FAO appoints Monty Don and Diarmuid Gavin as International Year of Plant Health advocates

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. Due to COVID-19, the Year has been extended beyond the first half of 2021.
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In Papua New Guinea, partnerships with local private sector promote more inclusive and sustainable cocoa production

The European Union, FAO and Paradise Foods Ltd aim to improve opportunities for smallholder farmers in the cocoa sector
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Director-General updates Council on FAO’s work and engagement in the past 16 months

From the onset, the Director-General highlighted that the world has continued to change rapidly since the Council met last time in July, noting that the adjustments introduced in the Organization have helped FAO to react better to the new normal and better serve its Members.
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