FAO has called upon countries to carefully examine the implications of high food prices and not to take any policy actions that might appear useful in the short term but could have harmful, longer-term effects or even aggravate the situation ...

This year has been declared World Veterinary Year, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of the veterinary profession and of veterinary science ...

A new United Nations interagency report on the gender dimension of agricultural work says women still benefit less than men from rural employment and face new challenges due to the current economic and food crises ...

Azeri agriculture minister Ismat Abbasov left for Berlin to participate in an international green week 2011 exhibition and 3rd summit of agriculture ministers ...

The number of people in need of food assistance in southern Sudan has decreased markedly - though prospects for food security largely depend ...

A group of employees of the Azerbaijan State Agrarian University has visited Turkey to establish ties with this country`s Firat University ...

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will dedicate a series of three soccer matches in the fight against hunger and poverty at an impressive show of football ...

The Turkish city of Erzin will host an international citrus fruits and culture festival next week. The three-day festival will bring together delegations ...

Next year Azerbaijan may produce about 2.5 mln tons of grains, which will exceed the current year rates, stated Ismet Abbasov, the Minister of Agriculture of ...

Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Deputy Chairman Issa Murad stressed that the JCC supports the establishment of a Jordanian-Azeri agricultural company ...

Boosting investment in developing world agriculture is necessary not only to reduce current levels of world hunger but to safeguard future world food supplies ...

Senior representatives of more than 60 countries including 22 cabinet ministers have met in Rome as part of a new push to galvanize support behind the ...

Rapid population growth in the Near East is not being matched by growth in agricultural production, making the region ever-more dependent on food imports and ...

American CNN International has featured a report on Azerbaijan in its World View news program ...

The UN Food and Agricultural Organization`s Director-General Jacques Diouf announced the appointment of Ann Tutwiler, a citizen of the United States ...

Floods and droughts in major grain producing countries this year have triggered a sharp increase in food prices, highlighting the vulnerability of the world`s food ...

The signatures of over 3 million people calling for urgent action to end world hunger were presented to governments at a ceremony today at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization`s (FAO) Rome headquarters ...

Morocco`s King Mohammed VI has reaffirmed his strong commitment to tourism as one of Morocco`s top national priorities. In a meeting attended by UNWTO Secretary-General ...

The Forestry Department of the United Nations` Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) yesterday received an important Spanish award in recognition of its ...