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IYFF brought new political commitment in support of the world’s more than 500 million family farms Rome/Manila, Officials and representatives from family farmers' international networks, cooperatives, the private sector, academia and UN agencies, today marked the formal closure of the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) by stressing how the initiative has...

Ministers and top officials from over 170 countries endorse political Declaration and Framework for Action to tackle hunger and obesity at Second International Conference on Nutrition In a major step towards eradicating malnutrition worldwide, over 170 countries today made a number of concrete commitments and adopted a series of recommendations on...

One year after Typhoon Haiyan devastated coastal and farmland areas in the central Philippines, farmers and fishers are well on the road to recovery and building more resilient livelihoods. FAO, in close collaboration with the government of the Philippines, is reaching out to communities in severely affected areas through some...

Leyte, Philippines –Ambassador Guy Ledoux of the European Union (EU) has lauded the fisherfolks of Abuyog, commending them for their remarkable resilience, particularly in playing their part in community-based rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda), during a field visit to the typhoon-ravaged community today. Ambassador...

  Every year, on 16 October, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been promoting international awareness on and mobilizing support in eradicating poverty and alleviating hunger by providing food security and nutrition, and achieving sustainable development, particularly in vulnerable farming and fishing communities.  This year FAO Philippines...