FAO-Italy project seeks to head off future problems in the Nile Basin New information on agricultural water use will support better planning, prevent future food insecurity 27 October 2011, Rome/Kigali Rapid population growth and natural resource degradation in the Nile River Basin pose the risk of intensified hunger and poverty in the region and require […]

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Forests, potential solution in the fight against hunger. More attention to forest foods and services can improve food security in poor nations 26 October 2011, Rome The role of forests in providing timber and other wood products must not overshadow their important contribution to feeding many of the world’s poorest communities, a group of international forest […]

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Zidane and Ronaldo target hunger in annual all-star UN charity soccer match 26 September 2011 The soccer stars and United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane announced today that proceeds from the next UN all-star charity game will go to the world body’s continuing efforts to fight the food crisis in the Horn of […]

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