FAO-Italy project seeks to head off future problems in the Nile Basin
27/10/2011
New information on agricultural water use will support better planning, prevent future food insecurity
Ten proposals to safeguard the ocean
01/11/2011
UN Agencies call on States and the international community for renewed commitment
Agricultural cooperatives are key to reducing hunger and poverty
31/10/2011
Cooperatives offer opportunities that smallholders could not achieve individually
Protecting forests to preserve livelihoods
07/11/2011
FAO project in Mongolia stresses community involvement
Cassava virus on verge of epidemic in East Africa
16/11/2011
Experts urge funding, swift action to protect staple food crop
Guidebook aims to stop spread of ‘alien’ forest pests
10/11/2011
Outbreaks of forest-damaging pests exacerbated by climate change and growing global trade
Agriculture key to addressing future water and energy needs
17/11/2011
But holistic policy approaches, integrated planning, more attention to smallholder farmers needed
Scarcity and degradation of land and water: growing threat to food security
28/11/2011
New FAO report profiles the state of the natural resource base upon which world food production depends
"Energy-smart" agriculture needed to escape fossil fuel trap
29/11/2011
FAO paper published during UN Climate Change Conference highlights how food sector can tackle energy challenges to safeguard a food-secure future
Satellite technology yields new forest loss estimates
30/11/2011
FAO uses remote sensing survey to track changes
FAO, IFAD and WFP reach 22 million people with massive EU investment in agriculture
02/12/2011
UN food agencies hail European Union Food Facility’s impact on global food security
South-South Expo showcases successful solutions to food insecurity
05/12/2011
Countries eye innovation, share ideas at week-long event
Innovative solutions conference gives new hope to poverty challenges
09/12/2011
More than 100 success stories highlighted at global gathering
Mountain forests under threat
09/12/2011
FAO urges increased attention to conservation of highland forest ecosystems
Major gains in efficiency of livestock systems needed
14/12/2011
Intensive production holds key to feeding growing cities, but improvements in natural resource use and environmental performance are crucial
Book on Amazon plants puts science in the hands of people
20/12/2011
FAO marks end of International Year of Forests with new study on useful plants from the Amazon
FAO and ILO partnering on child labor in fisheries
23/12/2011
Draft document in the works provides guidance and advice to governments
