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Somalia famine ends, but situation still dire
The United Nations has declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia but with recurrent droughts in the Horn of Africa hunger remains a threat unless long-term measures are taken to restore food security. The number of people in need of emergency humanitarian assistance in Somalia has dropped from 4 million to 2.34 million, 31 percent of the population.
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Green investments in the marine sector can bring tide of economic and social benefits
Healthy seas and coasts would pay healthy dividends in a green economy, according to new report by the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Development Programme, FAO and other partners. The report, "Green Economy in a Blue World," highlights the huge potential for economic growth and poverty eradication from well-managed marine sectors.
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Cooperatives central to hunger fight
Cooperatives and producer organizations will be increasingly important in efforts to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty around the world, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told participants at the 2012 Thematic Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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FAO-EC project to promote climate-smart farming
FAO and the European Commission announced today a new €5.3 million project aimed at helping Malawi, Vietnam and Zambia transition to a "climate-smart" approach to agriculture. The project will look closely at three countries and identify challenges and opportunities for climate-smart agriculture and produce strategic plans tailored to each country's own reality.
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FAO Food Price Index ends year with sharp decline
Food prices fell in December 2011 with the FAO Food Price Index dropping 2.4 percent, or five points, from November. At its new level of 211 points, the Index was 11.3 percent (27 points) below its peak in February 2011. However the Index averaged 228 points in 2011 - the highest average since FAO started measuring international food prices in 1990.
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New FAO Chief moves on global eradication of hunger
Two days after taking over, FAO's new Director-General José Graziano da Silva told his inaugural press conference that there was no time to lose and that working towards the total elimination of hunger and undernourishment from the world will be his top priority.
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José Graziano da Silva, new FAO Director-General
José Graziano da Silva has formally taken the helm of the Food and Agriculture Organization. The new Director-General is pushing for a renewed focus on food security, offering to scale up FAO support available to low-income and food deficit countries - especially those facing protracted crises. He will hold his first press conference as Director-General on 3 January.
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2011 in review
In 2011 volatile food prices and famine in East Africa focused world attention on issues of food and agriculture. As FAO rallied international support for long-term steps for reducing vulnerability in the Horn of Africa, it was active on other fronts as well. One spot of good news: the eradication of rinderpest, a livestock disease that had plagued farmers for ages. 2011 also saw the launch of FAO’s "Save and Grow" model for increasing food production and a new report on how the gender gap in agriculture handicaps millions of women farmers and undermines the fight against hunger.
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Mozambique: Better seeds for better crops
With financial support from the European Union, FAO has assisted Mozambique in stepping up quality seed production to increase crop yields, something that is crucial to unlocking the country’s vast agricultural potential.
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FAO and ILO partnering on child labor in fisheries
FAO and the International Labor Organization have released the first draft of a guidance document that aims to help policymakers and government authorities tackle the thorny issue of child labor in fisheries. Most experts agree that child labor in fishing is a widespread problem. But specifics are lacking — statistics on child labor are often lump fisheries, forestry, agriculture and livestock-raising together. Combined, child workers in these four sectors are estimated to account for 60 percent of the world's 215 million under age laborers.
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