APEDA assistance to exporters eases in 2013-14

He's been credited with mentoring the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s that saw India grow from a food deficit nation to a food surplus nation. Now, in the face of an "unpredictable" monsoon, M.S. Swaminathan has called for Special ...

The UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Monday recognised China's "outstanding progress" against hunger for having achieved the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) -- halving the proportion of its undernourished people since 1990.During a ceremony ...

The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, organisers of Scotland's first national food event, Eat Drink Discover Scotland, has issued a final call for exhibitors to sign up for the three-day event taking place at The Royal Highland ...

ADJUMANI. The government in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched a project to promote fish farming in West Nile and northern regions. The $400, 000 (Shs1.05b) two-year project will be implemented in Adjumani, ...

A 11-day short course on 'Practical aspects of Seafood Safety', being organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, began here today. A total of 25 participants from different R&D Institutions and University/Colleges from ...

Dr Anna Lartey — Director of Nutrition, FAO The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director of Nutrition in Rome, Dr Anna Lartey, says obesity among children is on the increase across the globe. She said the worrying aspect of the ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Monday warned of the worsening food security situation in Somalia in the next several months as a drought looms in the Horn of Africa nation.FAO's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia (FSNAU) ...

News 30 July 2014 GLOBAL - The Texas A&M University System and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have agreed to work together to combat world hunger by building capacity for sustainable agriculture and natural ...

Press Release Food and Agriculture Organisation Bangkok, Thailand : Pursuing sustainable bioenergy opportunities in Southeast Asia without threatening food security is not just possible but achievable, a UN and multi-agency sponsored workshop ...