/05/01		Mali: Fish-smoking ovens ease women's burden
03/05/01		Ethics in food and agriculture: new publication series
18/01/01		Small cost yields big catch for fishers in Cape Verde
24/10/00		Solar energy: power for rural development

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