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23 Oct 2023
Starkville, Mississippi - The power and potential of science, data and innovation were center stage Monday as QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), met with senior executives and researchers at Mississippi State University (MSU).
The FAO delegation met on Monday with Dr Mark Keenum, President of MSU, and teams led by David Shaw, Provost and Executive Vice President, Nicholas Frank...20 Oct 2023
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the University of Naples Federico II will collaborate to enhance resilient agrifood systems through the exchange of innovation and technology expertise, according to a Letter of Intent signed today at the Organization’s headquarters by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the University’s Rector Prof. Matteo Lorito.
This collaboration will be linked to the 19 Oct 2023
A renowned regional intergovernmental organization, the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) is a driver for policy and strategy development in the Mediterranean region. Both FAO and CIHEAM aim to boost worldwide efforts to enhance food and nutrition security.
Around...16 Oct 2023
On 16 October, during World Food Day, a solemn ceremony was held to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between FAO and the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (RSAU-MTAA).
“Food, our daily bread, is the foundation of everything. Food is one of the main public goods. Today, it is necessary to produce more food so that there is enough of...10 Oct 2023
On 17 October, FAO will host the Fifth Annual Academia Perspectives Roundtable – a hybrid, interactive dialogue on the role of FAO partnerships with academia and research institutions to address climate change and food security, as a side event at the World Food Forum (WFF).
Climate change is increasingly threatening the global goal to end hunger, causing disruption to agrifood systems and impacting food security and nutrition for the most vulnerable countries and populations.
Ambitious action and...