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“Food security remains a high priority for the government and FAO along with other development partners are working to provide support to those who most need it”, said Ad Spijkers, FAO Representative during the signing ceremony of a project under the National Programme for Food Security (NPFS). Funded to the tune of USD 2.984 million from a grant from the Italian Government, the project titled “Food Security through enhanced agricultural...

Planting season boosted after floods destroyed seed supply of millions - - - Rome - FAO has begun a large-scale distribution of wheat seeds in Pakistan that will benefit well over half a million farming families or nearly five million people.The distributions will mean that for these people the current Rabi planting season that ends in December will take place despite the devastation caused by the worst flooding the country...

Bangkok − Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to four Asian farmers from Nepal, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Timor-Leste for outstanding achievements.Domingos Pires a model fisher from the Democratic Republic of Timor-LesteNine year’s ago fisherman Domingos Pires, found himself with growing business opportunities when, after more than 450 years of foreign occupation, Timor-Leste became an independent country. Domingos, the son of a fisherman,...

Bangkok − Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to four Asian farmers from Nepal, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Timor-Leste for outstanding achievements.Somkhuan Siriphakdee, a female model food crop farmer from the Kingdom of ThailandLocated on the Gulf of Thailand, the province of Rayong is famous for its delicious fruits, powerful fish sauce, a famous poet and the island of Ko Samet. Each year...

Bangkok - Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to four Asian farmers from Nepal, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Timor-Leste for outstanding achievements.Laxmi Tamang a female model forester from the Federal Democratic Republic of NepalLaxmi Tamang is a vivacious fighter who instinctively keeps her eyes on the prize. Born into a landless family from the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal in 1977, she...

Bangkok − Today, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presented FAO awards to four Asian farmers from Nepal, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Timor-Leste for outstanding achievements.Hyunchan Leea model agribusiness farmer from the Republic of KoreaBorn in the Republic of Korea in 1975, just as the East Asian nation began its flight to economic prosperity, Hyunchan Lee eagerly embraced cutting edge farm technology, all the while striving to...

This year sees the 65th 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.On Monday 18 October HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will preside over the 30th World Food Day (WFD) Asia-Pacific observance. The Thai minister of agriculture and cooperatives, other senior Thai government officials,...

Gyenongjy - Civil society organizations to play greater role - – Small food producers and civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Asia-Pacific region are today one step closer to direct participation in the newly reformed Committee on World Food Security (CFS), following two-days of deliberations held in conjunction with the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific.The CFS, established in 1974, is an intergovernmental body that serves as...

Consumers will benefit from standardized seafood labelsThe first global guidelines for aquaculture certification have been adopted by the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture of the Committee on Fisheries, part of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Over 50 countries attended the meeting of the sub-committee, which is the only global intergovernmental forum discussing aquaculture development.The guidelines, which are non-binding, cover animal health, food safety, the environment and socio-economic issues relating to aquaculture...

News Conference by Jacques Diouf, Director-General, UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Gyeongju City, Republic of KoreaThe event: Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will hold a news conference on the occasion of the 30th FAO Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, meeting in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.Where:The Sapphire Room, 2nd FloorHotel Hyundai Gyeongju477-2, Shinpyeong-dongGyeongju cityGyeongsangbuk-do, 780-290Republic of KoreaWhen:11:50 ¬ 12:30 Thursday 30 September 2010Interpretation:...