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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.