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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...
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...
FAO Thailand issues food-related coronavirus prevention guidelines to consumers, policy makers and local authorities
20/04/2020
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...
UN funds emergency relief in response to Pacific Islands Category 5 tropical cyclone
13/04/2020
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences joins forces with FAO to support sustainable agriculture and rural economies
07/04/2020
Major FAO-led, EU-funded project in Papua New Guinea gets down to work
01/04/2020
Work is getting underway in Papua New Guinea this month in FAO’s biggest European Union-funded, single country, UN multi-partner project worldwide.
The EURO 82 million (USD 89 million) FAO-led project “External Action for S...
Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets
31/03/2020
Secretary IT and FAO Representative Virtually Sign an MoU
26/03/2020
Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddique, Secretary IT & Telecommunication and Ms. Minà Dowlatchahi, FAO Representative virtually signed a memorandum of understanding while sitting in Pakistan and Rome, Italy respectively. The arrangement was adopted to thwart any delay imposed by worldwide social d...
FAO donates medical supplies to China to combat COVID-19
14/03/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has donated critical medical supplies to the Chinese government to support its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, two batches of supplies were sent from Beijing and Shanghai to Wuhan – the epicenter of the outbreak in ...
Research and agricultural innovation in Lao People’s Democratic Republic benefiting smallholders
21/02/2020
While Lao PDR is a comparatively small country in Asia it has an impressive track record in agricultural research and recent organic innovation.
At the Lao PDR Rice Research Center, just under an hour’s drive from the capital, a team of researchers in white coats and hair nets, inspect ...
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu visits Thailand – with a matchmaking proposal
17/02/2020
During his first visit to Southeast Asia since taking office, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, visited Thailand carrying proposals for partnerships and offers to jointly support the country as a regional hub for innovat...
Keeping Samoa safe from African Swine Fever
17/02/2020
African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease that affects pigs and wild boars with a near 100 percent fatality rate. ASF is not transmissible to humans hence; it is not a direct human health concern. However, this alarming disease has economically impacted Asia with millions of pigs...
Toward more sustainable livestock investment: Bangkok workshop introduces new toolkit
12/02/2020
‘Highly relevant’ was the resounding feedback from the more than 50 senior decision-makers from 17 countries in Asia and the Pacific attending a livestock capacity development workshop in Bangkok in late November.
The workshop introduced senior ministry staff to two tools – the Livestoc...
Asia-Pacific region needs better data to assure SDG progress in agriculture and food security systems – UN FAO
10/02/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called for an acceleration in improvements to agriclturural data gathering and monitoring to ensure the targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals are accurately reported in the world’s biggest region – Asia and ...
UN food agencies offer support to China amid coronavirus outbreak
05/02/2020
Working together to improve small-scale tuna fisheries in the Pacific
03/02/2020
The project Enhancing livelihoods and food security through fisheries with nearshore fish aggregating devices in the Pacific is supporting seven Pacific Island countries - Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. An inception workshop for the project was hel...
Civil society organizations and private sector to join regional governments in deliberations on future food security for Asia and the Pacific
30/01/2020
Civil society organizations (CSO) from Asia and the Pacific have participated in a two-day meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in preparation for their participation in a major multilateral conference aimed at charting a course for the region’s food security and rural prosperity.
...FAO teams up with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
23/01/2020
Rome, Tsukuba, Japan - FAO will bolster the scale and scope of its geospatial monitoring toolkit thanks to collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that will expand the capacity of FAO's accessible p...
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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