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FAO helps farmers to supply consistently safe and quality food
30.03.2016 Apia, Samoa
FAO is supporting Samoan farmers to consistently market top quality produce through a project targeted at the community, private sector and institutions.
FAO has recently launched a new initiative to reduce postharvest horticulture fruit and vegetable loss in Samoa, to be led by Prof Steven Underhill from the University of Queensland, Australia.
Throughout 2015, Prof Underhill in collaboration with staff from the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) undertook an in-depth study...
Supporting youth in agriculture
30.03.2016 Apia, Samoa
Students from St. Joseph’s College have put vouchers they won in a competition for agricultural equipment to good use.
The competition, which was part of the World Food Day 2015 celebrations, was aimed at High Schools that give agriculture a high profile in their school curriculum. The competition provided an opportunity for the students to showcase projects and to provide an incentive to continue with agriculture in their studies and possibly...
Compiling bycatch data on turtles
30.03.2016 Honolulu, Hawai'i
Six of seven species of sea turtles are considered critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable. Factors such as human consumption of meat and eggs, predation on eggs, nesting disturbance, climate change, marine pollution and boat collisions all have contributed to declines in sea turtle populations, but interaction with fishing gear is considered to be one of the most serious threats.
Most fishers do not record sea turtles as bycatch in logbooks, and...
Supporting fruit and nut replanting in Niue
30.03.2016 Alofi, Niue
FAO and the Government of Niue are partnering to increase local fruits production to satisfy local demand as a means to improve food and nutritional security and increase employment.
Officials of the Government of Niue and key stakeholders including farmers and women participated in the inception workshop to mark the formal launching of the two year project entitled – Niue Household Fruit and Nut Trees Integrated Replanting Project – on 10...
Philippine Government and FAO take to the sky with drones in disaster risk reduction efforts for the agriculture sector
23.03.2016 Pampanga, Philippines
In an effort to stay ahead of the negative impacts of climate change, floods and typhoons on its food security, the Philippine Department of Agriculture and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched drones to more accurately predict where agricultural damage will be worst and quickly assess damages when disasters strike.
The drones were recently launched to officially mark a joint undertaking by FAO and the Department of...
Combating illegal fishing and strengthening seafood traceability
FAO member countries in Asia move to counter IUU threats to industry and food security
22.03.2016 Kochi, India
Seafood products are among the most widely traded food commodities in the world, with estimates for 2015 placing the value of international fish trade at US$ 130 billion, but illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) – estimated at some US$ 10 – 23 billion annually – is undermining the industry, an FAO convened workshop on IUU fishing heard today.
IUU fishing, which includes operating without authorization, harvesting protected species, using outlawed...
On International Day of Forests, students in Asia debate the important link between the region’s forests and its fresh water supply
21.03.2016 Bangkok, Thailand
With ongoing drought and farmers facing some of their most serious access to water issues for many years, students from a number of international and local high schools and universities in Bangkok have held a lively debate on the future of the region’s forests and their link to our critical supply of fresh water.
Students from eight Bangkok-area schools and universities participated: Panyarat High School, Mahidol University International Demonstration School, Anglo...
Nepal pledges to end hunger by 2025
14.03.2016 Kathmandu, Nepal
The Government of Nepal, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has today launched a National Action Plan to eradicate hunger from the country by 2025.
The National Action Plan on the Zero Hunger Initiative in Nepal (2016 – 2025) was launched jointly by Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.
The National Action Plan...
FAO conference for Asia-Pacific closes with emphasis on supporting SDGs, improving nutrition and countering threats to agriculture from climate change
12.03.2016 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Forty-four countries in the Asia-Pacific region have called on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to move forward with regional efforts to eradicate hunger, malnutrition and counter threats to agriculture from climate change by 2030.
The Conference also stressed the need to revitalize the image of the agriculture sector in general in order for it to be considered an important career choice for young people
The FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific wrapped up in...
Asia and the Pacific must play a leading role in meeting the SDGs to eliminate global hunger and malnutrition
10.03.2016 Putrajaya, Malaysia
While the Asia-Pacific region has shown remarkable progress in reducing poverty and hunger during the last 25 years, it can lead the world in the complete eradication of these scourges within the next 15 years, FAO’s Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific heard today.
During a keynote address to 46 Asia-Pacific Government Ministers and Heads of Delegation, FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, acknowledged that the Asia-Pacific region had...