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... as world governments met today in ethiopia for an international pledging conference aimed at winning more aid for the horn of africa, fao has warned that efforts to keep farmers and pastoralists on their feet, prevent the crisis from worsening and speed progress toward recovery are not being adequately funded ... two emergency meetings organized by fao in rome on 25 july and 18 august helped set the stage for today’s african union pledging conference, raising international awareness of the importance of not only providing food assistance but also supporting food producers and getting food production in the horn back up and running as soon as possible ... lasting solutions require sustained supporta paper developed for the addis abba meeting by the african union in collaboration with the three rome-based un food agencies (fao - the un food and agriculture organization, ifad - the international fund for agricultural development, and wfp, the world food programme) highlights not only the need for a twin-track approach of simultaneously tackling immediate needs as well as the root causes of the problem, but also the necessity of predictable and sustained aid flows to move the horn of africa towards stability and improved food security ... africa for africafao lauded the african union for convening the conference and encouraged au members and other african nations to boost investment in agriculture and play a leadership role in responding to the crisis, and pledged the support of the fao-wfp led food security cluster in helping coordinate the response

... water is key to food security 23-08-2011 q&a with fao assistant director-general for natural resources, alexander mueller a farmer in burundi waters her crops ... in this q&a interview, fao assistant director-general for natural resources, alexander muller -- in stockholm this week for world water week - talks about these and related issues

... participating in today's event were agricultural ministers from countries in the horn of africa, ministers and representatives of fao member nations, the african union, the presidency of the g20 (france), the international fund for agricultural development (ifad), the un world food programme (wfp), the un secretary-general representative, oxfam and many other international and civil society organizations ... if governments and their donor partners do not invest in agriculture now, the appalling famine we are struggling to redress will return to shame us yet again," said fao director-general jacques diouf ... from crisis to recoverythe technical meeting was organized by fao as a follow-up to the emergency ministerial-level meeting on the horn of africa, convened on 25 july 2011 at the request of the french presidency of the g-20

... following the emergency meeting on the food and humanitarian crisis in the horn of africa held in rome on 25 july at the request of the french presidency of the g20, fao and wfp welcome the international community's determined mobilization in response to the situation

the committee on world food security (cfs) has launched a new online consultation on food security and nutrition governance. the purpose of the consultation is to gather inputs for the preparation of the global strategic framework for food security and nutrition (gsf), a document being developed to improve coordination and support global, regional and country-led actions to prevent future food crises, eliminate hunger and ensure food security and nutrition for all.

... today, thanks to fao interventions under the international floods response programme some 900 000 smallholder households - more than seven million people - are back on their feet again ... funded by $92 million of donations, fao's efforts focussed as a matter of priority on winter planting of wheat and vegetables and on spring planting of maize and rice as well as vegetables ... from the onset of the floods, more than 200 organizations joined efforts through the agriculture cluster, led by fao, to respond to immediate and critical challenges with the support of the donor community ... costs savedthe total cost of fao's winter wheat intervention was around $54 million ... fao provided individual families with vegetable kits, each of which yielded an average 500 kg of vegetables ... livestock supportover 290 000 families received support from fao for their livestock - an area in which women play a crucial role

... germany, norway and switzerland have contributed a first donation of $1,000,000 to a new, fao-managed fund designed to help developing countries conserve and sustainably use their livestock breeds ... the plan, adopted by all fao member countries in 2007, has become a key instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of animal genetic resources at global, regional and national level ... "the money will be disbursed on the basis of letters of agreement between applicant countries and fao, following an innovative, transparent and impartial selection process led by fao's commission on genetic resources for food and agriculture," says linda collette, the secretary of the commission ... major achievement"the adoption of the global plan of action for animal genetic resources, the first internationally agreed framework for the management of livestock diversity, was a major achievement - a milestone for the livestock sector and for the management of agricultural biodiversity," says irene hoffmann, chief of fao's animal genetic resources branch

... codex the codex alimentarius commission, or codex, was created by the food and agriculture organization (fao) and the world health organization (who), as part of the codex adoption, the approved maximum use levels for stevia across all major food and beverage categories have now been defined

... codex the codex alimentarius commission, or codex, was created by the food and agriculture organization (fao) and the world health organization (who), as part of the codex adoption, the approved maximum use levels for stevia across all major food and beverage categories have now been defined

... the food and agriculture organisation (fao) sugar price index rose by 14% from may to june as the market reacted to a predicted shortage in brazil ... the index reached 359 points, albeit 15% below its thirty-year high earlier in the year, the fao said today (7 july) ... “the sugar prices have been very volatile over the past month,” fao analyst elmamoun amrouk told just-food today