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2024.10.04
Gaza: Geospatial data shows intensifying damage to cropland
Rome – The latest assessment using satellite data produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2024.10.01
FAO Committee on Agriculture seeks to turn agricultural challenges into opportunities
Rome – The 29th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) opened today at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2024.09.30
G7: Boosting aquatic foods’ role in ending hunger and poverty
Syracuse, Italy - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today underlined the need for more investment in a Blue Transformation enabling aquatic foods to play a greater role in ending global hunger and poverty.
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2024.09.26
USDA Addressing Key Challenges of Specialty Crop and Organic Agriculture Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a nearly $121 million investment to advance research and Extension activities aimed at addressing key challenges faced by specialty crop and organic agriculture producers.
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2024.09.25
FAO publishes continental atlas of tsetse flies in Africa
Rome—The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released the continental atlas of the distribution of tsetse flies in Africa,
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2024.09.24
FAO opens groundbreaking conference aimed at tackling the threat of animal diseases
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today opened its first-ever Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation.
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2024.09.23
UNGA79: FAO chief emphasizes the centrality of climate solutions for agrifood systems transformation
NEW YORK - Taking climate action through agrifood systems presents a unique opportunity to address all at once multiple global and local challenges.
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2024.09.20
Killing Weeds And Nurturing Crops: Sustainable Agriculture At Its Finest
Supported by a new USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant, Lehigh researcher Jonas Baltrusaitis is developing nutrient-containing biodegradable polymers for mulch films, addressing environmental challenges and improving soil health
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2024.09.19
In Honduras, QU Dongyu highlights the crucial role of coffee in the transformation of agrifood systems
Tegucigalpa- At the opening of the first Fair and Permanent Coffee Forum in Honduras, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2024.09.18
FAO and Bolivia urge global action to safeguard camelids and their vital role in sustainable development
La Paz/Rome – The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday reconfirmed its commitment to protect and sustainably develop the camelid sector alongside Bolivia