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Locust swarms threaten agriculture in Madagascar
12/08/2010
Immediate efforts urgently needed before October rains to stave off an anticipated plague
FAO launches NASA-developed fire monitoring system
11/08/2010
Will help countries to detect fire hotspots in real time
Zimbabwe food security improves
10/08/2010
But 1.68 million people still need food assistance
Hotter nights threaten food security - rice at risk
09/08/2010
Climate change temperature increases will affect rice yields
Growing poplars for food security
04/08/2010
Millions benefit from poplar forests in China
FAO cuts wheat production forecast but considers supplies adequate
04/08/2010
Wheat stocks still high in spite of the jump in prices
Anti-hunger signatories surpass 250 000
03/08/2010
FAO aims for a million signatures
Improved disease prevention in animal health could save billions of dollars
26/07/2010
One Health approach to more efficiently combat new pathogens is gaining strength
Jatropha - a bioenergy crop for the poor
22/07/2010
FAO/IFAD review anti-poverty potential of jatropha development
Haiti: six months on, agriculture needs more support
15/07/2010
FAO efforts in rural areas include hurricane preparedness
Online courses on knowledge management
14/07/2010
UNITAR/FAO sign cooperation agreement
Helping rural Nepalese grow more food
13/07/2010
Farmers faced with increasingly challenging environment
FAO provides free access to statistics treasure trove
09/07/2010
World's largest database of food, hunger and agricultural information now fully accessible online
Taking action to support rural women
01/07/2010
Full, equal participation of women key to tackling hunger
A cup of tea for food security
28/06/2010
FAO urges tea-producing countries to push domestic consumption of beverage
Seeds for 100 000 farmers in Burkina Faso
25/06/2010
FAO and EU bolster support to drought ridden Sahel
Alternatives to large land acquisitions in developing nations
22/06/2010
New report analyses how partnerships benefit both big investors and small farmers
Urgent assistance for 2.8 million farmers and pastoralists in Niger
21/06/2010
FAO response to food crisis in Sahel
Holding back the sand
17/06/2010
FAO project in Mauritania is a text book case on halting desertification in Africa
Higher average farm prices expected, food security concerns persist, say OECD and FAO
15/06/2010
New "Agricultural Outlook" report published