Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAO approves groundbreaking treaty on illegal fishing

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has approved a new treaty aimed at closing fishing ports to ships involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, known as IUU. The first ever international treaty...

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FAO approves treaty to wipe out illegal fishing

New York, Nov 25 : A landmark treaty that aims to shut down ports to illegal fishing vessels has been approved by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the United Nations agency announced today. This will be the first...

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FAO bmw drivers

Just because you drive an over priced piece of german tin on wheels, you do not have the right 1) To accelerate as the traffic light goes from amber to red against you, and cause drivers going thru a green light to brake. Only...

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Africa: Don't Cry Tears Lest They Ask for Water

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that climate change could lead to an increased dependency on food imports by Africa, and may reduce the continent’s agricultural output by up to an estimated 30...

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Declaration of the World Summit on Food Security, November 2009

This document was produced at the World Food Security Conference, organized by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and held in Rome from November 18-23, 2009. Essential Documents are vital primary sources...

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MYANMAR: Rats gnaw at cyclone recovery hopes

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. Hla Shwe, 47, had great expectations for his 14ha of paddy fields, which he hoped would help him recover from the...

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Should agriculture pay the climate price?

While agriculture and food production have long been considered untouchable in international climate talks, calls to make the sector contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation efforts have been growing louder.

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Little Evidence that Boosting Crop Yields Conserves Land

By Susan Milius, Science News Growing more in less space is good. But between 1970 and 2005, rising crop yields accompanied a drop in land used for agriculture nationwide in only 34 of 161 countries, says rural sociologist Tom...

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The shame of growing hunger

According to the United Nations, more than 1 billion people — one of every six persons on this planet — go hungry each day. In a world of unprecedented prosperity, that statistic is shameful. More appalling still, the number of...

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FAO AbsenteeBee - Non BFC

I have just watched an episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks on skyplus Your man Dappy from NDubz was a guest and I have to say, in places, he showed a very poor attitude. I know that you have this band (mainly the blonde woman...

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