#GeneEditing represents an advance in precision & efficiency over other forms of plant and animal breeding, but ethical, regulatory & policy issues must be addressed.
Find a balanced discussion in our latest Issue Paper👇
📚bit.ly/3PKF7r5
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's State of Food and Agriculture 2022: Leveraging Automation in Agriculture for Transforming Agrifood Systems is now available in all 6⃣ 🇺🇳 languages
Download YOUR copy today👇
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Digital & automation solutions hold great promise for small-scale agricultural producers in low- and middle-income countries.
However, findings from 10 case study countries show that technologies are largely limited👉🏼doi.org/10.4060/cc2914
#Digital4Impact
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📢 #Elearning Course | Biosafety measures for olive oil value chain operators
This - course is designed to help operators in the olive oil sector meet growing consumer demand👉🏼 bit.ly/3eLfjg2
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🐛 To fight the destructive #FallArmyworm in Burkina Faso, trainers are using FAMEWS app for monitoring and early warning of the insect pest.
📲 Find out more: bit.ly/387jnDT
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The war in Ukraine has significantly disabilitated the grain storage capacities of Ukrainian farmers, severely impacting local and global food security.
See how distributed grain sleeves to farmers, to enable them to save and sell their produce even in times of conflict.
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About 35% of the world’s largest cities are built in drylands.
A new report says they must be turned into "green urban oases" to ensure they become both healthier places to live in and more resilient to #ClimateChange.
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Jeffrey Chimenya’s mindset about the potential of agriculture changed once he joined the Nyadanawo #FarmerFieldSchool, supported by .
Here's why he now knows he can have a thriving business as a farmer.
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Indigenous fishing practices embody culture, wisdom & respect for nature.
Respecting & valuing indigenous fisheries & their practices means protecting our ecosystems.
#IYAFA2022 #ArtisanalFisheriesAquaculture
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To build enabling policy environments for small-scale artisanal fishers, fish farmers & fish workers we must:
⚖️ include them in decision-making
📜 use traditional knowledge & voices to shape policies
📊 leverage data
What governments can do: bit.ly/3N38thO
#IYAFA2022
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“We have to act now. Right now, we have 828 million people that are going to bed hungry. When a kid is malnourished - that kid cannot be educated & cannot reach his full potential,” - at the #Scoring4theGoals
👉bit.ly/3WBo9Oh
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“One of the challenges countries face in leveraging innovations for sustainable agrifood systems is responding to diverse needs & ecological contexts of small-scale producers,”- said as she looks fwd to #FFA2023
👉bit.ly/3hyWUoI
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This issue paper discusses potential benefits & risks of #GeneEditing, in terms of consequences for human hunger & health, animal welfare, food safety, effects on environment, socioeconomic impact & distribution of benefits.
👉bit.ly/3jj2pbe
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Great pleasure to walk by side HH Sheikha Moza, & several distinguished Ladies.
Along promoting Education, we need to promote diversification of #Agrifood systems & household income sources. Diversification is healthier & can make healthy food affordable to all.
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What a day! Grateful to all the Global leaders, H.E @AminaJMohammed & partners who joined HH Sheikha Moza, to make this #SDGMoments campaign so successful. Take a look at our closing ceremony, incl. #WalkToZero, inspiring discussions & important announcements #Scoring4TheGoals
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It's my pleasure to join Sheikha Moza of & other inspiring speakers in addressing #SDGs Pavilion.
Football unites 🌍 in hope & passion. May ⚽ also unite us in actions to fight #hunger & #malnutrition
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"As we watch in this , we may notice a striker alone cannot score a goal ⚽. They need to work together w/ team members, coach & fans.
Similarly, believes #Scoring4theGoals to fight hunger & malnutrition requires team efforts from ALL of us" -
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🌎 Paralympians Sara Hamdi Masoud and Abdul Rahman Abdelqadir Fiqi
We are committed to working with you all until every child is in school, and working together to achieve all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
#Scoring4TheGoals #SDGs #SDG4
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We then heard motivating speeches from some of our distinguished guests 💬🌟 and found out where the incredible structures (of which our Pavilion is one), designed by Zaha Hadid, will be heading after the World Cup to provide shelter and a place for education for displaced people
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🌎 Hon Mr , SG of the
🌎 Members of the Doha community, incl. students from Assalam Schools and Universities
🌎 Ms ,
🌎 Mr , Olympic Athlete
🌎 Mr , UN Director of Outreach Division
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Inspiring words by HH #SheikhaMoza & DSG during the “Walk to Zero” & Scoring for the Goals
SDG. We all agreed that #Zerohunger & #ZeroOutOfSchool are key must-have to develop a more juste future for all & alleviate poverty & inequalities.
