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Private Sector
02 Oct 2014
“With logistics you can move and change the world”, Kuehne Foundation Managing Director says
FAO and the Kuehne Foundation, the Swiss-based foundation focusing on training, education and research in the field of transport and logistics, are committing to cooperation in capacity building and knowledge exchange in logistics for agriculture - in emergencies and for development of efficient food and agricultural systems.    A memorandum of understanding signed today by FAO’s Director of Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS), Eugenia Serova, and the Managing Director of the Kuehne Foundation, Martin Willhaus, sets a broad framework of programmes to: 1) alleviate suffering of populations affected by the growing number of crises, ranging from natural disasters to conflicts,...
Civil Society
24 Sep 2014
UNEP and FAO to work together under new MoU
New York, 24 September 2014 – In a world where increasing urbanization, rising populations, and expanding agricultural land use are encroaching on ecosystems and impacting on biodiversity, two United Nations agencies have come together to work for a more sustainable future. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that builds on the two agencies’ past collaborations and adds four priority work areas. “Partnerships of this kind are essential if we are to meet the challenges and demands of our changing environment and social landscape,” said Achim Steiner,...
Private Sector
23 Sep 2014
Фотографии для участия в конкурсе принимаются до 16 октября 2014 года
В сотрудничестве с журналом «National Geographic» ФАО учредила международный фотоконкурс, целью которого является привлечение внимания к важности здорового питания для человека и общества в целом. Конкурс пройдет в преддверии 2-ой Международной конференции, посвященной вопросам питания (МКП-2), организованной совместно ФАО и ВОЗ в Риме 19-21 ноября. К конкурсу будут допущены фотографии, передающие две основные концепции: Качество питания важно как в развивающихся, так в развитых странах мира Здоровое питание начинается с аграрных систем, которые должны быть ориентированы на производство качественных продуктов питания. Работы на конкурс принимаются до 16 октября 2014 года до 12:00 по центральноевропейскому...
South-south Cooperation
15 Sep 2014
FAO collaborates with Government of Jamaica on Inter-Ministerial Approach
15 September 2014 - In an effort to strengthen Jamaica’s School Feeding Programme, the Ministries of Education, Agriculture and Health, in collaboration with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will roll out an integrated school feeding project model that has had several successes in Brazil...
Partnerships
28 Aug 2014
The Khalifa International Date Palm Award continues to encourage entries for the five categories of its seventh edition
Efforts to preserve and update knowledge on date palms have created an unique system that combines production and sustainability, safeguards biodiversity, and helps to improve the livelihoods of those who till the land. Since 1965, FAO is proud to be part of the efforts to promote date palms and recognizes that the United Arab Emirates are at the forefront...