FAO in Indonesia

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05 November 2018
More than 70 000 people to restore their food production for the long run
01 November 2018
Following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Palu, Central Sulawesi, on 28 September, FAO has been working to provide targeted, technical assistance in support of the government-led response. The disaster affected 1.5 million people, killing 2,077 people, seriously injuring over 4,400 people and displacing 211,000. Working with local partners,...
30 October 2018
Jakarta, Indonesia – To reduce fire risk and stop enormous amount of carbon from being emitted from the soil into the atmosphere, Indonesia is rewetting over two million hectares of dried out peatlands, while scaling up information sharing on these the carbon-rich wetlands globally. Globally, the vital importance of peatlands has...
18 October 2018
Evidence continues to point to a rise in world hunger in recent years. New data suggest the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to levels of almost a decade ago.  The absolute number of people in the world affected by undernourishment,...
07 October 2018
The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government held a special Festival at Taman Menteng Jakarta, on Sunday 7th October to celebrate World Food Day, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Road to #ZeroHunger festival was held...