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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

FAO celebrates world day to combat desertification and drought 2020

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – The Representation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran commemorates World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2020, highlighting the importance of promoting sustainable production and consumption.

Desert locust to fuel hunger in Asia, Pacific: FAO

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns multiple impacts of COVID-19 and desert locust will fuel hunger in Asia and the Pacific.

FAO delivers 1st batch of desert locust control equipment to Iran

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – In a statement, FAO announced that in the scheme of an emergency technical cooperation project it has supplied necessary pesticide sprayers to Iran to assist the country in its effort to control the unprecedented desert locust infestation.