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Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda), is an insect pest affecting more than 80 plant species, causing damage to economically important cultivated cereals such as maize, rice, sorghum, as well as vegetable crops and cotton. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. It is the larval stage of the insect that causes the damage. FAW reproduces at a rate of several generations per year, and the moth can fly up to 100 km per night. Over the past three years, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), has led 63 Fall Armyworm-related projects, mostly...

7 April 2020, Rome/Nanjing - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) have signed a partnership agreement which foresees joint efforts to support smallholder farmers through technological innovation. 

Rome/Nanjing - L'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) et l'Académie des sciences agricoles de Jiangsu (JAAS) ont signé un accord de partenariat qui prévoit des efforts conjoints en vue de soutenir les petits agriculteurs et ce, grâce à l'innovation technologique. La collaboration se focalisera sur les efforts visant à développer des systèmes alimentaires durables, résilients et efficaces dans les...

Brussels - Mr Paolo De Castro is a Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee of Agriculture and Rural Development and Member of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition. The European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition brings together 28 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different nationalities, political groups and parliamentary committees. Membership is open to all Members dedicated to achieving a world without hunger.

Santiago du Chili - Le Front parlementaire contre la faim en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes a publié aujourd'hui une lettre ouverte appelant à ne pas négliger la lutte contre la faim et la malnutrition pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Dans le texte, les plus de 500 parlementaires qui font partie de ce réseau législatif, qui reçoit le soutien de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et...