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6 Dec 2006
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Promoting farmers’ access to fresh horticultural markets
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New partnerships need to be developed between agribusinesses, large retailers and farmers to adapt to emerging marketing realities, and create the necessary capacity and efficiency to offer food and agricultural products to consumers through sustainable and profitable agribusiness ventures, FAO said today.
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27 Nov 2006
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Charting a new way forward for livestock production
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Significant environmental, social and public health concerns to be addressed
The rapidly growing and industrializing livestock sector brings about worldwide implications on the social fabric of rural areas, on the environment, the climate and on public health.
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27 Nov 2006
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Mapping AGROVOC and the Chinese Agricultural Thesaurus
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The paper "Mapping AGROVOC and the Chinese Agricultural Thesaurus: Definitions, tools, procedures" has been published by FAO and is now available free online. This paper describes the procedures for a concept-based mapping of two agricultural thesauri, the multilingual AGROVOC, created and maintained by the Food and Agricultural Organization,...
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27 Nov 2006
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Towards an infrastructure for semantic applications: Methodologies for semantic integration of heterogeneous resources
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A new publication has been released by FAO.
As with many domains, information retrieval and knowledge management (IR/KM) in agriculture suffers from the problems of semantic heterogeneity, making it difficult for providers to disseminate their services effectively and for users to retrieve the information they need.
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17 Oct 2006
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Invest in agriculture for food security - FAO honours four model farmers in Asia
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Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to four Asian farmers for outstanding achievements in the areas of livestock (China), industrial crops production (Myanmar), seed farming (Pakistan) and aquaculture (Thailand).
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17 Oct 2006
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FAO honours a model fish farmer from Chumpon (Thailand)
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Today FAO honoured Phloiruedee Pitiworawong from Thailand for outstanding achievement as fish farmer.
A 57-year-old aquaculture farmer from the southern province of Chumpon, Phloiruedee Pitiworawong is a model of perseverance. Some 22 years ago, she and her husband Prawet pooled their money and founded an inland shrimp farm.
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17 Oct 2006
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FAO honours a sugar cane farmer from Mandalay (Myanmar)
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Today FAO honoured U Moe Win from Myanmar for for outstanding achievement in industrial crop production.
In places where traditions are valued, change can come slowly. Rural Myanmar is such a place. Any visitor to this nation nestled between India and China can’t miss the fact that much of the countryside is still farmland, inhabited by...
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17 Oct 2006
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FAO honours a livestock farmer from Yunnan (China)
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Today FAO honoured Wang Haiyan from China for outstanding achievement in livestock farming.
Although Wang Haiyan only completed eight years of schooling, she never lost her thirst for knowledge. And knowledge is often the difference between a successful farmer and one who just gets by.
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17 Oct 2006
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FAO honours a seed farmer from Jacobabad (Pakistan)
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Today FAO honoured Rashid Hussain from Pakistan for outstanding achievement as seed farmer.
The region around Jacobabad in Pakistan is a tough place to be a farmer. Jacobabad is hot. Its soil is salty and waterlogged. Getting rice to grow there is hard work that doesn’t always bring rewards.
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12 Oct 2006
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Note to correspondents: World Food Day - Asia-Pacific observance, Bangkok, 17 October 2006
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Note to Correspondents
2006 World Food Day - Invest in agriculture for food security
Next week sees the 61st anniversary of FAO’s foundation in Quebec, Canada on 16 October 1945. It will be marked in Bangkok by an important event to which the media are invited. Arrangements for the media are described below.
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6 Oct 2006
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FAO calls for forestry-about-people
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Giving local people direct access to valuable forestry resources
Bangkok – Improved access to forest resources - coupled with labor-intensive timber harvesting and wood-processing - can greatly contribute to rural job creation, opening new pathways for integrating forest management with poverty reduction, FAO said today.
