FAO in Indonesia

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17 October 2015
Palembang.- Today, we celebrate the World Food Day 2015 and the 70 years of FAO. To mark the occasion, FAO Indonesia has published a set of eight (8) postage stamps and a First Day Cover produced in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and the Indonesia Post Office.  All stamps are associated...
16 October 2015
This year's World Food Day marked the 70th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO has been working with governments and non-state actors to tackle the underlying and immediate causes of hunger, to improve food and nutrition security, and to support sustainable agricultural development around...
29 August 2015
Globally, more than 75 percent of the extremely poor and chronically undernourished people in developing countries live in rural areas, where agriculture, fisheries, and forestry are the primary source of their livelihoods.However, most family farmers, fishers, and rural laborers face a variety of challenges - such as limited access to...
25 June 2015
Over the next few weeks, the Norwegian research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen will be on a mission on behalf of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to study the ecology of marine ecosystems in the southern Indian Ocean. Located in between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, the Indonesian...
30 May 2015
FAO report calls on ASEAN member countries to step up measures to eradicate hunger and malnutrition Jakarta - Over the past 25 years, Southeast Asia has made remarkable progress in reducing hunger by reducing the number of the hungry people in the region by half. This milestone represents the most progress...