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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
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2024.09.16
FAO sees open trade as a cornerstone of global food security
Chapada dos Guimarães – The G20 can make a significant contribution to global food security by promoting market transparency, refraining from adopting trade restrictions, and revitalizing agricultural negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO),
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2024.09.13
FAO calls for G20 cooperation as hunger targets continue to elude
Chapada dos Guimarães - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for greater cooperation within the G20 family of nations as global hunger targets remain worryingly out of reach.
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2024.09.12
Food crisis in Haiti: FAO calls for urgent funding to assist 608,000 people to prevent further starvation and suffering
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – This week, Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience, along with Adoniram Sanches, FAO’s Subregional Coordinator for Mesoamerica, visited Haiti to support the incoming FAO Representative