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EU and FAO: Making a long-standing partnership even stronger
27/01/2021
The EU and FAO interact in nearly all areas of FAO’s mandate. Thematically, this includes work on food security, agriculture, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry, food safety, food crises and...
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Territorial Food Systems and Healthy Diets: a pathway to global transformation
26/01/2021
The use of territorial approaches to promote sustainable food systems and strong governance was one of the main topics covered in a discussion organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels...
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Innovation key to feed the world in times of pandemics and climate change
22/01/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today addressed the Agriculture Ministers' Conference in Berlin underscoring the importance, in the wake of COVID-19, of continued global cooperation to find new ways to strengthen the sustainability...
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Water and Beyond: Stronger partnerships for water investments
21/01/2021
The European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, with the support of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European...
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FAO and UNEP in Brussels: Strong partnership for climate and biodiversity
21/01/2021
FAO Brussels and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Office for Europe met to discuss a roadmap of joint events, campaigns and opportunities for collaboration in 2021. The Head of...
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Director-General and European Parliament President, David Sassoli, pledge to step up joint efforts in fighting global hunger
20/01/2021
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, and the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, today agreed to step up joint...
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East Africa's locust "air force" could be grounded, as another wave of the scourge takes flight
19/01/2021
A locust fighting force assembled by countries in East Africa to combat an invasion of the crop-devouring pest is at risk of seeing its activities grind to a halt as funding to...
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Improving sustainable use of pesticides in the EU
19/01/2021
The European Green Deal and its Farm to Fork Strategy aspire to reduce the use of pesticides in the European Union by 50 percent by 2030. The sustainable use of...
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Innovation to counter food supply-chain disruptions and spur recovery at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
19/01/2021
Innovative solutions in agri-food systems helped households and countries contain disruptions in food supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more will be required to "build back better and build...
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FAO Global Soil Partnership launches SoiLEX soil legislation database
13/01/2021
The FAO Global Soil Partnership hosted a webinar on soil governance and launched the new FAO global database SoiLEX.
The SoilLEX database provides a global collection of up-to-date national legislation on...
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Eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants disease in sight
13/01/2021
Globally, the number of outbreaks of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, fell by two-thirds in recent years, showing the commitment of the international...
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FAO-Belgium: Pioneering innovative approaches to saving lives and livelihoods, while building resilience
13/01/2021
FAO Director for Emergencies and Resilience, Dominique Burgeon and FAO Brussels Director Rodrigo de Lapuerta met with Belgian Director for Humanitarian Aid Transition, Erik de Maeyer and his team. Together,...
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FAO develops new tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve biodiversity
12/01/2021
January saw the launch of the new version of the FAO Ex-Ante Carbon Balance tool, EX-ACT. The tool allows users to estimate and track the impact on greenhouse gas emissions...
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Small towns are bigger than we think
12/01/2021
Fewer than one percent of the global population live in truly remote hinterlands, sharpening the need for better understanding of how urban forms impact food systems as well as social...
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FAO Director-General calls for urgent scale-up of Africa's Great Green Wall
11/01/2021
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today appealed for an urgent scale-up of Africa's Great Green Wall initiative to restore degraded...
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Advancing the One Health response to Antimicrobial Resistance
11/01/2021
Antimicrobial drugs play a critical role in the treatment of diseases. Their use is essential to protect both human and animal health. However, antimicrobials are often misused for treatment and...
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Agricultural Outlook Conference
16/12/2020
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol was invited to speak in the 6th edition of the EU Agricultural Outlook Conference organized by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI),...
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Desert Locust upsurge continues in Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense efforts
16/12/2020
A new generation of Desert Locust swarms is threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods and the food security of millions of people in the Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense...
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FAO launches the UN's International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
15/12/2020
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with an appeal to improve healthy...
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UN Heads meet with next Secretary-General of EEAS
15/12/2020
The United Nations Heads in Brussels met with Deputy Secretary-General European External Action Service (EEAS) Stefano Sannino and congratulated him on his appointment as the next Secretary-General of the EEAS....