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5 Oct 2006
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No significant change in Indonesian bird flu virus
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The latest results of sequencing tests on virus isolates from poultry infected with avian influenza in Indonesia indicate that the virus is not mutating towards a more virulent strain that could attack humans and set off a pandemic.
Studies of the sequences of more than 49 virus isolates from poultry on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali...
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22 Sep 2006
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UN agencies join hands to build peace and food security in Mindanao
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Iligan City – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) joined hands today to improve food security among conflict affected farmers in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.
In Bubong Municipality of Lanao del Sur, farmers received bags of rice from WFP and packets of vegetable seeds from FAO after...
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15 Sep 2006
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Learning by doing is key to bird flu disease control in poultry
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JAKARTA - Dr David Nabarro, the Senior UN system Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza emphasizes the importance of control of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at source in poultry as a key to preventing an influenza pandemic.
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8 Sep 2006
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Post-tsunami - regional workshop on information management and coordination, Bangkok, 30 to 31 October
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Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand will assess the present status of post-tsunami coordination activities in agriculture, fisheries and forestry during a workshop at the FAO regional office in Bangkok on 30 and 31 October 2006.
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6 Sep 2006
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Nutrition orientation to food production – regional consultation in Bangkok, 3 to 5 October
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Food security and nutrition seen in a holistic way, require promoting the use of integrated food based strategies and assisting nations, communities and households towards achieving their overall right to food.
Current agricultural policies largely emphasize agricultural production with a thrust on staples which provide energy and protein.
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6 Sep 2006
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Myanmar declares bird flu free status
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Comments by Laurence Gleeson, regional manager of FAO's Emergency Centre for the Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) in Bangkok on the bird flu free declaration by Myanmar today:
"FAO has noted that Myanmar has declared it is free of the H5N1 avian influenza.
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4 Sep 2006
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Post-tsunami: coastal forests can act as bioshields; other forms of protection are also needed
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Bangkok – A gathering of world experts confirmed that forests and trees can act as bioshields for protection of people and other assets against tsunamis and other coastal hazards, resolving an ongoing debate in scientific circles about the role of coastal forests against natural disasters, FAO said today.
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29 Aug 2006
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Indonesia: Shift in bird flu strategy a step in the right direction, says FAO
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The Indonesian government’s recent decision to refocus its strategy in the fight against avian flu, by putting the emphasis on public awareness, disease surveillance and animal control measures, is an opportunity to reverse the situation in the country, says the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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23 Aug 2006
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Asia agrees to reduce trawling and push net fishing
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Kuala Lumpur – Part of a package of major reforms for the fishery sector, fourteen Asian countries agree to cut trawling and push net fishing as a first step for reversing the production of low value trash fish and ‘fishing down the food chain’, an FAO statement said today.
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17 Aug 2006
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Both endemic and new virus strains to blame for bird flu recurrence in Asia’s poultry
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FAO calls for improved and sustained AI control efforts in Asia
Bangkok – Laboratory confirmation points to both old and new isolates of the bird flu virus as sources of recent HPAI outbreaks in Southeast Asia, FAO said today.
Vigorous implementation of recommended control measures is needed to prevent a further spread of the disease and...
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17 Aug 2006
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Virtual meeting on ‘water use to address poverty and hunger’, 21 August to 01 September 2006
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In preparation for the 3rd Steering Meeting and Workshop of the International Network on Water and Ecosystems in Paddy Fields (INWEPF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 to 19 September 2006, the Japan INWEPF Committee is convening a virtual meeting on “Efficient and sustainable water use to address poverty alleviation and food security” from 21...
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16 Aug 2006
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Jackie Chan in Bird Flu Public Service Announcement
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BANGKOK – World-famous actor and martial arts expert Jackie Chan stars in a new television public service announcement to alert children and their families around the world to the dangers of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.
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15 Aug 2006
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Reforming fisheries and aquaculture in Asia-Pacific
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Media advisory
Hosted by the Department of Fisheries of Malaysia, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Malaysia, the 29th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) will held in Kuala Lumpur from 21 to 23 August 2006.
