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FAO in Africa
@FAOAfrica
News & updates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Africa. Follow and .
Accra, Ghanafao.org/africaJoined November 2011

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Reducing food waste is something each & every one of us can do to help: 🍜fight food insecurity 🌎protect precious resources 👣reduce our carbon footprint 💰save money & energy 🦹consume more consciously Do your part to make #NotWasting a way of life!
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When rural women have access to resources, services and opportunities, they become a driving force against hunger, malnutrition and rural poverty.
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Today's key challenge is how to increase production to meet the growing demand for food, feed, and bioenergy while conserving biodiversity and reducing the pressure on natural resources and ecosystems.
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Sustainable gastronomy can help us to take care of our one & only planet. 4 ways to practice sustainable gastronomy: 1 Buy from small-scale, local producers 2 Try local foods 3 Cook a traditional recipe with local ingredients 4 Say no to #FoodWaste #ClimateAction
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Family farming preserves traditional food products while contributing balanced diet and safeguarding the world's agro-biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources.
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🧐 Did you know? On Earth, there are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, 18 are essential to plants and 15 of them are supplied by soils! Soil health & fertility have a direct influence on the nutrient content of food crops 🌱 #Soils4Nutrition
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Maintaining #biodiversity means: 🐛Healthy ecosystems 🧑‍🌾Resilient rural livelihoods 🥕Nutritious food Our future of food depends on it. Here are just 5 benefits 👇
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Agroecology can help 👇 🌱Build resilient livelihoods 🌱Safeguard biodiversity 🌱Boost nutrition 🌱Sustainably manage the planet’s natural resources 🌱Respond to climate change Learn how 👉 bit.ly/38xjLI0
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Join us tomorrow for this special event, with: 🐟Madagascar's Tsimanaoraty Paubert Mahatante 🐟Liberia's 🐟Okeloh W’Namadoa Silvano 🐟 🐟 IYAFA 🐟 LEA-FAO #IYAFA2022 Register 👇🏿
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📌 SAVE THE DATE @FAOAfrica will be hosting a closing event for the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) in Africa. 📅 20 December 2022 ⏲️ 10:00 AM GMT Click on the link to register 👉 bit.ly/3hd6hdz #IYAFA2022
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Family farms produce more than 80 percent of the world’s food in value terms, confirming family farming’s central importance in world food security today and for future generations.
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As consumers, we can all contribute to reducing the amounts of food waste that go to landfills, by changing our attitudes and behaviours toward reducing food waste in our homes. 👉 Each one of us can make a difference.
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Congratulations to our winner from Africa!
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🎉 Congratulations to the winners of #WorldFoodDay 2022 Poster Contest! A big, heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated! 🎨We received thousands of incredible entries and here are the jury's top picks! Check out all the winners here 👉bit.ly/3WjjoIU
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Women play a crucial role in fisheries and aquaculture. Empowering them can 🐟 boost production 📉 reduce poverty 🍲enhance food security Empowering women in the sector can make a difference to millions 👨 #IYAFA2022
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There is no without its employees or their passion to ensure no one is left behind. Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Employee Awards. Thank you for your tireless efforts to deliver on FAO's mandate & for contributing to this year's extraordinary achievements.
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Congratulations to us 👏 👏👏
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Congratulations @FAOAfrica Team for winning the One FAO Team Award 2022! We appreciate the recognition for our collective extraordinary efforts in an extraordinary FAO year 2022. So proud of leading this dynamic team. Let's keep the momentum for the 2023 Year of Excellence!
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🌊 Our oceans, rivers & lakes have the potential to feed the world. 🌍But only if their valuable resources are managed responsibly & sustainably. We need a #BlueTransformation to ensure that our aquatic food systems thrive!
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Obtaining a quality education is crucial to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. Yet millions of children in rural communities are trapped in child labour, while the average out-of-school rate worldwide is twice as high in rural areas compared with urban areas.
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Food security and a healthy agricultural sector can play a critical role in preventing conflict and distress migration, and in building peace. 👉 In many countries, disasters or political instability have resulted in protracted crises and food shortages.
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