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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.

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.

FAO scales up tech assistance to Iran on desert locust infestation

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – As desert locust infestations in East Africa and South-West Asia have intensified in recent months, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has provided an additional USD 200 000 to further strengthen Iran’s technical capacity to control Desert Locust.

Coronavirus may disrupt food supply chains, vulnerable households to feel worst impact: FAO

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – While the full impact of COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus that causes it on food security and agricultural food systems is still unfolding, it is clear that this outbreak will have significant negative effects on people all along the food supply chain, says a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

FAO offers emergency fund to strengthen Iran’s capacity to control desert locust

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – In the light of the worst desert locust outbreak in 25 years across East Africa and South-West Asia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Iran’s Plant Protection Organization (PPO) signed an emergency Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) project to enhance the country’s technical capacity for early warning, monitoring and management of desert locust.

Locust outbreak in 4 Iranian provinces probable: official

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The Spokesperson of Iran Plant Protection Organization informed on Wednesday that, as predicted by Iran and FAO, four Iranian provinces may face locust outbreak in next few months.

FAO extends its support, advice in addressing COVID-19 outbreak

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Since late December 2019, after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in China, as of today, the virus has spread to 66 other countries across the world.

Asia-Pacific region needs better data to assure progress in agricultural systems: FAO

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urges its member countries for an acceleration in improvements to agricultural data gathering and monitoring to ensure the targets set out by the United Nations to achieve sustainable development are accurately reported in the world’s biggest region – Asia and the Pacific.

FAO Food Price Index rises for fourth consecutive month, with prices of most commonly-traded food commodities up

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – World food prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January.

FAO, ULRP, IRIMO conducted drought vulnerability, impact assessment in Urmia Lake basin

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – The initial findings of a drought vulnerability and impact assessment in the Urmia Lake basin conducted to help the implementation of an integrated drought management system in the region have been further re-examined and validated by FAO and Iranian experts at Tehran.

FAO, WFP support Afghan refugees residing in Iran to initiate alternative livelihoods

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Through a joint livelihood improvement programme, FAO and WFP train and empower Afghan refugees to run a newly constructed greenhouse in Mohajerin Semnan Settlement.

FAO funds project to increase resilience of Iranian communities against climate change and natural hazards

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Water and Soil of Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture Jahad (MAJ) allied on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 and signed a project agreement to cooperate on the improvement of food and nutrition security of flood-affected agricultural communities in the Country.

FAO, Iran Fisheries Organization ink agreement on sustainable development of marine cage culture

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) announced a new project that will strengthen national capacity for sustainable management and development of marine cage culture – the farming of fish inside net-cages in the marine environment.