Recent FAO appointments in Panama, Laos, India and Japan

Quinoa: An ancient crop to contribute to world food security

United Nations have declared 2013 as the International Year of Quinoa. Quinoa is a grain originating from the Andean Regions of Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. It was next to the potato a staple food of Pre-Columbian Andean civilizations. Already and the Incas named it 'mother of all [...]

New FAO Database to monitor Greenhouse Gas Emissions at National, Regional and Global Level

In December 2012 FAO has launched the FAOSTAT Emissions database of comprehensive time-series statistics on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from agriculture, forestry and other land use sectors for all countries, over the period 1990-2010.

The FAOSTAT GHG data are estimates made at country level, based on FAOSTAT activity data reported by [...]

Water for life

The UN General Assembly has declared the year 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation. Water is essential for life. Water makes 70% of a human being. Without water, life on earth would be impossible.

Also small farmers of the remote province of Jalalabad in Kyrgyzstan, know how [...]

New FAO Representatives appointed

In the last quarter of 2012 the following FAO Representatives for two Regional Offices, two Liaison Offices and nine countries have been appointed:

• Mr Mai Moussa ABARI has been appointed FAO representative in Cameroon effective 24 September 2012.
• Mr Rafael ZAVALA GOMEZ DEL CAMPO has been appointed FAO Representative [...]
    

Country Profiles Portal goes social

Social networks have nowadays become an integral way of sharing information instantly on the Web. Adding social sharing buttons to websites or blog has become a quick and effective way to promote content and increase page views.

Aware of such potentialities, the Country Profiles Portal has now added social media buttons [...]

International Year of Quinoa 2013

The International Year of Quinoa, IYQ 2013, was officially launched today with the slogan "A future planted thousands of years ago".

The IYQ constitutes the first step in an ongoing process to focus world attention on the role that quinoa´s biodiversity and nutritional value play in providing [...]

Recent FAO appointments in Panama, Laos, India and Japan

Mr Deep Ford has been appointed Sub-regional Coordinator for Central America and FAO Representative in Panama, effective 1 February; Mr Peter Ervin Kenmore, FAO Representative in India effective 1 March; and Mr Purushottam Kumar Mudbhary, FAO Representative in Laos effective 1 May. In addition, Mr Masato Ito [...]

India, Mexico and China were the most consulted profiles in 2012 (Q1)

An analysis of the FAO Country Profiles portal usage during Q1 (January-March) has shown that the top 10 most visited country pages were: India, Mexico, China, Brazil, Bangladesh, Turkey, Kenya, USA, Egypt, [...]

FAO Country Profiles Newsletter No. 11

The 11th newsletter of the FAO Country Profiles is now available. This edition includes an article focusing on information from the field available in the FAO Country Profiles, such as news, events and country reports from decentralized offices, and other in-country initiatives. The newsletter also features the Worldwide offices Web [...]

Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean 26-30 March 2012

Held every 2 years, the Regional Conference is FAO’s highest governing body and forum in the region.

Countries will discuss the main agriculture and food security challenges that the region faces, reviewing the actions undertaken by FAO during the previous biennium and setting the regional priorities for the Organization [...]