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One fateful day in 2020, Juanita Celiz, 51, tripped and fell. While this may have been just a simple accident for most people, this wasn’t the case for Juanita. Besides fracturing her back, follow-up consultations with a number of doctors and myriad of further tests revealed a far more chilling...

The same sentiment was reflected in the consensus of the delegates to the National Policy Workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the Republic of Korea through the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) from 6 to 7...

With the intention of pushing forward Geographical Indications (GIs) in the country, FAO and partners held a national forum on the future of Geographical Indications (GI) in the Philippines with the theme "Working Towards the Advancement of Protection and Promotion of Philippine Origin-Linked Products" on 20 April. The event was organized in partnership with the...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a partnership agreement to jointly implement the “Resilient Livelihoods Development for Women and Youth Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maguindanao” project, an initiative that will provide enhanced health, protection, wellness and...

Over the past two years, COVID-19 has presented many challenges to global food security. Today, what is happening in Russia and Ukraine adds another significant challenge. Russia and Ukraine play a substantial role in the global food production and supply. Russia is the world’s largest exporter of wheat, and Ukraine...