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Appointment of new UN FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
02/07/2020
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Jong-Jin Kim as Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, effective 1 July 2020.
Mr Kim, a national of th...
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Traditional bamboo cultivation system in the Republic of Korea earns place on global agricultural heritage sites list
26/06/2020
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Crucial ocean surveys underway in Kiribati
25/06/2020
Coinciding with World Ocean Day, ocean surveys to map ideal locations prior to deploying fishing aggregating devices (FAD) were conducted on June 8, 2020. A FAD is a structure or device in the ocean that is used to lure fish.
Conducting proper surveys prior to deploying FADs at any new ...
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Southeast Asian nations examine the state of food systems to ensure recovery and resilience in a post-COVID-19 era
24/06/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused great disruptions to the agricultural economies of Southeast Asia, and severely impacted countless livelihoods of the more than 600 million people living in the ten countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (...
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FAO calls for more innovative policies in Asia-Pacific to ensure food security and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19
22/06/2020
The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 requires a greater coordinated response on many policy levels, but particularly to ensure food security and nutrition for billions of people in the vast Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today....
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New agreement to protect vulnerable family farmers and their farm animals from volcanic eruptions takes shape in the Asia-Pacific region
18/06/2020
While increasingly unpredictable, and seasonal, climate-related disasters continue to cause massive hardships for farmers and their animals in Asia and the Pacific, the world’s most disaster-prone region, volcanic eruptions can cause catastrophe.
In particular, during the last two centu...
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Towards innovative, conflict-sensitive and human rights-based approaches to forest monitoring
16/06/2020
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Emerging data suggest COVID-19 is driving up hunger in vulnerable countries
09/06/2020
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Food safety practices in Asia-Pacific get a boost from an unlikely source – COVID-19
03/06/2020
While the global pandemic brought on by the spread of COVID-19 has heightened awareness about the need for personal hygiene, such as frequent hand washing, to avoid transmitting the virus, it has also reminded everyone that similar good hygiene practices are always needed in the preparation an...
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FAO warns multiple impact of viruses, plagues and economic damage will fuel hunger in Asia and the Pacific
28/05/2020
While the world fights to slow the spread of COVID-19, the worst pandemic experienced in a century, countries in South Asia are simultaneously responding to plagues of locusts, cyclones and a deadly livestock disease, all of which threaten to worsen hunger and the livelihoods of millions of pe...
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Staying on top of African Swine Fever in Asia-Pacific – despite a human pandemic
21/05/2020
In addition to the recent outbreak of COVID-19, with its devastating impact on the agriculture and agrifood sectors, African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to spread and threaten the livelihoods, food security and nutritional status of vulnerable groups in Asia and the Pacific region.
In r...
Helping build local resilience to climate change
18/05/2020
Residents of Manono and Apolima islands in Samoa recently received assistance from a visiting technical team comprised of staff from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) and the FAO.
Like other parts of the Pacific, Manono and Apolima Island are both vulnerable to climate haz...
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COVID-19’s long shadow darkens the future of Southeast Asia’s food security
06/05/2020
As COVID-19 continues to threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Southeast Asia, additional concerns are being raised about the longer term health of the sub-region’s food systems – a complex matrix involving farmers, fishers, labourers, drivers, cold storage, food processo...
Kiribati fisherman and government reps talk national FAD program
28/04/2020
Fishermen associations and interested fishermen gathered at the village of Banraeaba, Tarawa in Kiribati to participate in a one-day workshop to learn about the FAO Japan project to support artisanal fisheries. The workshop, hosted by the Coastal Fisheries Division under the Ministry of Fisher...
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FAO steps up efforts to revive livelihoods and food security in Pakistan’s Sindh Province amid COVID-19 outbreak
22/04/2020
The livelihoods of millions of family farmers in Pakistan have been affected by a series of natural hazards in the last 14 months and now stand to be devastated by the spread of COVID-19, but action is underway to help them, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) sai...
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FAO Thailand issues food-related coronavirus prevention guidelines to consumers, policy makers and local authorities
20/04/2020
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Joint statement on nutrition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific
20/04/2020
Governments and partners across the Asia-Pacific region are acting to protect citizens from Coronavirus disease –2019 (COVID-19). These crucial efforts will save many lives. However, measures needed to slow the transmission of the disease a...
