Indonesia’s Salak Agroforestry System receives Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
#GIAHS
recognition along with a unique carp pond farming system in Austria and Cocoa Agroforestry System of Sao Tome and Principe.
🗞️
@FAO
Press Release:
Sistem agroforestri salak Indonesia di Bali menerima pengakuan Sistem Warisan Pertanian Penting Dunia
#GIAHS
bersama dengan sistem pertanian kolam ikan mas di Austria dan sistem agroforestri kakao di Sao Tome dan Principe.
🗞️
@FAO
@FAOIndonesia
Thanks to
@ECHO_Asia
and
@GermanyDiplo
,
@FAO
and local authorities moved quickly ahead of
#TyphoonYagi
to implement flood
#AnticipatoryAction
in the Lao PDR.
4 000 households in 15 at-risk communities received:
🔹Waterproof drums
🔹Early warning messages
🔹Livestock evacuation
Sindh province in southern Pakistan is no stranger to devastating floods which put the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people at risk.
Together with
@FAOPakistan
, the EU provides portable silos to help farmers protect their seeds and grains from floodwaters.
Coffee production plays a vital role in the global economy, but it faces many challenges that need urgent attention. The coffee industry can play a key role in transforming agrifood systems, but targeted actions in infrastructure, sustainability & market access are needed.
#SDGs
In many countries, poultry production is a women's activity.
@FAO
, in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh, trains women as poultry vaccinators, providing them with skills and independence to support their communities in disease management.
🔊
📢
@FAO
Virtual Learning Centre completes 8-week course on the FAO assessment tool for laboratories &
#antimicrobialresistance
surveillance systems 🔬
50+ lab focal points from 12 Member Nations enhanced skills in assessing AMR labs in food & agriculture.
#VLC
#AMRCodexTexts
The 3rd Project Steering Committee Meeting of Regional Tripartite AMR Project funded by European Union is successfully wrapped up with 2024 collaborative progress & 2025 work plans to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the region. We're making strides against
#AMR
together.
International Soil & Water Forum 2024!
Join us in Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 December 2024!
📍SUBMIT YOUR CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
📍AND YOUR PROPOSAL FOR SIDE EVENTS:
Deadline for submission: 30 Sept.
Register👉
✍️
@FAO
Feature Story!
In Iran, the Bactrian camel conservation project is equipping local communities with essential knowledge on sustainable camel🐫production and empowering herders to maximize the potential of camelid products.
📖Read more🔗
#IYC2024
In an Op-ed, Jong-Jin Kim, Assistant Director-General and
@FAO
Regional Representative, highlights countries turning to neighbours for sustainable development ideas, stressing
#SouthSouthCooperation
as key for sharing expertise, via
@BangkokPostNews
🔗
Food is the third most basic human need after air and water.
Everyone, everywhere should have the right to diverse, nutritious, affordable and safe foods.
Join us this
#WorldFoodDay
to raise awareness about the
#RightToFood
for all.
📣 FAO launches new science and innovation network to transform agrifood systems in Asia-Pacific at the One Country One Product (
#OCOP
) second regional organizing group (ROG) meeting in Beijing, China today.
@FAO
Press Release 🗞️
The
@FAO
One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative is helping countries 👇
🔹Build sustainable agrifood systems
🔸Address natural resource constraints & climate change
🔹Achieve the
#SDGs
Learn more 👉
#1Country1Product
#SSTC
#SouthSouth
Farmers Field Day in
#Londiana
village,
#Uruzgan
province brought farmers together to exchange knowledge on maize production best practices!
With support from the
@WorldBank
,
@FAO
highlighted the role of certified maize seeds in boosting productivity.
FAO’s One Country One Priority Product
#OCOP
initiative is transforming agrifood systems through sustainable development of 54 Special Agricultural Products
#SAPs
in 85 countries. The workshop will equip Members with the innovative GIES methodology for sustainable value chains.
In Bhutan, innovative farming methods are helping overcome the challenges of shrinking land & food insecurity.
With
@FAO
support, Kinley Wangmo leads the way with hydroponics, providing fresh, nutritious food & creating jobs.
#RightToFood
#AgInnovation