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A series of recent global agreements have left governments of small-island developing states (SIDS) and land-locked developing countries (LLDCs) better placed to implement risk reduction strategies to deal with climate change and natural disasters, an FAO convened meeting heard today. While typhoons, floods, earthquakes and other disasters will continue to plague some of Asia-Pacific’s most vulnerable countries, a convergence of international instruments has emerged to help small-island and landlocked countries become...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that the value and benefits of many coastal and inland fishery and aquaculture systems in Asia and the Pacific will be compromised if the region does not move towards more sustainable “Blue Growth” practices. The issues were highlighted during a presentation on Blue Growth to the 33rd Session of FAO’s Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific, underway in...

  With the future of food security and undernutrition in question across the world’s most populous region, governments from 46 Asia-Pacific countries have convened in Malaysia to consider corrective actions to safeguard the nutrition and well-being of this generation and beyond. Delegates to the 33rd FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific include Government Ministers and senior officials who, over the course of five days, will discuss a broad range of...

A UN Food and Agriculture Organization report presented today, suggests that governments across the Asia–Pacific region should provide an enabling environment to support the integration of the agricultural outputs of poor, smallholder farmers into modern efficient value chains, offering them a chance to improve their livelihoods and revitalize rural economies. The report was presented at the 33rd FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC33), underway in Putrajaya, Malaysia 7-11...

  Countries across Asia and the Pacific are considering ways to tackle nutrition problems through national multi-sectoral and sustainable approaches, with an emphasis on improving diets and eradicating the scourge of child stunting, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.   FAO is recommending that governments in the Asia and Pacific region work across relevant ministries to systematically integrate food safety and nutrition into their agriculture and food policies.  The recommendation...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Final call for media accreditation | Government Ministers and senior officials from 46 member countries will gather in Putrajaya, Malaysia to participate in the 33rd FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC33). The Conference will be held at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, 7 – 11 March. The entire Session is open to accredited media. Advance media accreditation is essential (see instructions below) The Conference will focus discussions on ensuring...

The member states of ASEAN have taken a major step forward in pledging to work across various government ministries to improve nutrition at national level and strengthen nutrition governance through inter-sectoral coordination, an ASEAN consultation convened jointly by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the ASEAN secretariat announced today. The multi-sectoral consultation, involving Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Rural Development, Planning and Social Welfare, are focusing on food security and...

Key forestry leaders from Asia-Pacific began deliberations today on a series of critical natural resources issues challenging the region. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to the negative impacts of climate change are among the priority topics on the agenda for the five-day meeting that will be the main focus of Asia-Pacific Forestry Week, the largest gathering of its kind in the region in 2016. “Now that the dust has settled...