The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today [15 December 2020] launched...
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Last year, the UN General Assembly designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction, recognizing the...
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The number of people in Latin America and the Caribbean living in extreme poverty could surpass 83 million this year due to the impacts of the...
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Chefs are agents of change in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, and play an important role in inspiring people around the world to...
MoreSites in Iran, Morocco and Spain recognized as important for the world’s agricultural heritage
A traditional saffron cultivation system in Iran, an argan-based agro-pastoral system in Morocco, and an ancient olive trees system in Spain today...
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For the third consecutive year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced an increase in the number of people suffering...
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