FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 18 June 2016]
http://www.fao.org/news/archive/news-by-date/2016/en/

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17-06-2016
Partnership makes strides in promoting sustainable land management in Africa
Improved land management strategies and technologies being used across sub-Saharan Africa are helping protect the environment, boost agricultural productivity, strengthen livelihoods and enhance food security, according to a new study, published by NEPAD and its TerrAfrica partners, including FAO.

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Forest and farm producer organizations are drivers of sustainable global development
Forest and farm producer organizations are key players in meeting the world’s growing demand for food and forest products, improving the lives of rural communities, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That is the key take-away of a new FAO publication launched today at the European Development Days in Brussels, Belgium, taking place on 15-16 June.
16-06-2016

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FAO urges more efforts to address rural hunger and poverty, reduce migration pressure
“The migratory pressures causing major concern at a global level today result from war, conflict and political instability, but FAO also calls for adequate attention to be given to pressures associated with the very root causes of migration,” Graziano da Silva told participants at the European Development Days 2016 in Brussels.
15-06-2016

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FAO study identifies small fish with a big role to play feeding Africa’s drylands
Fish weighing as little as one gram could be crucial allies in the race to end hunger in some of the world’s most chronically poor and underfed regions, according to a new FAO report on fisheries in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa
14-06-2016