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16 March 2017 - Croatia imports more than half of its fruit and vegetables, though it has a good potential for horticultural production.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture are working together to address the country’s production-consumption gap, as well ...
16 March 2017 - A simple, innovative app could become a game-changer for Kazakhstan’s dairy industry – improving the efficiency of the raw milk supply chain.
FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have trained milk procurement managers with Kazakhstan’s top dairy companies on Collect Mobile – an open source application for ...
09 March 2017 - FAO/IFAD/WFP Joint News Release
Empowerment of rural women is fundamental for achieving 2030 Agenda
Leaders from the three UN Rome-based agencies today marked International Women's Day by reinforcing their commitments to step up efforts to invest in the capacities of rural women as key agents of change in building a world without hunger.
The Food ...
01 March 2017 - A cassava processing technology is turning peels into nutrient rich animal feed products and creating new markets in Nigeria’s livestock industry. Two local organisations have partnered up and are utilising the technology to reduce animal feed costs and provide long-term employment for women. Scientists have been able to reduce the ...
22 February 2017 - Those pineapples that still seem exotic on a super market shelf anywhere beyond the equator, are not just gorgeous to look at and luscious to eat or drink but this seemingly omnipresent tropical produce requires a careful and lengthy process of cultivation. In the Pacific island of Vanuatu, where pineapple production ...
