Global Oceans Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth opens in The Hague
22/04/2014
High-level gathering focuses on identifying solutions for healthy oceans
Cola giants back Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure
15/04/2014
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola now both on board with international recommendations to respect local people’s rights to land and livelihoods
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FAO urges countries to step up action against destructive banana disease
14/04/2014
Following its spread to Africa and the Middle East, Fusarium wilt TR4 increases the risks to livelihoods and banana markets
Agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions on the rise
11/04/2014
Detailed assessments of both emissions data and mitigation options needed to design adequate responses
FAO and ITTO highlight vast potential of payments for environmental services for conservation of tropical forests
11/04/2014
Local communities can benefit from PES schemes provided their role is recognised in public policies
Sudan faces worsening hunger and malnutrition crisis
10/04/2014
Food insecure population expected to hit 4 million in coming months
FAO and Canada to help Philippine coconut farmers rehabilitate their livelihoods hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan
08/04/2014
Canada commits CAD$ 6 million to support more than 11 000 coconut farming households in the country
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Growing greener cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
08/04/2014
New FAO report highlights urban and peri-urban agriculture in 10 major cities of the region
Deepening crisis in the Central African Republic devastating people’s ability to support themselves
07/04/2014
UN report says immediate support for food and livelihoods needed to meet “acute and complex emergency”
Countries chart a two-year course on food, nutrition and agriculture across Europe and Central Asia
04/04/2014
FAO to ramp up support for family farming, more ‘inclusive’ agri-business, reduced food waste and losses, zero malnutrition in the region
UN Rome-based agencies reveal food security and nutrition targets for post-2015 agenda
04/04/2014
Liberian President and Italian Vice-Minister join high-level meeting of FAO, IFAD, WFP
Agriculture officials condemn unnecessary loss and waste of good food
03/04/2014
Ministerial session at FAO Regional Conference for Europe calls for private and public sector action – and consumer behaviour change
Sharp rise in FAO Food Price Index
03/04/2014
Weather and Black Sea tensions push prices to ten-month highs
Climate change, malnutrition, family farming and agri-food trade on FAO radar
02/04/2014
UN food and agriculture chief: ready to work with European and Central Asian countries facing food insecurity, obesity, high rates of food waste and losses
Cabo Verde Prime Minister calls for sustainable marine resources management, especially in Small Island Developing States
02/04/2014
“As a country with more sea than land, the marine sector is crucial for our future” - Pereira
Europe and Central Asia not without nutrition woes
01/04/2014
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, stunted growth and obesity figure among the region’s problems
New support to tackle dire food security situation in South Sudan
31/03/2014
United Kingdom gives $13.7 million to FAO's emergency operations to help food producers in conflict-affected country
First six countries to benefit from Africa-led fund
28/03/2014
Africa Solidarity Trust Fund to support ongoing efforts to eradicate hunger, reduce malnutrition and poverty
FAO Conference in Tunis emphasizes need to mobilize resources in Africa
28/03/2014
Focus on 2025 Zero Hunger target for Africa, youth and inclusion
Africa’s youth key to strengthening agricultural economy
27/03/2014
More investment needed to create new opportunities for young people in the sector, FAO Director-General tells Regional Conference