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World hunger on the rise: 19 countries face protracted crisis

The number of people suffering from hunger has increased since 2015, said Jose Graziano da Silva, the director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), during the group's annual conference.

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World food prices climb in May, import bill to rise in 2017: FAO

Global food prices rose in May from the month before after three months of decline, and the world's food import bill is set to jump in 2017, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

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World food prices climb in May, import bill to rise in 2017: FAO

GlobalfoodpricesroseinMayfromthemonthbeforeafterthreemonthsofdecline,andtheworld'sfoodimportbillissettojumpin2017,theUnitedNationsfoodagencysaidonThursday.Highe

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UN warns of growing food crisis in South Sudan in 2017

​The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday warned of escalating food crisis in South Sudan in 2017, saying economic downturn and insecurity have further crippled food production and trade.

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UN calls for private investment in LatAm forestry

​Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) calls for more private investment in sustainable forestry activities in Latin America, FAO said here Wednesday.

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FAO celebrates entry into force of first binding int'l treaty against illegal fishing

A special event was held at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters here on Monday to celebrate the first binding treaty tackling illegal fishing ever reached at global level, and its recent entry into force.

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Nearly one-third of women across Latin America, Caribbean suffer obesity: FAO

Twenty-nine percent women and 18 percent men in Latin America and the Caribbean suffer obesity, Director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva said Tuesday.

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UN agency puts fast-growing fish trade on "sustainability" menu

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday began a week-long, high-level meeting in Morocco to review rapidly shifting fish trading practices and patterns as aquaculture comes of age, UN officials said here.

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More than half of Yemeni population faces food insecurity, UN agency says

More than half of the total population of Yemen, some 14.4 million people, are food insecure due to ongoing conflict and import restrictions, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday.

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UN food agency issues guidelines on conserving genetic resources for food, agriculture

​The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released new guidelines on Tuesday to assist countries in better conserving and sustainably using genetic resources for food and agriculture in times of climate change.

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China contributes greatly to global food security

As the most populous country in the world, China has successfully delivered millions of people from hunger and is helping other countries achieve food security.

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Typhoon Haiyan brings large damage to Philippines crops: FAO

FAO downgraded its forecast for the 2013 rice production in Philippines to 18 million tonnes from the expectation of a bumper crop of 18.9 million tonnes at the beginning of the season.