Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients
$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability.
Vegetable oils and cereals lead FAO Food Price Index lower.
$20 million contribution from U.S.A. will catalyze more efficient use of fertilizers.
Director-General Qu Dongyu warns of double burden on global agrifood systems, leaving poor farmers and lack of food availability at the same time
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank Group (WBG) President David Malpass, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley and World Trade Organization (WTO) Direc...