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FAO: Plastics in soil threatens food security, health and environment

Published on: December 7, 2021
16:07

By: Pavel López Lazo

United Nations, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The scourge of unsightly images of plastic refuse littering our beaches and oceans always receives much attention, but a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) suggested the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with far larger quantities of plastic pollution, posing an even greater threat to food security, people’s health, and environment.

FAO calls for urgent action on sustainable soil management

Published on: December 4, 2021
00:15

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Rome, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) FAO Director General Qu Dongyu called to take urgent action to improve information and capacities in favor of sustainable soil management.

FAO: Time for extraordinary efforts to continue walking the talk

Published on: November 29, 2021
21:33

By: Pavel López Lazo

Rome, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) In 2022, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) must make extraordinary efforts to achieve tangible on-the-ground progress towards reducing hunger, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said.

FAO analyzes world agricultural practices in agri-food systems

Published on: November 25, 2021
10:08

By: Lino Céspedes Rodríguez

Rome, nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The importance of proven and reliable agricultural methods, such as those used in “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems”(GIAHS) to transform food systems, was analyzed today by FAO.

FAO insists on more resilient agri-food systems

Published on: November 23, 2021
17:32

By: Pavel López Lazo

Rome, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The pressing need to achieve more resilient agricultural food systems to cope with shocks such as those caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is the call of the FAO here today.

161 million more hungry people due to pandemic

Published on: November 23, 2021
11:23

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Rome, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) During 2020, the Covid-19 crisis and other factors dragged 161 million more people into food insecurity than the previous year, according to a new FAO report released today.

FAO presents report on State of food and agriculture

Published on: November 23, 2021
09:39

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Rome, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The FAO's State of Food and Agriculture 2021 report, to be presented today in an online event, will focus on a call for the transformation of food systems.

UN backs plans to ensure regular, healthy school meals

Published on: November 16, 2021
18:39

By: Pavel López Lazo

Rome, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) In a joint declaration on Tuesday, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) committed to assisting the School Meals Coalition in which over 60 nations envision a nutritious meal in school for every child in need by 2030.

FAO warns about climate impact of food distribution

Published on: November 8, 2021
20:20

By: Pavel López Lazo

Rome, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Food supply chain aims to surpass agriculture as major factor in the generation of greenhouse gas emissions in the agri-food system of many countries, FAO said on Monday.

FAO publishes statistical yearbook on agriculture and food 2021

Published on: November 3, 2021
11:27

By: Lino Céspedes Rodríguez

Rome, nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published its statistical yearbook here today, presenting a comprehensive vision of the world food and agricultural situation.

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