Showing posts with label hunger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hunger. Show all posts
Saturday, September 16, 2017
UN Agencies: Global Hunger Rises for First Time in Decade
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climate change,
conflicts,
FAO,
food crisis,
hunger,
UNICEF,
United Nations,
WFP
Thursday, December 01, 2016
Saturday, October 29, 2016
UN agency concerned about food security in North Korea
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agriculture,
deaths,
floods,
food crisis,
hunger,
North Korea,
rice,
United Nations,
victims,
WFP
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Brazil launches campaign to combat food waste
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Brazil,
education,
FAO,
food waste,
hunger,
Natural Resources
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Saturday, April 09, 2016
Hunger, power cuts in Zimbabwe, Zambia as lake level hits record low
Ετικέτες
climate change,
dams,
drought,
electricity,
fish stock,
fishing,
food,
hunger,
Kariba lake,
Zambezi river,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Africa's El Niño drought threatens millions
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Africa,
children,
diseases,
donors,
drought,
El Niño,
hunger,
South Africa,
UNICEF,
United Nations,
water
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
In fight against hunger, UN launches initiative targeting threat of desertification
UN, 22 October 2014 – The growing menace of desertification poses a distinct threat to the world’s agriculture and eco-systems, the United Nations agriculture agency warned today, as it announced a new initiative aimed at curbing the spread of land degradation and building resilience to climate change.
The programme, named Action Against Desertification and launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with the European Union and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP), will devote some €41million to bolstering sustainable land management across the world’s most vulnerable areas in an effort to fight hunger and poverty.
The programme, named Action Against Desertification and launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with the European Union and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP), will devote some €41million to bolstering sustainable land management across the world’s most vulnerable areas in an effort to fight hunger and poverty.
Ετικέτες
degraded land,
desertification,
deserts,
ecosystem,
FAO,
food,
hunger,
United Nations,
water
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
FAO hails China's success in achieving anti-hunger goal
Proper agricultural policies and reforms, and impressive increases in
domestic food production helped China meet the first Millennium
Development Goal (MDG), the chief of the UN's food agency says.
"China has already made outstanding progress to this goal, in part due to policies that support targeted investments in agriculture, reforms in the agricultural system, and impressive increases in domestic food production," Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), told Xinhua in a recent interview.
"China has already made outstanding progress to this goal, in part due to policies that support targeted investments in agriculture, reforms in the agricultural system, and impressive increases in domestic food production," Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), told Xinhua in a recent interview.
Ετικέτες
agriculture,
China,
FAO,
food,
hunger,
reforms,
water,
Zero Hunger Challenge
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
FAO: 'Revolution' in Agriculture Vital to Meet Food Targets
BANGKOK — The United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization [FAO] says the world needs to boost agriculture
production by 60 percent to meet its estimated food needs over the
coming decades. The FAO says declining amounts of arable land and fresh
water resources, however, create challenges.
The FAO says improving food security levels by 2050 may require a second "Green Revolution" to boost agricultural yields and feed the world’s expected nine billion people.
The so-called "Green Revolution" of the 1960s came with the introduction of industrial farming practices and high-yielding plant varieties, which helped farmers stay ahead of fast-growing populations.
The FAO says improving food security levels by 2050 may require a second "Green Revolution" to boost agricultural yields and feed the world’s expected nine billion people.
The so-called "Green Revolution" of the 1960s came with the introduction of industrial farming practices and high-yielding plant varieties, which helped farmers stay ahead of fast-growing populations.
Ετικέτες
agriculture,
climate change,
extreme weather,
FAO,
food,
food crisis,
hunger,
poverty,
prices
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Weather, increased demand pushes global food prices to highest level in months
6 March 2014 – Global food prices in February rose to their highest level since mid-2012 as a result of unfavourable weather and increased demand, the United Nations food agency today reported.
In a news release, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said its most recent Food Price Index, which measures the monthly change in international prices of a basket of 55 food commodities, including meat, dairy, sugar, and cereals, averaged 208.1 points. That is about 5.2 points, or 2.6 per cent, higher than the slightly revised index for January.
In a news release, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said its most recent Food Price Index, which measures the monthly change in international prices of a basket of 55 food commodities, including meat, dairy, sugar, and cereals, averaged 208.1 points. That is about 5.2 points, or 2.6 per cent, higher than the slightly revised index for January.
Ετικέτες
agriculture,
climate change,
extreme weather,
FAO,
food,
food crisis,
hunger,
poverty,
prices
Monday, October 07, 2013
Global food prices expected to remain volatile in coming years, warns UN official.
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7 October 2013 –
Although global food prices have recently stabilized, they are expected
to remain volatile over the next few years, the head of the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, as a ministerial meeting on global food prices kicked off in Rome.
Ετικέτες
agriculture,
biofuel,
climate change,
FAO,
food,
food crisis,
hunger,
poverty,
prices
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