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FAO and ISTA discuss ways to advance seed quality in agriculture
04/02/2020
4 February 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Andreas Wais, the Secretary-General of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), today discussed the importance of seed quality and supporting farmers to improve their seed systems.
Wais
FAO and Ecuador to bolster their collaboration in support of smallholder farmers
03/02/2020
3 February 2020, Rome – Today the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu received the visit of Ecuador’s Vice-President Otto Sonnenholzner and the Minister for Agriculture, Xavier Lazo. They discussed ways to support the South American nation’s smallholder farmer
FAO and Third World Centre for Water Management agree on the need for science-based approach to water scarcity
03/02/2020
3 February, 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Professor Asit K. Biswas, Chief Executive of Third World Centre, at FAO headquarters in Rome. The two were joined by Dr. Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Fellow from the Institute of
Argentina and FAO hail new chapter in their partnership
01/02/2020
1 February 2020, Rome - In their meeting today, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, focused on ways to strengthen cooperation to tackle poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition.
President Fernández noted how
2020: The year of an efficient FAO
30/01/2020
29 January 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has underscored the need in 2020 – the year of the UN agency’s 75th anniversary –to place much greater emphasis on “delivery of more tangible results” and for a stronger focus on transparency, account
FAO and the US stress innovation, science and technology in agriculture are critical to achieve food security
29/01/2020
29 January, 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with the US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
During the meeting, the Director-General expressed appreciation for support extended by the US Government since he took office. QU underl
Director-General’s trip to Davos and the World Economic Forum
29/01/2020
29 January 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu seized opportunities at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) to advocate for transformative change in the world’s agriculture and food systems.
The 50th meeting of the WEF, an annual event in Davos
FAO Director-General invites Tajikistan to participate in Hand-in-Hand Initiative
29/01/2020
29 January, 2020, Rome - FAO Director General QU Dongyu met today with Tajikistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Muzaffar Huseynzoda.
During the meeting, the FAO chief presented the UN agency's new Hand-in-Hand Initiative, inviting Tajikistan to participate i
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FAO, CIMMYT and USAID discuss ways to tackle Fall Armyworm, Desert Locust and other crop-devastating pests and diseases
28/01/2020
28 January 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Martin Kropff, Director-General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). The two were also joined by Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist of the United States Agency for I
FAO Director-General invites private sector to join fight against hunger and poverty
23/01/2020
23 January 2020, Davos – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today urged the private sector to work with the organization in its efforts to lift the world’s most vulnerable out of hunger and poverty.
Speaking to UN TV at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos
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