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FAO’s Director-General and Professor Joachim von Braun stress scientific communities’ role in achieving the SDGs
17/01/2020
17 January 2020, Berlin – FAO Director General QU Dongyu and Professor Joachim von Braun, Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF) and Chair of the German Bioeconomy Council, in a meeting today, emphasized the important role that scientific c
Director-General meets Brazil's Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
17/01/2020
17 January 2020, Berlin - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met Brazil's Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Tereza Cristina at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture.
The Director-General spoke about FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative f
Director-General and Mongolia’s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry discuss rural export potential at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
17/01/2020
17 January 2020, Berlin – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Mongolia’s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Chultem Ulaan, discussed the country’s agricultural export potential when they met at the 2020 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
FAO can assist Argentina with technology transfers to improve agriculture efficiency
17/01/2020
17 January 2020, Berlin – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Argentina’s Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Luis Eugenio Basterra, during their meeting today focused on how the Latin American country can improve the efficiency of its agric
FAO and Austria seek new ways to share knowledge and build growth in agriculture
17/01/2020
17 January, Berlin – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Austria’s Minister for Sustainability and Tourism, Elisabeth Koestinger, discussed the critical role of technology and digitalization in agriculture when they met at the 2020 Global Forum for Food an
FAO Director-General says digital technology is critical in fighting poverty and advancing agricultural development
16/01/2020
15 January 2020, Berlin – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today digital technology would play a critical role feeding a growing global population and promoting agricultural development in the next decade.
The Director-General was speaking at a side e
Director-General meets Croatia’s Minister for Agriculture at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
16/01/2020
16 January 2020, Berlin - Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Marija Vučković, Croatia’s Minister for Agriculture, at the 2020 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture.
The Director-General congratulated the Minister for Agriculture and conveyed his b
FAO and Moldova strengthen their collaboration at Berlin forum
16/01/2020
16 January 2020, Berlin - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met with Ion Perju, Moldova’s Minister for Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment on the sidelines of the Green Week.
The Minister expressed his appreciation for FAO’s support, esp
Informal consultation on innovation in the context of FAO work
15/01/2020
15 January 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu attended the Third Informal Consultation of Rome-based Permanent Representations, which was hosted by the Permanent Representation of the People’s Republic of China on 15 January 2020. FAO Director-G
Director-General hails colleagues with 25 years of service and welcomes new staff
13/01/2020
13 January 2020, Rome – Director-General QU Dongyu today personally presented engraved silver medals to colleagues who have served the Organization for 25 years, thanking each for their dedication, determination, engagement and contribution.
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