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– While women are estimated to make up nearly half of all people in the fisheries sector, their work often goes unrecognized and underpaid, their access to opportunities and resources remains limited and their representation in positions of leadership trails far behind other industries. These are among the key findings of a new...

Rome - Whether we categorize uneaten food as “lost” or “wasted” depends on when it falls off the food chain. Imagine how everything we eat travels across a food chain, a complex journey that stretches from farm to table. Studies show that an astounding 1/3 of all the food we...

Manila - While the Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, it is also one of the most advanced countries in implementing the shift from a reactive emergency response to a proactive risk reduction approach. Now, through the leadership of the Department of Agriculture (DA), together...

Manila - In 2014, ten of the 16 poorest provinces in the Philippines were in Mindanao. Poor access to basic services and limited economic opportunities are results of disruptions and uncertainties caused by conflict and natural disasters in the region. More than half of the population in Autonomous Region of Muslim...

Manila - Representatives from government forestry ministries and agencies, inter-governmental and non-governmental bodies, the private sector and organizations in Asia will meet this week to strengthen policies and practice on sustainable forest management in the region. Jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the...