FAO calls for more innovative policies in Asia-Pacific to ensure food security and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19

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FAO calls for more innovative policies in Asia-Pacific toensure food security and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19 FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific warns thatthe global pandemic caused by COVID-19 requires a greater coordinated response onmany policy levels, particularly to ensure food and nutrition security ofbillions of people in the vast Asia-Pacific region.According to a policy brief released by the FAO RegionalOffice, the COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to food

Jun 30 202010:34

FAO: Promoting sustainable land management practices is critical to improve people’s livelihoods

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FAO Promoting sustainable land management practices iscritical to improve people’s livelihoodsFAO Celebrates World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2020 The Representationof the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in theIslamic Republic of Iran commemorates World Day to Combat Desertification andDrought 2020, highlighting the importance of promoting sustainable productionand consumption. During an eventhosted today Tuesday 16 June 2020 by the Forests, Ra

Jun 22 202019:22

FAO assists Iran in drought vulnerability and drought impact assessment in the Urmia Lake basin

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FAO assists Iran in drought vulnerability and drought impactassessment in the Urmia Lake basinA new report developed by the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations (FAO) sheds lights on potentially droughtvulnerable populations in the Urmia Lake basin. It also shows how droughtevents have resulted in agricultural production decline and livelihood loss inthe area. According to Mr Mohammad Vesal, a consultant in FAO and aScientist at the Sharif University of Technology who led this

Jun 21 202015:43

With Presence of Agriculture Minister” Desertification and Drought World Day Observed at FRWO’s Headquarters

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With Presence of Agriculture Minister” Desertification and Drought World Day Observed at FRWO’s Headquarters WCDC 2020 ceremony was observed in Iran at FRWO’s Headquarters on Tuesday 16th June with the theme of “Food. Feed. Fibre Sustainable Production and Consumption”, with focus on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation humanity’s relentless production and consumption, with presence of representatives of inter

Jun 16 202017:56

FAO provides an innovative approach for detailed crop mapping of Urmia Lake basin

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FAO provides an innovative approach for detailed cropmapping of Urmia Lake basin As part of ongoingknowledge-loaded efforts led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) to help the Iranian policymakers in taking sound measuresto restore Urmia Lake, the Organization has partnered with Water Engineering ResearchInstitute of Tarbiat Modares University (WERI) to develop a pioneer reportfocused on providing a crop mapping for the Urmia Lake basin.Conducted in theframework o

Jun 14 202018:14

FAO delivers the first batch of desert locust control equipment to Iran

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FAO delivers the first batch of desert locust controlequipment to Iranwhite">FAO in the scheme of an emergency technical cooperation project,supplies necessary pesticide sprayers to Iran to assist the country in itseffort to control the unprecedented desert locust infestation.white">Tehran – As part of an ongoing support provided by the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations (FAO) to Iran for controlling desert locustinfestation, the first consignment of pest control equipm

May 31 202019:29

Iran Signs MOU with CYRDAP on Rural and Agricultural Development

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Hossein Shirzad, the deputy of the agriculture minister andchairman of the board of Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran(CORC), in a kick-off meeting with Tevita Taginavulau, the director-general ofCenter on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CYRDAP), saidCORC is ready and willing to cooperate with CYRDAP in the field of rural andagricultural development.Briefing the capacities and infrastructural facilities ofrural and agricultural cooperatives, Shirzad implie

Dec 17 201920:38

Iran-Brazil Cooperation in FAO Plant Genetic Resources Commission

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Iran-Brazil Cooperation in FAO Plant Genetic ResourcesCommission According to the information center of the Ministry ofJihad-Agriculture, quoted by the Public Relations of Research Organization, Dr.Kazem Khavazi emphasized the necessity of developing bilateral cooperation inagricultural research, while he was explaining the strategic axes ofcooperation between Iran and Brazil. Head of Agricultural Research, Education and PromotionOrganization of Iran, after referring to the multiplicity of its o

Nov 24 201916:21

Extending Iran-China Agricultural Cooperation: Minister of Jihad-Agriculture’s visit to China

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Mahmoud Hojjati, Minister of Jihad-Agriculture, hasmentioned that The relations between China and Iran are politically superior,and also economically these relations are expanding in various fields,including agriculture. According to theMinistry of Jihad-Agriculture Information center, quoted by IRNA, MahmoudHojjati, the minister of Jihad-Agriculture of the Islamic Republic of Iran,after a two-day trip to Mongolia, aimed at strengthening bilateral agriculturalrelations, he said China and Iran ha

Jul 27 201912:42

Forest Futures: Sustainable pathways for forests, landscapes and people in the Asia-Pacific region

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The demand of society on forests has continuously changed. Initially, forests were mainly seen as resources for timber. Overtime, the role of forests has expanded as our society expects various economic, social and environmental products and services from the forests. Forests now are seen as a component of broader landscapes. The interconnectedness of forests to other sectors has become much more understood. Also, there is a better appreciation of the environmental and cultural role of forests.

Jul 8 201915:29