#Qatar
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As we watch each & every goal scored in this , we know that a striker alone cannot score a goal. They need to work together with all team members, coach & even fans. Zero-hunger needs you ALL. will deploy the best STI to accelerate achievements towards #SDG2.
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"We have to act now. Right now we have 828 million people that are going to bed hungry. When you have a kid that is malnourished that kid cannot be educated and cannot reach his full potential." ,
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“On #Scoring4TheGoals, the first goal needs to be on education. Because it does pull in all the other goals and ensures we get to 2030 with the ambition for future generations.” , Deputy Secretary General of the speaking at our Closing Ceremony 👏🏽👏🏽
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Join today live from #Doha.
She will discuss how #education #science #technology & #innovation will accelerate the world to 'score' ⚽for the #SDGs especially Goal 2: #ZeroHunger
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Join EAA and our special guests this afternoon at the FIFA Fan Festival for the #WalkToZero. We're committing to the 3 Zeros: Zero Hunger 
Zero out-of-school-children and Immunizing zero-dose children Are you? youtu.be/rZyEgPLa9DY
#ActNow #SDGs #Scoring4TheGoals
Zero out-of-school-children and Immunizing zero-dose children Are you? youtu.be/rZyEgPLa9DY
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"The world needs to produce more with less, with more quantity, higher quality & more food diversity, but with less inputs & less impacts on the environment.
The only solution is science & #innovation"
Great article by
theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/s
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As custodian for 21 #SDGs indicators, helps countries in building their capacity to produce & use SDG indicators to inform policymaking.
See how an FAO #FlexibleFunding Mechanism programme is increasing the availability & quality of statistics👉 bit.ly/393YnyK
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Happy to share my op-ed on #agrifood system transformation to boost biodiversity sdg.iisd.org/commentary/gue
#COP15
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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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Did you know that, among other benefits, transitioning to a sustainable & circular bioeconomy can help to mitigate & adapt to #ClimateChange?
Learn more about the impacts of #bioeconomy on the #ClimateCrisis & our agrifood systems 👉 bit.ly/3E9c6zO
#COP15
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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!
#SaveOurOcean #COP15
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👩🌾👨🌾Farming pulses offers youth a chance to make agriculture more sustainable & nutrition-sensitive.
Pulses can help us shape a better future of food for all👇
#LovePulses
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🆕 #FAOSTAT data tool explores where the “food dollar” goes.
Through different stages of the agrifood value chain, the Food Value Chain domain analyzes resource flows beyond the farm sector.
via 👉 ow.ly/nx7b50LOA8M
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"Producing more with less has never been so imperative," argues , 's Chief Scientist.
To Elouafi the way to get there is clear: science and innovation. Read her take on how governments can embrace the scientific revolution underway.
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🟡 The 🆕 Statistical Yearbook World Food & Agriculture 2022 is out!
It comprises data covering themes from ag employment, agrifood trade, fertilizer & pesticide use around the world as well as environmental & climate factors.
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The future of agrifood systems & the future of our environment are intertwined.
Now is the time to bring about transformative change – let’s make our actions count!
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5⃣ Preserving agricultural heritage & surrounding environments
For 20 years, has recognised #AgriculturaHeritage sites that combine remarkable landscapes with traditional knowledge of resilient & sustainable management of land & natural resources.
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Black soils are among the most fertile soils in the world and are therefore paramount for mitigation & adaptation to #ClimateChange.
But this black treasure is under threat.
Read the first-ever global assessment👉🏼 doi.org/10.4060/cc3124
#Soils4Nutrition
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The #RotterdamConvention provides a first line of defense against hazardous chemicals & pesticides in international trade, technical assistance for capacity-building & policy-making.
Check out the new interactive map & the 📘 resource kit 👉bit.ly/3U1Pasf
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📢Global AgriInno Challenge Pitch Event 2022!
8 teams will pitch their solutions to judges from
, , Green Leaf Venture & Bureau of Agriculture & Rural Affairs of Hangzhou
🗓️Dec 16
🕐13:00 CET
👉🏼Register fao.zoom.us/webinar/regist
#DigitalAgriculture #AgInnovation
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📢Participate in the upcoming webinar on:
Soil conservation practices to reduce soil erosion
📅 13 December
🕙10 AM CET
🗣️ Language: English and Chinese
📲 Register: bit.ly/3Per6lo
#WorldSoilDay #SoilErosion #soilconservation
#AgInnovation #ANDZOA
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