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President of the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Kanayo F. Nwanze (on screen), addresses the agency’s annual Governing Council in Rome.
IFAD

UN agency urges focus on rural development to 'break the chain of desperation'

18 February 2016
Recognizing that rural development plays a fundamental role in stabilizing communities and reducing migration and conflict, senior government officials have renewed their commitment at a United Nations conference in Rome to invest in smallholder agriculture and reduce poverty in developing countries.
Example of good fertile earth that has dried and cracked from lack of rain.
FAO/Jeanette Van Acker

On Day to Combat Desertification, UN urges action to protect ‘every hectare’ of arable land

17 June 2015
Land is a renewable resource, but only if investments are made in land degradation neutrality, which has been proposed as an element of the post-2015 development agenda, today said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
Chinese Jasmine tea tasting. Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Steering and Scientific Committee meeting, FAO headquarters.
FAO/Alessandra Benedetti

UN agency honours traditional farming sites in China, Iran, Republic of Korea

1 May 2014
The birthplace of jasmine tea and a nearly 3,000 year old irrigation system are among the traditional farming sites designated “globally important” land use systems or landscapes by the United Nations food and agricultural agency, it was announced today.
Food gardens promote inclusion, teach sustainability, and offer a space where the youth can meet, learn, share and build social capital.
FAO/Olivier Asselin

Africa youth gardens open opportunities to decent jobs, dignified life – UN agency

18 February 2014
Family farming is an important path for inclusion for millions of poor rural communities, and is of special importance for women and for youth, the head of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has said, hailing the expansion of a youth gardening project in Africa as a vital way to promote nutrition and sustainability, as well as inclusivity.
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva.
FAO/Kennedy Oryema

New tools, farmer training could revolutionize pesticide management in West Africa - UN

17 February 2014
Field schools that train farmers in alternative methods of pest control have succeeded in nearly eliminating the use of toxic pesticides by a community of cotton growers in Mali, according to a new study out today based on a project led by the UN Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO).
A rice farmer in China uses slurry, the by-product of biogas production, as organic fertilizer

Integrating food and energy crops can help reduce poverty, new UN study finds

17 February 2011
Farming systems that combine crops that can be used for food and fuel can help reduce poverty and boost food and energy security, says a new report published today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Farmers can contribute to mitigate global emissions

War against hunger, global warming can be won on farmlands – UN report

5 November 2009
The world’s farmlands can be the frontline for the fight against the impact of climate change and the battle to feed the mounting global population, according to a new report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today.
Conflict-affected farmer cuts cassava in Burundi

Belgium to donate $7 million to UN agency to aid poor African farmers

15 April 2009
Poor farmers in four African countries are set to receive $6.6 million in emergency assistance funding from Belgium, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today.

UN-sponsored global pastoralist talks begin in Ethiopian bush

14 July 2006
From the far reaches of the earth, over 300 pastoralists are meeting this week in the Ethiopian woodlands to exchange tips and lobby for change at a six-day event sponsored by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Donors should buoy creativity of rural poor, speakers tell UN agriculture meeting

16 February 2006
By tapping into the creativity and innovation of rural farmers, development agencies can more effectively improve the lives of the rural poor, said officials gathered at an annual meeting of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome this week.