FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 21 March 2015]
http://www.fao.org/news/archive/news-by-date/2015/en/

Vanuatu: Early reports suggest vast majority of crops destroyed
Strong winds, heavy rains and floods resulting from Tropical Cyclone Pam have caused extensive damage to agriculture throughout Vanuatu, including the main food and export crops, livestock, and fisheries infrastructure, FAO said today.
20-03-2015

Carbon emissions from forests down by 25% between 2001-2015
Total carbon emissions from forests decreased by more than 25 percent between 2001 and 2015, mainly due to a slowdown in global deforestation rates, according to new estimates published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization today.
20-03-2015

Digital certificates to boost controls over spread of plant pests and diseases
e-Phyto is designed to eventually replace paper certificates entirely. Envisaged at its heart is a central hub, which will receive on a voluntary basis certificates from National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) in exporting countries and makes them available to the NPPOs of importing countries.
19-03-2015

FAO boosts food security efforts in countries affected by Syria crisis
FAO is scaling up its support to Jordan and other countries in the region affected by the humanitarian crisis in Syria that has entered its fifth year.
17-03-2015

Agriculture bears major brunt of disaster impacts, new report says
Nearly a quarter of damages wrought by natural disasters on the developing world are borne by agriculture according to initial results from a new FAO study released at the UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction.
17-03-2015

Keeping plant pests and diseases at bay: experts focus on global measures
The annual meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures, the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention, brings together senior plant health specialists from the 181 member countries. The purpose of the standards is to minimize the risks of plant pests circulating across borders and regions in the increasingly vast context of global trade.
16-03-2015

Emirates’ date palm oases recognized as agricultural heritage sites
Two date palm oases in the United Arab Emirates have joined a growing number of ecosystems that are formally recognized by FAO for their importance as repositories of genetic resources, biodiversity and cultural heritage.
15-03-2015