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10 Aug 2006
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What role for forests and trees? Post tsunami workshop in Thailand, 28 to 31 August
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The “Coastal protection in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami: what role for forests and trees?” workshop will be held in Khao Lak, Thailand from 28 through 31 August 2006.
The workshop will bring together the best available knowledge and experience to give a clear picture of the roles that forests and trees play in protection against...
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9 Aug 2006
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Thailand post tsunami - Building back better with hydroponics in Phang-Nga
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Patira Katekong, lives alone at Tambon Lamkaen, Thai Muang district. She used to possess one small fishing boat, but because it was severely damaged by the tsunami, the Department of Fisheries gave her compensation of 4,600 baht.
She also owns 7 hectares of rubber plantation, and 2.
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8 Aug 2006
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Thailand post tsunami - Revolving fund for fishers' livelihood in Ranong
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Hat Sai Dum is a small peaceful village on an island in the Andaman Sea in Ranong province. From Ban Tachang on the mainland it takes about 45 minutes by long tail boat to travel to Hat Sai Dum whose name in English means ‘black sand beach’.
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28 Jul 2006
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Laos - H5N1 in poultry confirmed today
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Comments by Dr Wantanee Kalpravidh, Regional Coordinator for Avian Influenza Projects, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP)
FAO was informed about the infection last week. Rapid test initially showed negative results for H5 avian influenza, but another test conducted a few days later from egg inoculation showed positive...
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26 Jul 2006
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Re-occurrence of bird flu in Thailand - investigations needed to determine source
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Comments by Dr Laurence Gleeson, Regional Manager, Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP)
“On 24 July 2006, FAO/OIE received information about the re-occurrence of H5 avian influenza (AI) in Thailand.
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25 Jul 2006
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Complete AGRIS data from 1975 to date now available online
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Now available online, the new AGRIS search application gives the user the possibility to search the entire AGRIS data, comprising 2.3 millions bibliographic references, stored in the AGRIS XML format. This completely new interface exploits the advantages of both open-source full text search engine APIs (Lucene), and structured XML.
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24 Jul 2006
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Global early warning system for animal diseases transmissible to humans
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A joint FAO-OIE-WHO initiative
Rome/Paris/Geneva - A global early warning system for animal diseases transmissible to humans (zoonoses) was formally launched last week in Geneva by the FAO, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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19 Jul 2006
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Asian farmers, traders, food processors and exporters to attend a symposium on marketing of fresh fruits, vegetables and cut flowers
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Many Asian countries have encouraged the development of horticultural production. Marketing these perishable products requires collaboration and cooperation from the suppliers to customers in order to optimize distribution, purchases, forecasting and replenishment according to customer demand.
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13 Jul 2006
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Agriculture and ICT: opening a dialogue for all
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Follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society
Some of the world's development organizations met recently for the first post-WSIS e-agriculture workshop, organized to facilitiate efforts to develop an effective process to engage as wide a range of stakeholders involved in agriculture who could benefit from information and...
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7 Jun 2006
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A noble medal to honour HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Bangkok - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is proud to announce that, on the Auspicious Occasion of the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Accession to the Throne, the Agricola Medal bestowed to His Majesty on 6 December 1995 will be re-issued and offered to the public.
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6 Jun 2006
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FAO calls for over $5 million to help Indonesian earthquake victims
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Around 100 000 farming families have lost their assets and source of income
Rome – The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for $5.6 million to help farmers affected by the 27 May earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java quickly resume farming and livestock production activities.
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19 May 2006
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Greater efforts needed to overcome disasters, inefficiencies in agricultural production and food distribution, resource degradation and distortions in the international trade regime
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Delegates from thirty Asia-Pacific countries today called for enhancing agricultural productivity, addressing environmental degradation, overcoming distortions in international trade, protection against transboundary animal diseases and finding workable solutions to the high costs of energy.
