News release… The project aims to increase capacities to analyse and improve the efficiency of small ruminant production systems in each participating country and the Central Asian subregion as a whole… 20 December 2021, Ashgabat – FAO and the Government of Turkmenistan signed an agreement on 11 December 2021 for the joint implementation …
Read More »FACTS; FOOD WASTE AND CITIES!
. One third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tones — gets lost or wasted.• Cities occupy just 3% of the world’s land but account for 60 to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions and 75% of natural resources consumed• 95% …
Read More »FIXING THE BUSINESS OF FOOD 2021…
FAO READY TO FOLLOW UP ON THE UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT AND TRANSFORM AGRI-SYSTEMS TOGETHER…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. This transformation requires a systemic approach and …
Read More »ANNOUNCING THE GLOBAL MANIFESTO ON FORGOTTEN FOODS!
The Global Manifesto on Forgotten Foods is a landmark document representing a wide consensus on a coherent framework for a transformation of the agricultural research and innovation system—by fully unleashing the potential of so-called ‘forgotten foods’. Also referred to as neglected and underutilized species (NUS), indigenous foods, orphan crops or future foods, “forgotten foods” …
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