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12/10/2023
Baghdad, 13 October 2023  Following up the meeting between the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization Of the United Nations (FAO), Dr QU Dongyu and His Excellency the President of the Republic of Iraq Abdul Latif Rashid during the UN 2023 Water Conference which underscored Iraq's commitment to finding...
04/10/2023
Researchers offer technical solutions and best agricultural practices related to water quality, risk assessment and mitigation. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) co-launched “Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation” at the Rome Water Dialogue on October 5, 2023. This landmark...
03/10/2023
WaPOR, FAO's portal to monitor Water Productivity through Open access of Remotely sensed derived data, is migrating to the FAO Hand in Hand platform with data obtained through an updated methodology (version 3.0). The WaPOR portal, with support from The Netherlands, has been freely providing users with near real...
02/10/2023
Water is central to agriculture that accounts for 72 percent of global freshwater withdrawals. Water is not only crucial for food production, but is also essential for food processing, preparation and transportation. Ending hunger and malnutrition and achieving food security require access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. Agricultural...