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Norway contributes USD23.7 mn of flexible funding to boost FAO's capacity
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The funds will be channelled through FAO's Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA), which is a funding mechanism with streamlined procedures to receive flexible contributions from donors and allocate them where and when they are most needed.
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FAO's initial assessment of Turkey earthquakes indicates over 20 pc losses
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Initial assessments of the impact in Turkey indicate severe damage to agriculture, including crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, as well as rural infrastructure in affected areas.
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Caspian Equity launches LEAF Fund to invest in Food and Agriculture startu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Caspian Equity, a Hyderabad-based venture capital fund that invests in social impact startups has launched a new equity fund LEAF (Leap for Agriculture Fund) with a focus on early-stage Food & Agribusiness startups. LEAF
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SGS receives CII Food Safety Award 2022 for Outstanding Laboratory Perform
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI/PRNewswire): SGS is proud to have been awarded the 13th Food Safety Award 2022 for Outstanding Laboratory Performance - Food Testing Laboratories by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Food and Agriculture Center of Excellence (FACE) - I
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Sri Lanka stares at food shortage, President Wickremesinghe asks for help
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The critical situation of the currency crisis in Sri Lanka has resulted in political, economic and social turmoil. Further, this currency collapse has resulted in a rise in food prices by 100 per cent in two years. Amid all this, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has sought support, The Island
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India free from presence of locust swarms
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Locusts are voracious in nature and are known for their vegetation-destroying abilities and their large-scale presence may pose a potential threat to food security.
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People of Afghanistan under world's most severe hunger crisis: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
As per the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the hunger crisis is affecting 22.8 million people in Afghanistan which is equivalent to more than half of the population, as a result of extended drought, conflict, and political instability.
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Haryana to get award for best state in Agribusiness
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the state's information department, the award will be formally conferred on November 9 at an event to be held in New Delhi.
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Around 16 pc people face acute food insecurity in Pakistan: FAO official
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 21 (ANI): Due to devastating floods and faulty country politics, around 15-16 per cent of citizens of Pakistan are reeling under food insecurity and the situation continues to get worse with every passing day.
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19 million Afghans face food insecurity: World Food Programme
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 17 (ANI): The World Food Program estimated that nearly 19 million Afghans are facing food insecurity on the occasion of World Food Day.
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FSII donated Rs 20 Lakh (USD 25000) to the benefit sharing fund of FAO's I
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) donated INR 20 lakh (USD 25000) to the Benefit Sharing Fund of Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) showing supp
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Governing body session of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Ninth Session of the Governing Body (GB9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) concluded in New Delhi on Saturday, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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