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UN funds emergency relief in response to Pacific Islands Category 5 tropical cyclone
13/04/2020
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Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences joins forces with FAO to support sustainable agriculture and rural economies
07/04/2020
News articles
07.06.2024: - Bangkok Post
Improving the region's food safety
07.06.2024: - Thai Rath
World Food Safety Day: prepare for the unexpected (Thai language)
04.06.2024:- Tatoli
In a region with poor food safety standards, policy makers, and private sector and consumers in Asia and the Pacific must do better
04.06.2024:- Tehran Times
Asia-Pacific must do better to address poor food safety standards
03.06.2024:- Phnom Penh PostIn a region with poor food safety standards, policy makers, the private sector and consumers in Asia and the Pacific must do better
03.06.2024:- Montsame
Improving Food Safety Standards: A Call to Action for Policy Makers, the Private Sector, and Consumers in Asia and the Pacific
30.05.2024: - Lao News Agency
In a region with poor food safety standards, policy makers, the private sector and consumers in Asia and the Pacific must do better
29.05.2024: - Economic Khabar
In a region with poor food safety standards, policy makers, the private sector and consumers in Asia and the Pacific must do better
22.05.2024: - Hindustan Times
Asia-Pacific’s alarming loss of biodiversity: A hidden threat to the food security and habitat of our future generation
22.05.2024: - Scoop
Celebrating International Day For Biodiversity With Funding For New FAO Projects In The Pacific
22.05.2024: - Bangkok Post
Asia-Pacific's loss of biodiversity
21.05.2024: - JoongAng Daily
Tackling the Asia-Pacific’s loss of biodiversity
20.5.2024: - China Daily
Asia-Pacific's loss of biodiversity a hidden threat
19.05.2024: - The Telegraph
How Western food imports are fueling obesity in Pacific nations
19.05.2024: - PhilStar Global
Asia-Pacific’s alarming loss of biodiversity
17.05.2024:-= - DhakaTribune
A hidden threat to the food security and habitat of our future generations
15.05.2024: - The Telegraph
Why Thai farmers are launching gunpowder propelled homemade rockets
15.05.2024: - The Manila Times
Asia-Pacific's alarming loss of biodiversity: A hidden threat to the food security and habitat of future generations
15.05.2024 Phnom Penh Post
Asia-Pacific’s alarming loss of biodiversity – a hidden threat to the food security and habitat of our future generation
14.05.2024: - Khmer Times
Asia-Pacific’s alarming loss of biodiversity – a hidden threat to the food security and habitat of our future generations
14.05.2024: - Lao News Agency
Asia-Pacific’s alarming loss of biodiversity – a hidden threat to the food security and habitat of our future generations
08.05.2024: - The Business Standard
The impact of India’s rice export restrictions on global markets, supplies and prices
07.05.2024: - Tehran Times
FAO inks project on saffron authenticity in Iran
07.05.2024: - Lao News Agency
FAO, MOAF initiate two projects to strengthen animal health systems in Laos
02.05.2024: - Urdu Point
SAU Vice Chancellor Urges Awareness Against Food Wastage To Safeguard Food Security
30.11.2023: - Korea Joong Ang Daily
Soil and water: Asia-Pacific’s bread and butter
03.12.2023: - Tehran Times
Soil and water - Asia-Pacific's bread and butter
30.11.2023: - Korea JoongAng Daily
Soil and water: Asia-Pacific’s bread and butter
30.11.2023: - Spotlight News Magazine
Soil And Water – Asia-Pacific’s Bread And Butter
25.07.2023: - Scoop World
FAO and IOM Issue Warning on El Niño in Asia-Pacific, Advocate for Better Prediction and Management of Climate-Induced Displacement
22.05.2023: - Spotlight Nepal
FAO Nepal Launched Country Programming Framework 2023-2027
22.05.2023: - Daily FT
Japan provides $ 4.6 m through FAO to boost paddy production in Dry and Intermediate zones
15.05.2023: - The Island
FAO and China launch US $1.5 Mn project to strengthen fruit value chains in Lanka
14.05.2023: - Al Jazeera English
Locusts threaten Afghanistan’s wheat harvest
11.05.2023: - AP
UN food agency says widespread locust infestation in Afghan provinces is ‘huge concern’
03.05.2023: - Far Eastern Agriculture
Australian Government supports Indonesia to combat high-risk cattle diseases
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