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Cuba strengthens ties to achieve food sovereignty

Published on: March 28, 2023
08:32

Havana, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reinforces alliances with the purpose of securing its food sovereignty in a context of global crisis and intensification of the US blockade.

FAO regional representative visits Cuba

Published on: March 27, 2023
12:05

Havana, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Assistant Director General and Regional Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, kicked off a visit to Cuba on Monday.

FAO organizes workshop for Cuban farmers

Published on: March 24, 2023
13:09

Havana, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Embassy of the Netherlands, organized a workshop for Cuban food producers, an official report said on Friday.

Cuba´s MINAG to promote tools for food system management

Published on: March 15, 2023
16:36

Havana, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Agriculture Ministry (MINAG) and several other organizations on Wednesday launched a package of postcards to support local food system management with gender equity.

Cuba supports compliance with Food Sovereignty Law

Published on: March 3, 2023
13:13

Havana, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) Supporting mayors in complying with the Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutrition Security Law (SSAN Law) is the objective of the workshops that are taking place in Cuba, the FAO reported on Friday.

Nearly 3.1B people cannot afford a healthy diet – FAO

Published on: March 1, 2023
17:33

Havana, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2020, up 112 million from 2019, reflecting the effects of inflation in consumer food prices stemming from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to contain it.

FAO to continue support for Ethiopia’s agricultural growth

Published on: February 9, 2023
08:10

Addis Ababa, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will extend efforts, made so far, to support Ethiopia's growth, Farayi Zimudzi, representative of the agency in this capital, stated.

FAO calls Caribbean for more sustainable agri-food systems

Published on: February 7, 2023
17:22

Bridgetown, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) QU Dongyu, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General, on Tuesday called for the Caribbean to build more sustainable agri-food systems ahead of expected crisis.

UN agencies warn of record hunger coming year in Africa

Published on: December 8, 2022
16:47

United Nations, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa could reach a record high of 48 million next year, which should serve as a final wake-up call for regional governments to act now, three UN agencies said on Thursday.

FAO warns of need for more water resources

Published on: November 29, 2022
16:57

Rome, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday remarked that 35% more freshwater needed to feed growing population by 2050.

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