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2024.10.16
Bilateral meeting with H.E. LInkham Duangsavanh, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Rome - FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu met today with H.E. Linkham Duangsavanh, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, at FAO headquarters on the margins of the 2024 World Food Forum (WFF).
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2024.10.15
World Food Forum: 2024 global flagship event opens in Rome
Rome – The fourth edition of the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, the largest annual gathering of agrifood systems stakeholders globally, opened today with a high-level ceremony at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome.
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2024.10.14
FAO helps foster new food frontiers with African orphan crops
Nairobi – Aspiring and established plant scientists from around Africa gathered in Kenya’s capital for a workshop to review what has been achieved so far by the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC). In its first decade
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2024.10.11
A 2501 Grant Connects Spanish-Speaking South Texas Farmers with Agriculture Opportunities at USDA
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Advancement (SARA) supports rural communities through strategies that address environmental.
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2024.10.09
FAO Announces new Food and Agriculture Museum and Network in Rome during audience with Italian President Mattarella
Rome – In a historic audience at the Quirinale Palace today, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, alongside Italian President Sergio Mattarella
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2024.10.08
USDA science addresses antimicrobial resistance in agriculture
Antibiotics are one of the world’s greatest scientific advancements, helping to fight bacterial infection and save millions of lives every year.
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2024.10.07
FAO Food Price Index rises in September
Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.
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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.