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Healthy seas and coasts would pay healthy dividends in a green economy, according to new report by the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Development Programme, FAO and other...
Food and agriculture policy
24/01/12
Cooperatives and producer organizations will be increasingly important in efforts to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty around the world, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told participa...
24/01/12
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks an entry-level Graphic Designer for the Communications Division. The successful candidate will design a wide range of print and online...
24/01/12
Job Summary:
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) for a two...
23/01/12
The Communications Division (COM) of the International
Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Head of Web Communications to
manage the IFPRI websites and web communic...
16/01/12
FAO and the European Commission announced today a new €5.3 million project aimed at helping Malawi, Vietnam and Zambia transition to a "climate-smart" approach to agriculture. The project will look...
12/01/12
Food prices fell in December 2011 with the FAO Food Price Index dropping 2.4 percent, or five points, from November. At its new level of 211 points, the Index was 11.3 percent (27 points) below its...
03/01/12
Two days after taking over, FAO's new Director-General José Graziano da Silva told his inaugural press conference that there was no time to lose and that working towards the total elimination of hu...
01/01/12
José Graziano da Silva has formally taken the helm of the Food and Agriculture Organization. The new Director-General is pushing for a renewed focus on food security, offering to scale up FAO suppo...
30/12/11
In 2011 volatile food prices and famine in East Africa focused world attention on issues of food and agriculture. As FAO rallied international support for long-term steps for reducing vulnerability...
29/12/11
Job Summary:
The International Food Policy
Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified Senior Research Assistant or
Research Analys...
28/12/11
With financial support from the European Union, FAO has assisted Mozambique in stepping up quality seed production to increase crop yields, something that is crucial to unlocking the country’s vast...
28/12/11
Job Summary
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks an
Administrative Associate to provide the designated staff with necessary
administr...
23/12/11
FAO and the International Labor Organization have released the first draft of a guidance document that aims to help policymakers and government authorities tackle the thorny issue of child labor in...
20/12/11
The
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health (CRP4)
will work to accelerate progress in improving the nutrition and health of poor
people by re-s...
20/12/11
A new FAO study released today shows how plants and fruits from Amazonian forests can be used to improve people’s diets and livelihoods. The book — which is written in easy-to-grasp, accessible lan...
19/12/11
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Summary:The
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Head of Media Outreach
for its Communications Division. The succ...
19/12/11
Job Summary:
The
Communications Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI) seeks a Head of Publications to...
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