FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 10 October 2015]
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First global food and agriculture plant genetics data library gets go-ahead
The agreement to proceed with the proposal for a Global Information System (GLIS) from the FAO-based seed treaty came during a week-long meeting of the 6th biennial Governing Body that ended in Rome on October 9.
9-10-2015

FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries celebrates 20-year anniversary
Twenty years after its birth, FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries shared a moment in the limelight with ministers, researchers and leaders in the fisheries industry at the first International Fisheries Stakeholders Forum that opened in Vigo, Spain, today.
8-10-2015

Genetic makeup of thousands of rice varieties placed in global seed data pool
The Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Treaty (ITPGRFA) made the announcement at the 6th session of the Governing Body of the FAO-based 136-member nation plant treaty that is being held in Rome this week.
7-10-2015

South Sudan: FAO air operation delivers agriculture aid to hard-to-access areas
FAO’s rapid response operation in conflict-torn South Sudan has delivered livelihood assistance to 60,000 food-insecure households in hard-to-reach areas of northern Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile States, where food stocks are running out and most families have been unable to produce food this year.
5-10-2015