New humanitarian food security platform launched
15/04/2011
FAO/WFP initiative to improve coordination of food security responses in humanitarian crises
Stamping out H5N1 avian influenza could take decades
21/04/2011
Long-term commitments required to eliminate virus in countries where it persists
FAST seed-testing network for Africa
28/04/2011
FAO supports new body to strengthen continent’s seed market
Central Asia should strengthen trade ties says Diouf
03/05/2011
FAO Director-General also calls for regional weather alert system to warn farmers
Growing number of mega-fires may contribute to global warming
10/05/2011
FAO calls for wildfire emissions monitoring and comprehensive fire management strategies
A new approach to capacity development
12/05/2011
FAO sustains country-led efforts to address local needs
New tool for weighing pros and cons of bioenergy
17/05/2011
FAO-developed methodology offers policymakers a way to evaluate potential benefits of growing energy crops, avoid pitfalls
Anti-locust programme in Central Asia and Caucasus
19/05/2011
Locusts threaten food security of 20 million
Good forest governance key for climate change schemes
23/05/2011
FAO, World Bank and Chatham House present ways to assess governance for sustainable forest management, mitigation of climate change
Iraq and Syria under attack from devastating alien weed
24/05/2011
Silverleaf nightshade takes root in Lebanon and Jordan too
No more deaths from rinderpest
25/05/2011
OIE’s recognition pathway paved way for global declaration of eradication by FAO member countries in June
Stemming post-harvest waste crucial to African food security
31/05/2011
Grain losses in sub-Saharan Africa could total $4 billion, FAO/WB report
FAO and Max Planck Institute take on species-swapping diseases
30/05/2011
Focus on interactions between wild animals, livestock, and human populations to reduce risks, strengthen responses
Urban horticulture in DRC reaps $400 mln for small growers
10/06/2011
City malnutrition drops as more affordable fruit and vegetables available
Climate change: major impacts on water for farming
09/06/2011
New FAO survey sums up current scientific understanding of impacts, highlights knowledge gaps and areas for attention
Turning the tide on desertification in Africa
10/06/2011
FAO pilot project in Senegal combats desertification
Drought in Horn of Africa threatens millions
14/06/2011
Herders and farmers in need of urgent support
Olympic track legend Carl Lewis sprints again for Haiti forests
14/06/2011
Trees at the epicenter of the earthquake-hit nation's reconstruction