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29/11/2022
Pacific SIDS leaders to foster and accelerate innovation to transform agrifood systems
22/11/2022
Small-scale fishers deserve greater recognition and support to end hunger and poverty, says FAO Director-General
18/11/2022

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, more than 30 percent of global crop and livestock areas could become climatically unsuitable by 2100, in the worst-case climate scenario. The Southeast Asian region is one of the world’s major producer...

16/11/2022
Distribution to smallholder paddy farmers in four districts to commence this week
15/11/2022

 

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04/11/2022

While meat-alternative, plant-based, processed foods are now well established in supermarkets in many countries in Asia and the Pacific, cell-based food production, derived directly from cells of animals, though not as widely known, could be for sale to consumers in the near ...

04/11/2022
Thailand and China among five new GIAHS sites announced as the FAO flagship programme celebrates 20th anniversary
27/10/2022
Flagship programme contributes to sustainable agriculture and rural development.
26/10/2022
FAO-USAID long-standing partnership continues to increase the capacity of animal health systems to prevent, prepare and respond to health threats and address antimicrobial resistance
17/10/2022

Global conflicts, a lingering pandemic, inflation, erratic swings in the price of energy, fertilizers and basic foods – these are just some of the major challenges facing countries and people in the Asia-Pacific region as it marked World Food Day on 16 October, the Food and Agriculture Organiz...

11/10/2022

With an aim to share knowledge and improve regional coordination and partnerships for scaling up forest and landscape restoration (FLR), delegates from several countries in the region and experts joined the hybrid FLR Days event starting from 10 October, in Bangkok, Thailand. 

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07/10/2022

Countries in Asia and the Pacific have highlighted an urgency to move forward with transformation of their agrifood systems, following a three-day symposium convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The need to transform the region’s agrifood system ...

06/10/2022

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region have launched an online platform to showcase their priority agricultural products and raise international awareness of their unique qualities to upscale their marketability, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ...

05/10/2022
FAO calls for focus on social protection, access to seeds and fertilizers, enhanced trade and climate-resilient agriculture at Asia-Pacific symposium
28/09/2022
Director-General QU Dongyu urges peace, warns of devastating implications of soaring food and fertilizer prices
28/09/2022
FAO Director-General emphasizes the role of digital public goods
12/09/2022

Momentum is growing for increased South-South cooperation to meet and overcome the challenges of poverty and food insecurity in the Asia-Pacific region, experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said here today on the sidelines of a three-day multi partner ...

12/09/2022
Nearly 30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecurity, and will likely deteriorate further unless urgent assistance is provided
07/09/2022

This week, FAO and Fiji Beekeepers Association kicked off the first-ever FAO training on sustainable apiculture for Pacific beekeepers and Government representatives. Taking place in the Fijian towns of Nadi and Rakiraki, the 6-day intensive course will feature theoretical and practical lesson...

07/09/2022

Yesterday, the Subregional Coordinator for the Pacific Islands of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) Xiangjun Yao, presented her credentials as FAO Representative to Fiji to the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Office of the Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs, Mr Yoge...

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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Allan Dow
Regional Communication Officer
Asia and the Pacific

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