Greater international cooperation is needed to prevent unsafe food from causing ill health and hampering progress towards sustainable development, world leaders said at the opening session of First International Food Safety Conference in Addis Ababa
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FAO Director-General honoured for contribution to Africa’s zero hunger vision
The African Union (AU) has awarded FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva with a special certificate of recognition for his contribution towards the eradication of hunger in Africa and the sustainable development of the continent’s agriculture sectors
fairtrade launches agrofood Algeria 2019
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Agritech Expo Zambia all set to return in April
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Fighting malnutrition in the eastern Mediterranean region
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is holding an inter-country consultative meeting for nutrition focal points from 22-24 January 2019, in collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), UNICEF and the World Food Programme