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The consumption of raw freshwater fish, a staple diet for millions of people in many parts of Southeast Asia, is coming under closer scrutiny after the detection of a foodborne hazard in several countries of the region, prompting a warning...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed approval from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for five FAO-led projects in eight countries, including Viet Nam, totaling more than $46.6 million in funding.  The decision was made during...

Hanoi, Viet Nam.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), with support from FAO, other United Nations (UN) Agencies in Viet Nam, and international and national development partners, convenes the First National Food Systems Summit Dialogue in Hanoi. The...

The new version of the Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ v4) database provides the agronomic backbone for various applications including the quantification of land productivity as well as several key information for agricultural and rural investment.

The launch of GAEZ v4 will...

Soil pollution may be invisible to the human eye, but it limits a soil's capacity to provide essential ecosystem services and the production of safe and nutritious food.

In the framework of the World Environment Day and the launch of the...