FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 31 October 2015]

FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 31 October 2015]
http://www.fao.org/news/archive/news-by-date/2015/en/

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Homestead gardening brings hope as Lesotho seeks to adapt to climate change
In Lesotho, FAO is distributing a series of illustrated guides, in English and Sesotho, to encourage and facilitate the construction of homestead gardens. The gardens are easily built using locally available material and are specially designed to improve soil fertility and capture moisture. With minimum maintenance, they can provide vegetables all year round.
27-10-2015

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Vatican calls for urgent action on climate change and hunger
Hunger eradication and sustainable development will not be achieved if we do not take urgent action on climate change, said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, calling on the global community to put food security and agriculture at the center of the debates on climate change.
26-10-2015