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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.
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Displaying 976 - 980 of 5074Nkosi Market: TREEHOUSING International Wood Design Competition poster
The Nksoi Market design holistically addresses the potential of forestry, materiality, and architectural space beyond metrics of measurement and encourages better forest management for higher yields, healthier forest ecologies, and the greater long term sequestration of carbon..
State of the World's Forests 2016 (SOFO)
Forests and trees support sustainable agriculture. They stabilize soils and climate, regulate water flows, give shade and shelter, and provide a habitat for pollinators and the natural predators of agricultural pests. They also contribute to the food security of hundreds of millions of people, for whom they are important sources of food, energy and income. Yet, agriculture remains the major driver of deforestation globally, and agricultural, forestry and land policies are often at odds.
Review of implementation of the multi-year programme of work and draft strategic plan for the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2018-2027)
Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/WG-PGR-8/16/6
Session: Sess. 8
Forest and Landscape Restoration
Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/12
Session: Sess. 20
Banner: Integrating Sustainable Forestry and Agriculture for Improved Food Security and Nutrition
The banner will be used at the FO publication exhibit at the Committee on World Food Security 43rd Session Information MarketPlace (FAO HQ, 17–21 October 2016).