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04 May 2016, Cairo /Amman – Six years into the conflict, the threats to food security and livelihoods of people in Syria are severe and growing steadily. Against a population of around 17 million, hunger now affects over half of the people remaining in Syria with 8.7 million people considered...
04.05.2016
26-27 avril 2016 – Tunis : Dans le cadre d’un projet de coopération entre la FAO et le ministère de l’agriculture, des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche,la petite agriculture a fait l’objet de débats et travaux de groupes très productifs lors de la tenue de l’atelier de restitution des résultats...
29.04.2016
27 April, 2016 / Beirut – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in Lebanon, organized a launching ceremony of the project “Enhance the Livelihood and Food Security of Vulnerable Lebanese Women through Improving their Dairy Production Practices and Supporting...
27.04.2016
22 April 2016, Rome – FAO has agreed to support Kuwait formulate a partnership programme for agricultural development aimed at enhancing the country’s aquaculture and water sectors, tackle livestock diseases and boost technical skills. The State of Kuwait, represented by Ali Khaled Al Jaber Al Sabah, Ambassador of the State of...
22.04.2016
Rome 20 April--The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, welcomed the decision to implement a cease-fire in Yemen. He expressed his hope that the cease-fire will permit humanitarian actors to reach vulnerable civilians in Yemen and to provide medicines, vaccinations,...
20.04.2016