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2024.11.28
Democratic Republic of the Congo: FAO urges greater focus on humanitarian needs of vulnerable populations and implementation of at-scale programming to strengthen resilience against recurrent shocks
FAO high-level delegation met people affected by conflict, as well as government officials, donor partners, and aid workers to scale up effective responses to persistently high levels of hunger
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2024.11.27
FAO-WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards
Commission’s 47th session includes decisions on many food safety and quality standards
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2024.11.26
Farming tax row - BBC Verify on which figures are more reliable and why
Since the government unveiled its new inheritance tax plans for farmers in last month’s Budget, there has been intense debate about how many people will be affected and to what extent.
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2024.11.25
Bilateral Meeting with The Honourable Calle Schlettwein, Minister for Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of the Republic of Namibia
Rome – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with The Honourable Calle Schlettwein, Minister for Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of the Republic of Namibia at FAO Headquarters in Rome.
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2024.11.22
Improving safety at sea at a time of climate change
Interview with Manuel Barange, Director of FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division
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2024.11.21
Together for farmers: FAO and COP29 Presidency launch the ‘Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers’
Platform will help farmers navigate the current network of agriculture-focused initiatives and programs
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2024.11.20
COP29: New FAO analysis maps Nationally Determined Contributions, identifies opportunities, gaps and risks related to agrifood climate solutions
Food insecurity and biodiversity loss are the top reported climate-related risks, featuring in 88% of national climate action plans
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2024.11.19
FAO urges APEC to scale up investments and support vulnerable communities
At the APEC Leaders' Summit in Peru, QU Dongyu called for action and engagement in initiatives such as the G20 Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
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2024.11.18
APEC Summit: FAO says radical transformation needed to address food loss and energy transition
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a radical transformation in how we produce, process, trade, and consume food
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2024.11.15
Cocoa, coffee and tea push up global food import bill for wealthier countries
Rome - The global import food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 percent from the previous year to more than $2 trillion in 2024, pushed up by higher prices for cocoa, coffee and tea and also buoyed by higher import costs for fruits and vegetables