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27 August 2020
Jakarta – The current COVID-19 global pandemic and other prior outbreaks such as coronavirus Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Ebola remind us of the importance of the understanding of zoonoses (animal to human spillover diseases) and emerging infectious diseases (EID) threats. Wildlife wet markets and the consumption of bush meat become...
Jakarta – The current COVID-19 global pandemic and other prior outbreaks such as coronavirus Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Ebola remind us of the importance of the understanding of zoonoses (animal to human spillover diseases) and emerging infectious diseases (EID) threats. Wildlife wet markets and the consumption of bush meat become...
25 August 2020
The arrival of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has had a great impact on agriculture and food systems in Asia and the Pacific, a region already beset by climate and weather related challenges, such as droughts and flooding. Asia-Pacific’s smallholder family farmers produce most of the world’s food, yet they are facing...
The arrival of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has had a great impact on agriculture and food systems in Asia and the Pacific, a region already beset by climate and weather related challenges, such as droughts and flooding. Asia-Pacific’s smallholder family farmers produce most of the world’s food, yet they are facing...
07 August 2020
- Six new projects will pilot innovative approaches to strengthen legality compliance The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched six new projects in support of legal timber production and trade in Indonesia. The assistance, worth approximately USD 550 000, was made possible thanks to the European...
- Six new projects will pilot innovative approaches to strengthen legality compliance The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched six new projects in support of legal timber production and trade in Indonesia. The assistance, worth approximately USD 550 000, was made possible thanks to the European...
29 July 2020
Bangkok/Manila/Jakarta/Rome Asia-Pacific’s smallholder family farmers produce most of the world’s food, yet they are facing a disproportionate impact on their livelihoods and food security due to the present coronavirus pandemic, a collaboration of FAO and advocacy groups warned today.
Bangkok/Manila/Jakarta/Rome Asia-Pacific’s smallholder family farmers produce most of the world’s food, yet they are facing a disproportionate impact on their livelihoods and food security due to the present coronavirus pandemic, a collaboration of FAO and advocacy groups warned today.
02 July 2020
ROME/BANGKOK: The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Jong-Jin Kim as Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, effective 1 July 2020.
ROME/BANGKOK: The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Jong-Jin Kim as Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, effective 1 July 2020.
