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Tools for Good Water Management in Lake Chad
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WFP launches food assistance for Ebola-affected people in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Estonia is making public transport free
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FAO kicks off project aimed at tackling land degradation in Ukraine
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Boosting food quality and safety through local procurement in Nigeria
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What Mangoes in Kenya Can Teach Us About Food Loss
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UK launches new research and innovation hub to tackle scourge of plastic in our seas and oceans
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“Layering” climate smart rice-wheat farming practices in India boosts benefits
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Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project awarded the first ever Climate Smart Agriculture Project of the Year 2018
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Indian agriculture at a crossroads: Smart solutions towards doubling farmers’ incomes
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Climate-smart Farming in Colombia’s Last Agricultural Frontier
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EU proposes 25% ‘climate quota’ in new long-term budget
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Climate-Smart Villages launch in Myanmar
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Restoring the livelihoods and food supply of farming and fishing families in the Philippines
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China is going green. Here's how
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Serbia starts to embrace clean energy
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UN agency launches appeal to reach over 340,000 with assistance in crisis-struck Ukraine
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FAO assists at-risk farmers during the dry season in northeastern Nigeria
About 1.8 million people, mainly from rural... Read More »
Youth leaders from G7 countries convene in Ottawa for Y7 summit
The Y7 Summit, a meeting of youth delegates... Read More »
How drought is making life harder in southern Mauritania
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FAO Egypt launches water management and irrigation project in collaboration with MWRI and MALR
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Yemen Plan of Action 2018-2020
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Reaching for the SDGs: the untapped potential of Tanzania’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector
A new report by the World Bank, ‘Reaching For... Read More »
Investing in female entrepreneurs and dairy farming
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Cape Town’s crisis shows us the real cost of water
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It’s time to clean India’s polluted rivers. Here’s how we can do it
Just a few decades ago, Indians across the... Read More »
Humanitarian Crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo Will Worsen Without Political Transition, End to Violence, Speakers Warn Security Council
The Security Council turned its attention this... Read More »
Conference Agrees Research Agenda to Better Understand Climate Change Impacts on Cities
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Nigeria, 36 others need help on food security, says FAO
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Britain needs to go on a diet, says top health official
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Norway Is Investing $13 Million To Upgrade Doomsday Seed Vault
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Nearly two-thirds of the population in South Sudan at risk of rising hunger
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Bolivia's indigenous women cope with climate change
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China has built the ‘world’s largest air purifier’ to battle smog
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Road map for Sustainable Development Goals
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GHI targets chronic malnutrition in Guatemala
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Government of Canada provides new funding to protect whales through the Oceans Protection Plan
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climate-smart agricultural initiatives set to scale in India
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EU will only make trade deals with nations that ratify Paris climate agreement
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Nigeria’s biosafety agency, activist clash over safety of GMOs
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Poverty ministry encourages communities to establish backyard gardens
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Hunger continues to intensify in conflict zones, UN agencies report to Security Council
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