United Nations calls for urgent action to curb the rise in hunger and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean

The prevalence of adult obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean has tripled since 1975, affecting one in four adults in a region where hunger has grown once again, reaching 42.5 million people, according to a new United Nations report issued today, the Panorama of Food and Nutritional Security 2019.
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FAO and Russian Geographical Society step up efforts to facilitate technical expertise and knowledge exchange

FAO and Russia’s non-governmental organization “Russian Geographical Society” (RGS) are stepping up efforts to facilitate technical expertise and knowledge exchange in the field of forestry, conservation of biodiversity and natural resources, climate change and other areas of mutual interest.
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Innovation needed to end food loss and global hunger

The Director-General gave the keynote speech to the Vatican's Conference on Food Loss and Waste Reduction hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Rome. Pope Francis has described food waste as scandalous and called for urgent economic and social initiatives to end hunger
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Global treaty critical for saving disappearing plants amid climate change

International co-operation and information sharing was essential for saving plants and ensuring crop diversity to protect farmers’ livelihoods, FAO’s Deputy Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources, Maria Helena Semedo, said today.
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Helping countries better monitor and report on forest and land-use under the Paris Climate Agreement

FAO today launched a new $7.1 million project supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to make forest data more accessible, transparent and available, and, in particular, help developing countries to meet the Paris Climate Agreement’s enhanced transparency requirements.
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FAO sees cereal boom, protein pinch and banana risks

World meat production is expected to decline in 2019 for the first time in more than two decades, as the African Swine Fever outbreak in China decimates pig herds. Output is forecast to drop 1.0 percent from the previous year, according to the FAO Food Outlook published today.
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October rise for global food prices

The FAO Food Price Index, averaged 172.7 points in October, some 1.7 percent higher than the previous month and 6.0 percent higher than during October 2018.
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Global cooperation and climate friendly technologies are key to tackling global food loss and waste

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said today international co-operation and innovative, climate friendly technologies were critical to address global food loss and waste which totals more than 1.3 billion tonnes a year.
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Empowering farmers through innovation is key for sustainable development

It is fundamental to support smallholder and family farmers by enhancing their access to innovation for sustainable food systems and to foster sustainable development, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said today during a discussion on Enhancing access to innovation in agriculture to achieve the SDGs.
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FAO and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation strengthen partnership on food security and sustainable development

FAO and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation today agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at providing food security and sustainable development for present and future generations, in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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As climate shocks intensify, UN food agencies urge more support for Southern Africa’s hungry people

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for urgent funding to avert a major hunger crisis and for the international community to step up investment in long-term measures to combat the impact of climate shocks and build the capacity of communities and countries to withstand them.
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More money and brains needed for ocean sustainability

“Ocean protection will only succeed if we spend financial and brain power in developing sustainable solutions,” FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said in a keynote address at the Our Ocean Conference in Oslo.
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