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FAO and WTO Directors-General meet
13/09/2012
No food crisis, but vigilance needed
Private sector is key to tackle hunger
12/09/2012
EBRD and FAO call on agribusiness to step up investment from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean
Joint statement from FAO, IFAD and WFP on international food prices
04/09/2012
UN Agencies appeal for swift, coordinated action
FAO staff member killed in Southern Somalia
28/08/2012
UN hunger-fighting agency calls for unrestricted access
Recurring droughts highlight need to better manage water resources, safeguard food security
27/08/2012
New FAO framework launched
Pig disease outbreak in Ukraine a major warning sign
21/08/2012
Rapid spread of African swine fever due to human activities, including “swill feeding”
Seeds and hope in the Sahel
20/08/2012
What beneficiaries are saying
FAO Director-General welcomes new international declaration on oceans, fisheries
14/08/2012
Says fisheries and aquaculture vital for complete defeat of hunger
FAO Food Price Index up 6 percent
09/08/2012
Grains and sugar drive increase
Diets must become sustainable say FAO and Bioversity
08/08/2012
Immediate action needed to improve health of humans and the planet
FAO lowers global rice forecast for 2012
06/08/2012
But world production will still increase
Three million Syrians need food, crops and livestock assistance
02/08/2012
Food security needs assessment for Syria
Academia has role in fight against hunger, says FAO Director-General
30/07/2012
Calls for partnership in essential areas of policy research and social inclusion
Ten Central African countries agree to improve forest monitoring
26/07/2012
€6 million project to set up national monitoring systems and strengthen regional cooperation
Call for countries to comply with moratorium on research using live rinderpest virus
23/07/2012
FAO/OIE move underpins next steps to ensure the lethal livestock disease remains eradicated for good
New food and nutrition security strategy for lusophone countries
20/07/2012
FAO chief addresses summit of Portugese-speaking countries in Maputo
The Somalia famine - one year on
20/07/2012
The long road to drought resilience
Niger and Mali work to contain the Desert Locust threat
16/07/2012
Locusts multiply with good rains, pose threat to pastures and croplands
Agricultural research to be strengthened with Rome accord
13/07/2012
FAO and CGIAR Consortium sign declaration of intent
Increased productivity and a more sustainable food system will improve global food security
11/07/2012
OECD and FAO publish new Agricultural Outlook