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Iranian sisters win at world painting competitions
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Two Iranian sisters won the first award of the FAO’s Painting Competition as well as the second place in the international painting competition of Istanbul in Turkey.
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FAO commemorates World Soil Day 2021
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held an event to commemorate World Soil Day.
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By: FAO Director-General QU Dongyu
FAO ready to follow up on UN Food System Summit
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics.
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Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme in Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Environment (DOE) partnered to bring together local, national and international stakeholders in a three-day workshop.
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FAO, Iran start joint plan to reinvigorate agri. innovation
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – FAO supports the establishment of an agricultural innovation lab in Iran to enhance the national capacity in generating novel approaches for tackling growing food and nutrition security challenges.
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UN warns 400,000 Yemeni children may starve to death in 2021
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – More than 2 million Yemeni children, under the age of 5, are expected to suffer acute malnutrition this year, which may lead to the death of 400,000 of those kids.
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FAO empowers Iranian farmers to improve water productivity
TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – FAO provides Iranian farmers with learning opportunities on handling low water productivity challenges, monitoring local water resources, and adopting an optimal cropping pattern, to increase farm-household income.
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7-year-old Iranian girl wins FAO poster contest for 2nd time
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iranian 7-year-old girl, Atrin Afshari Tavan, won the World Food Day 2020 Poster Contest for the second consecutive year.
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5 million Yemenis 'one step away from famine' in 2021: Report
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) –The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Sunday warned that five million Yemenis “will likely be living just one step away from famine in the upcoming year.”
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FAO supports Iranian experts in developing green projects
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – FAO provides another training opportunity for Iranian experts to scale up climate investment for the agricultural and rural development sectors.
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FAO ready to back Iran to ensure healthy biodiverse soils
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has expressed readiness to help Iran develop and adopt policies and programs to promote sustainable agricultural systems and nurture soil biodiversity.
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FAO, WHO warn on risks of antimicrobial resistance
TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – FAO and WHO warned over the risks of Antimicrobial Resistance and urged countries to prioritize infection prevention.
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FAO supporting Iran in fight against Desert Locust
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provides Islamic Republic of Iran with additional pesticide sprayers, backing the country in the fight against Desert Locust.
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FAO urges member states to take action on AMR in food chains
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on member countries to take action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in food chains.
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FAO starts project on improving Iran agro-rural capacities
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) started the implementation of a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) project to enhance the resilience of Iranian rural communities and agricultural systems.
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FAO, WHO recommend five steps to ensure food safety
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization have provided five steps to ensure food safety.
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FAO to equip Iranian experts with REWAS skills
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The FAO plans to equip Iranian experts with the requisite knowledge and skills to implement the advanced approach of Real Water Savings (REWAS) in the agriculture sector.
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Iran enjoys good food security: FAO rep.
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Gerold Bödeker, FAO Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran, told Mehr News Agency in an exclusive interview on the occasion of 'World Food Day' that Iran has good food security and food safety index.
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FAO warns over effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of FAO in an exceptional moment as countries around the world deal with the widespread effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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FAO backs Iran to:
Strengthen capacity of stakeholders on climate finance
TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – To provide an inclusive platform to address climate-related issues in Iran, FAO and DOE partnered to build the capacity of around 100 local, national, and international stakeholders to discuss climate finance.
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Iran discusses Covid-19 coop. at FAO Regional Conf.
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iran and near eastern countries discussed responses to COVID-19 and expanding mutual coordination during FAO Regional Conference.
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FAO urges fight against hunger,climate change in Asia-Pacific
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has pointed to the need to implement new ways to battle COVID-19 and malnutrition in Asia and the Pacific.
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In FAO conf.:
Iran, Asian nations discuss agri. challenges amid COVID-19
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) along with its 46 member nations, convened in a conference to address the immediate threats posed to the agriculture sector and rural development amid pandemic.
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By: QU Dongyu, Director General of FAO
Fighting two pandemics hand in hand in Asia and the Pacific
TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Ending hunger and poverty amid COVID-19 impacts will require leveraging agricultural technology, innovation and partnerships
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FAO supports Iran to strengthen national agricultural systems
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – FAO assists Iran to establish a country-specific agricultural drought monitoring system, enabling the national authorities to detect periods of water stress and forecast crop yields more accurately in the Urmia Lake basin.
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FAO supplies Iran with more desert locust equipment
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – FAO delivers two more consignments of desert locust control equipment and materials to Iran to further enhance national technical capacity to prevent and decrease the damages caused by this migratory pest.
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Hunger increases across world: FAO
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – The United Nations agencies say that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger, warning if recent trends continue, the number of people affected by hunger will surpass 840 million by 2030.
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Iran calls for regional coop. to deal with locust challenge
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Criticizing problems in bilateral cooperation to cope with the challenge of desert locust attacks, the Iranian Embassy's representative in Pakistan called for strengthening regional cooperation to deal with desert locust.
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FAO shares knowledge with Iran in Early Warning Action system
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – FAO, in collaboration with its national counterparts in Iran and Mongolia, facilitates the sharing of good practices and lessons learned in Disaster Risk Reduction and resilience-building between the two countries.
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FAO calls for more innovative policies in Asia-Pacific to ensure food security, nutrition in the wake of COVID-19
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific warns that the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 requires a greater coordinated response on many policy levels, particularly to ensure food and nutrition security of billions of people in the vast Asia-Pacific region.