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22/03/2017
To mark World Water Day, FAO urges the safe use of wastewater, especially in agriculture
21/03/2017
Symposium, report shine light on critical role of terrestrial carbon sinks
09/03/2017
Sustainable water use for agriculture requires transforming food systems and diets
24/02/2017
Resolution places emphasis on sustainable development and integrated management of water resources
The General Assembly has proclaimed the decade 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Sustainable Development’ to begin on World Water Day 22 March 2018 and ending on World Water Day, 22 March 2028. The draft resolution states amongst others that emphasis should be given to sustainable development...
23/01/2017
A Communiqué from the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, issued on Saturday 21 January in Berlin, stated that the 83 Ministers in attendance “firmly endorse the implementation of the initiative by FAO and its partners entitled “Coping with water scarcity in agriculture: A global framework for action in a...
18/01/2017
Berlin, Germany, 19/01/2017 - 21/01/2017
FAO Land and water experts will converge on Berlin this week at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, during which, two FAO-organized events will take place, both on topics which are key to the future of sustainable food and agriculture.
First, on Thursday 19th January an expert panel discussion, co-organized...
05/12/2016
New report explores how nitrogen-fixing plants enhance nutritious diets, carbon sequestration and soil fertility
Soil and pulses can make major contributions to the challenge of feeding the world's growing population and combating climate change, especially when deployed together, according to Soils and Pulses: Symbiosis for Life, a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization released on World Soil Day.
"Soils and pulses embody...
01/12/2016
AquaCrop, the crop water productivity model developed by the Land and Water Division of FAO now has a set of 43 training videos which have been developed to help users to learn how to use AquaCrop and its practical applications. Each video focuses on a specific feature of the model...