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Achieving food and nutrition security in remote areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Mita Chakma, a farmer in a remote, hilly area of southeastern Bangladesh sits on the floor of her home and recalls her family’s hunger.
01.06.2016 http://www.fao.org/in-action/achieving-food-and-nutrition-security-in-remote-areas-of-the-chittagong-hill-tracts/en/?amp%253Butm_medium=social%2520media&%253Butm_campaign=faoknowledge
Joint project in the Cook Islands aims to boost food security
25.05.2016 Ara Tapu, Cook Islands
FAO and the Cook Islands Ministry of Agriculture have begun a project to help local farmers and processors produce more nutritious and safe food for the local market, ensuring food security for the island nation.
An inception mission was held in April. At the meeting, it was important to update communities on the next steps in the process and to ensure that they remain an integral part of the project implementation....
Tonga Releases First Agricultural Census Report In 14 Years
FAO supported report focuses on food security
25.05.2016 Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Food Security for Tonga is at the heart of the new 'Tonga 2015 National Agricultural Census' report that was released in April in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
The project to compile a National Agricultural Census report for Tonga was initiated in 2014 and funded by FAO.
The report covers fisheries, agriculture, forestry, food and livestock and is made up of two books. The main larger report outlines the structure of the agriculture sector, along...
Experts collaborate to reduce ‘Ghost Fishing’
25.05.2016 Rome, Italy
The abandonment and discarding of commercial fishing gear is one of the most problematic types of marine debris. It can remain in the oceans for years continuing to entangle fish and marine animals in its nets and killing them– a phenomenon known as ‘ghost fishing’.
The marking of fishing gear can reduce this phenomenon. Marking gear is needed for two basic reasons. Firstly, to locate the gear, and secondly to identify...
OneUN commemorates World Press Freedom Day 2016
25.05.2016 Apia, Samoa
UN Agencies, UNESCO, FAO and UNDP, in partnership with the National University of Samoa (NUS) Media and Journalism Programme, hosted a Media Seminar to commemorate World Press Freedom Day. The Seminar will brought together Communication Officers from government ministries and media representatives and was held in April in Apia, Samoa
With 2016 as the official year to strengthen global commitments on sustainable development through the promotion of 17 Sustainable Development Goals,...
FAO ready to help major fishing countries in Asia-Pacific implement binding agreement to combat illegal fishing
19.05.2016 Bangkok, Thailand
The Asia-Pacific regional office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has offered to assist countries in the region as they implement a new international agreement to address illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU).
IUU fishing is about to become much more difficult once the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), a ground-breaking international accord championed by FAO, enters into force early next month.
Earlier this week FAO announced that...
Ground-breaking illegal fishing accord soon to enter into force
FAO Port State Measures Agreement set to become binding law
16.05.2016 Rome
Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is about to become much more difficult thanks to the imminent entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), a ground-breaking international accord championed by FAO.
Now that the required threshold has been reached, with 30 Members having formally deposited their instruments of adherence, the count down to the entry into force of the PSMA is underway and on 5 June 2016 the...
Chicks bring hope to farmer
06.05.2016 Nataleira, Fiji
Paula Cagi is a 47 year-old farmer/fisherman rebuilding his life and livelihood after Tropical Cyclone Winston left him devastated.
Standing by the foundation of what was left of his home, Cagi recalls the “horror” vividly.
“We watched our house uprooted by the strong winds and then swept out to the sea by the angry surging waves. Nearly 85% of the houses in this village were damaged or completely destroyed. “
“It not only...
Cambodia announces actions to achieve Zero Hunger by 2025
04.05.2016 Phnom Penh
In collaboration with the United Nations, the Royal Government of Cambodia has launched a National Action Plan for Zero Hunger Challenge (ZHC), a major initiative to eradicate hunger in the country by 2025.
Ensuring food security and improving nutritional health and well-being are vital components in Cambodia’s human capital development, better enabling productive employment and active social participation, while contributing to the Kingdom’s economic growth and efforts for poverty reduction.
The official...
Assessing the challenges of climate change to biodiversity in food and agriculture production in the Pacific
03.05.2016 Nadi, Fiji
Ten countries from the Pacific have gathered in Nadi, Fiji, for a regional consultation on the region’s biodiversity for food and agriculture. The consultation, on the State of Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture in the Pacific region, is to assess the current state of knowledge and the needs and priorities for the sustainable use and conservation of its biodiversity. The consultation, taking place in Nadi, Fiji, is part of a...