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19 May 2006
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The Jakarta joint ministerial statement
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The 28th FAO Conference for Asia and the Pacific acknowledged the Jakarta Joint Ministerial Statement on Regional Partnerships Toward the Achievement of Food and Livelihood Security in Asia and the Pacific. Extracts of the statement are reproduced below.
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18 May 2006
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FAO and China forge strategic alliance to improve food security in developing countries
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Around 3 000 Chinese experts and technicians will share their skills
The Government of China expressed its intent to provide the services of at least 3 000 experts and technicians over a six-year period to help improve the productivity of small-scale farmers and fishers in developing countries, under an agreement signed today with FAO.
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18 May 2006
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FAO calls for redoubling efforts and investments to overcome distressing levels of malnutrition in Asia and the Pacific
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Jakarta – Although agricultural growth in Asia is more pro-poor than growth in all the other sectors, with 35 percent of the world's undernourished population residing in South Asia, the prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting is higher in this region than anywhere else in the world, FAO said today.
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16 May 2006
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Farmers, fishers and foresters are facing many difficulties despite growth in agricultural production and trade
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Long-term trends are positive for a broad range of quality of life indicators in nearly all countries in Asia and the Pacific, including life expectancy, poverty rates, malnutrition, dietary diversification, and access to clean drinking water, FAO said today.
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15 May 2006
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E-learning module offers solutions for developing electronic communities
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The IMARK Steering Group announces the release of the newest Information Management Resource Kit e-learning module Building Electronic Communities and Networks. The module is designed to help users develop the strategic, interpersonal and technical skills required to establish and sustain electronic communities.
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15 May 2006
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Changes needed in key rural and agricultural areas - focus of FAO meeting
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Trade, natural disasters and bioenergy will also be discussed.
Despite rapid economic growth in the region, rural poverty persist in Asia and the Pacific, and progress will need to accelerate rapidly to meet the target of reducing malnutrition by half by 2015, an FAO statement said today.
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12 May 2006
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Asia-Pacific conference of agricultural ministers opens in Jakarta on 15 May
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Amid growing concerns over the extraordinarily rapid pace of change affecting the region over the last two years – sky-rocketing oil prices, the post-Doha Round trading environment, devastating natural disasters and the continued spread of bird flu – agricultural ministers and senior officials from 46 Asia-Pacific countries will be meeting in...
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3 May 2006
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Media advisory - Invitation to the FAO regional conference for Asia and the Pacific
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The 28th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific will be held at the Shangri-La Jakarta hotel, in Indonesia from 15 to 19 May 2006. This major biennial event is convened by FAO to review and make recommendations on key food and agricultural issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region.
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25 Apr 2006
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Japan provides $11 million for FAO bird flu programmes in southeast Asia
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Japan is providing US$ 155 million to assist Asian countries in the fight against bird flu, a joint conference by the Japanese ministry of agriculture, fisheries and forestry, FAO and OIE annouced today.
Nearly US$19 million is entrusted to FAO and OIE for capacity building in national veterinary services, AI notification systems, enhancement...
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20 Apr 2006
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Forestry leaders tackle deforestation
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India hosts 21st Session of Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
Dehradun – The area of forests lost in Asia-Pacific during the past five years is equivalent to the size of Sri Lanka, according to FAO.
More than 6 million hectares of natural forests were lost in the Asia-Pacific region, since 2000, mainly through conversion to agricultural...
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13 Apr 2006
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Asia-Pacific leading the world in forest plantation development
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Still, lowest forest area per person in the world
Bangkok, New Delhi – The Asia-Pacific region recorded the highest rate of forest plantation in the world, over the past five years, according to data released by FAO today. This helped the region reverse the 1990s’ trend of net loss of forest cover into a net gain during the period from 2000...
