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Obtaining more accurate agricultural statistics in Asia and the Pacific will help the region meet its future food security targets, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today. As agriculture becomes ever more important to meeting the food security challenges of a growing and rapidly developing Asia and the Pacific, the need for improvements to its systems of collecting agricultural statistics is critical, a gathering of regional statisticians and experts...

The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) has reaffirmed the commitment of its Member countries to promote sustainable and responsible development of fisheries and aquaculture in the region through a “blue growth” approach Meeting in Colombo Sri Lanka, the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission Member countries recognized the potential of the region’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors to make an impact on food security, nutrition and economic development. Importantly, the Commission emphasized that this was only...

The increased consumption of dairy products in Asia and the Pacific is playing a vital role in improving child nutrition and boosting the livelihoods of small farmers across the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today. The announcement was made during the opening session of the Dairy Asia Regional Meeting held in Muak Lek, Saraburi, Thailand. The meeting was attended by a range of stakeholders...

Working to support member countries in Asia and the Pacific, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is reviewing and intensifying implementation of four regional initiatives to boost food security, improve nutrition and reduce rural poverty across the region. The initiatives – focusing on elimination of hunger (Zero Hunger), sustainable improvements to rice, aquaculture intensification and value chains of food systems – were endorsed by member countries at...