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FAO, CIMMYT and USAID discuss ways to tackle Fall Armyworm, Desert Locust and other crop-devastating pests and diseases
28/01/2020
28 January 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Martin Kropff, Director-General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). The two were also joined by Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist of the United States Agency for I
FAO Director-General invites private sector to join fight against hunger and poverty
23/01/2020
23 January 2020, Davos – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today urged the private sector to work with the organization in its efforts to lift the world’s most vulnerable out of hunger and poverty.
Speaking to UN TV at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos
The EU and FAO seek to strengthen cooperation on sustainable agricultural development
18/01/2020
18 January 2020, Berlin – In talks today FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the new European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, focused on ways to strengthen cooperation between the European Union (EU) and FAO on all agriculture sectors,
Uzbekistan pledges full support to FAO’s Hand-In-Hand Initiative
18/01/2020
18 January 2020, Berlin – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Agriculture, Jamshid Abdukhakimovich Khodjaev who pledged his country’s full support for FAO’s new Hand-In-Hand Initiative that focuses on the most vulnerable
Romania reiterates support for FAO-led programmes aimed at achieving the SDGs
18/01/2020
18 January 2020, Berlin – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Romania’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Nechita-Adrian Oros met today for talks that focused on strengthening joint efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Director-General and Azerbaijan’s Agriculture Minister talk about a “digital success story”
18/01/2020
18 January 2020, Berlin - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Inam Karimov, Agriculture Minister for Azerbaijan, had a fruitful meeting on the sidelines of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture.
The minister briefed the Director-General on his countr
Director-General and Germany’s Food and Agriculture Minister meet after Berlin forum
18/01/2020
18 January 2020, Berlin - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Julia Klöckner, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany, and applauded the organization of the just-finished three-day Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin.
He hail
Agriculture ministers meeting in Berlin agree to establish FAO-designed International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture
18/01/2020
18 January 2020, Berlin – FAO Director-General hails agreement to establish the international body to promote digital technologies for sustainable agriculture and food security
Director-General meets Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
17/01/2020
17 January 2020, Berlin - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today Turkey's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli on the sidelines of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture.
The Director-General noted that Turkey is an important member
Director-General meets Canada's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
17/01/2020
17 January, Berlin - QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General, and Chris Forbes, Canada's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food met today on the sidelines of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture.
They discussed the importance of income security for fa
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