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7 Apr 2006
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2005, a record breaking year for the world rice economy
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FAO forecasts a contraction in trade in 2006
Rome - 2005 was a record breaking year for the world rice economy, according to the FAO Rice Market Monitor published today.
“For the third consecutive season, global paddy production experienced a brisk expansion, which lifted it to an all time high of 628 million tonnes.
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30 Mar 2006
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Prevent over fishing in rebuilding tsunami affected coastal communities
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Bangkok – Taking stock of progress reached in the fisheries sector one year after the tsunami, FAO stresses the need for continued re-examination and targeting of reconstruction efforts to secure a long-term future for fishing communities.
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28 Mar 2006
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Better coordination of the supply of post-tsunami fisheries inputs in Thailand
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Bangkok – Moving from emergency to long-term rehabilitation, FAO and the Department of Fisheries are reviewing concerns among the government and aid agencies about the impact of fishing boats, gear and equipment supplied to tsunami affected communities in Thailand.
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21 Mar 2006
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Thailand - FAO provides Baht 28 million to irrigation sector and small farmers
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- Bangkok – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will provide technical assistance to the tune of B28 million to the ministry of agriculture and cooperatives for two projects – poverty alleviation in the northeast, and policies and planning for irrigation sector reform.
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20 Mar 2006
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IMARK launches new e-learning module to help managers in international development address the challenges of the new information environment
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce on behalf of the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) Steering Group, the release of the English version of the latest IMARK e-learning module "Investing in Information for Development".
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18 Mar 2006
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Biocontrol of coconut pest in Cambodia making excellent progress
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Phnom Penh – An emergency programme for biocontrol of a devastating coconut pest – which has infected more than 12 million trees in Cambodia – is making excellent progress, an FAO statement said today.
“The ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries is rearing and releasing in several infected areas of Cambodia a small parasitic wasp...
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17 Mar 2006
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International e-learning initiative moves to the Internet
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce on behalf of the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) Steering Group, the release the new IMARK website located at http://www.imarkgroup.org.
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21 Feb 2006
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Aquaculture rehabilitation project launched by Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
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Aceh, 20 February 2006 - Some 650 tambak farmers are rehabilitating their fish/shrimp ponds farms and will fully resume aquacultural farming by June 2006 with FAO assistance.
US$ 500 000 of agro-inputs will be provided by FAO thanks to funding from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department.
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1 Feb 2006
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Top French scientific publishers join AGORA
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Francophone developing countries and countries in transition to benefit
Francophone scientists in 69 of the poorest countries of the world will now be able to access scientific journals in their own language now that the first of France’s leading publishers has joined AGORA - Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture: www.aginternetwork.
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23 Jan 2006
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Workshop on crucial new information management topic announced
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7th Agricultural Ontology Service (AOS) Workshop on "Ontology-based knowledge discovery: Using metadata and ontologies for improving access to agricultural information", in collaboration with the 5th Conference of AFITA, Bangalore, India, 9-10 November 2006.
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18 Jan 2006
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Bird flu could spill over to Africa and Europe in springtime - Fighting the disease in animals is crucial to win the battle against the virus
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Beijing – The avian influenza virus could become entrenched in the Black Sea, Caucasus and Near East regions through trade and movement of people and animals and it could be further spread by migratory birds particularly coming from Africa in the spring, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.
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17 Jan 2006
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Comprehensive reference for agricultural information management standards now available online
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FAO and its partners strive to produce and maintain tools for information and knowledge management, tools that facilitate both the gathering and production of information, and its availability and accessibility. This requires effective methods, guidelines and procedures to identify, acquire, manage and exploit information and knowledge in the...
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8 Jan 2006
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Asian cooperative leaders learn from tsunami relief and rehabilitation experience
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Colombo, 8 January 2006 – Leaders of cooperative movements from countries hit worst by the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami met last week in the Sri Lankan capital with representatives of development and UN specialized agencies to share experiences on relief and long-term rehabilitation support to tsunami-affected communities.
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