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14 Nov 2003
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Rice prices up as stocks are falling, says FAO
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Bangkok - World rice inventories at the close of the present crop seasons ending in 2004 are now forecast at 102 million tons, down 20 million from their opening level. As market conditions remain tight, rice prices are expected to continue a steady recovery from last year low levels.
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16 Oct 2003
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FAO Director-General’s Message on the occasion of World Food Day 2003
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“International Alliance against Hunger”
Today, as people gather around the world to celebrate World Food Day, I would like to remind everyone of the paramount significance of this celebration; to rid the world of hunger.
For still 840 million people, around 800 million of them in developing countries, suffer from chronic hunger.
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16 Oct 2003
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Outstanding farmer from Thailand honoured at World Food Day celebration
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Bangkok, 16 October 2003 – Today, the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok has issued awards to three outstanding farmers from the Asia-Pacific Region. The farmers received the awards from HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn during the 2003 World Food Day celebration in Bangkok.
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16 Oct 2003
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Outstanding farmer from the Philippines honoured at World Food Day celebration
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Bangkok – Today, the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok has issued awards to three outstanding farmers from the Asia-Pacific Region. The farmers received the awards from HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn during the 2003 World Food Day celebration in Bangkok.
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16 Oct 2003
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Outstanding farmer from Pakistan honoured at World Food Day celebration
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Bangkok – Today, the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok has issued awards to three outstanding farmers from the Asia-Pacific Region. The farmers received the awards from HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn during the 2003 World Food Day celebration in Bangkok.
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16 Oct 2003
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Address by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on the occasion of World Food Day 2003
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Bangkok - Below are extracts from the address by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, delivered on the ocassion of the Asia-Pacific regional observance of World Food Day 2003 in Bangkok on 16 October 2003.
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In recent decades, countries in the region have made considerable socio-economic progress and significantly reduced the proportion...
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14 Oct 2003
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World Food Day celebration
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Bangkok – Creating an international alliance against hunger is the core theme of this year's World Food Day. World Food Day marks the anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 16 October 1945.
Journalists and media organizations are invited to attend the World Food Day celebration at the FAO Regional...
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22 Sep 2003
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Sustainable use of Thai problem soils in rainfed agriculture
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Bangkok - An agreement was signed today between the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the introduction and demonstration of new techniques for the sustainable use of soils for crop production.
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4 Jul 2003
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Rice prices climb to two-year high as stocks at their lowest level, says FAO
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Bangkok – International prices of rice have continued to strengthen since the beginning of the year and climbed to a two-year high, as rice stocks are drawn heavily and are at the lowest level for more than two decades.
A combination of short export availabilities in several major exporting countries and strong international demand has...
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4 Jun 2003
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Crop and food supply assessment in Timor-Leste
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ROME - A joint Special Report on the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to Timor-Leste, the world’s newest independent country, was released today. The joint FAO/WFP mission visited Timor-Leste from 15 April to 5 May 2003 to review and analyze the food supply and demand situation in the context of the country’s macro-economic...
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28 Mar 2003
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FAO director-general to visit Thailand
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Bangkok - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf will visit Thailand on 2 and 3 April to mobilize backing for Asian food security and safety, and related global efforts to eradicate hunger.
Dr Diouf is in Thailand as the official guest of the ministry of agriculture and cooperatives.
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23 Feb 2003
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Take two tablets after the meals, but don't forget the meals: it can help delay the onset of AIDS
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Bangkok – Asia, with two-thirds of the world's underfed people, must give top priority to fighting hunger to build an additional defence against the rapidly growing HIV/AIDS pandemic that threatens social and economic chaos, according to a new FAO nutrition and health care manual.
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18 Feb 2003
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Bay of Bengal nations meet to work towards livelihood security to 400 million people
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Pattaya, Thailand - Eight South and Southeast Asian countries bordering the Bay of Bengal are meeting here to discuss cooperation to protect their fragile coastal and marine resources that are vital for the well-being of a quarter of humanity.
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13 Feb 2003
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El Nino persist in 2003 with lesser impact; China overtakes Thailand as world's top fish exporter
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Bangkok - El Nino will continue to trouble agriculture in Indonesia, Micronesia, northern/northeastern Australia in early 2003, though with much less impact than in 1997-98, according to FAO’s latest survey of global food production and trade.
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16 Jan 2003
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Thai fruits and vegetables to meet international food safety standards
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Bangkok - The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Thai ministry of agriculture and cooperatives today signed a project agreement dealing with meeting international food safety standards for the exports of fruits and vegetables as required by importing countries and set out by the WTO.
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