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Odisha government plans Rs 734 crore international loan for PVTG development
1 week, 5 days ago

Odisha government plans Rs 734 crore international loan for PVTG development

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government is planning to take another loan of Rs 734.86 crore from International Fund for Agriculture Development to implement the second phase of Odisha PVTG Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Programme. Aimed at supporting these vulnerable tribal communities, the government has decided to scale up the OPELIP model in the newly-identified 1,138 PVTG villages. While the project implementation …

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The world needs to stop taking water for granted
1 year, 2 months ago

The world needs to stop taking water for granted

The Hindu  

The theme for World Food Day this year — ‘Water is Life, Water is Food’ — calls for urgent action in managing water wisely. With less than seven years left to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the United Nations World Food Programme — …

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Investing more in food system transformations to feed the world
1 year, 4 months ago

Investing more in food system transformations to feed the world

China Daily  

Farmers harvest rice in Rizhao, Shandong province. Back in 2021, the United Nations Food Systems Summit committed to accelerate and deepen the transformative power of food systems for achieving the SDGs. Once again, at the Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment concluded this week, the global community came together to speak about the urgency of transforming food systems globally, for …

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UN Talks Seek to Fix 'Broken' Global Food System
1 year, 4 months ago

UN Talks Seek to Fix 'Broken' Global Food System

News 18  

A three-day United Nations summit opened in Rome on Monday aimed at tackling a “broken” global food system where millions are starving, two billion are overweight or obese and the planet is suffering. The food systems summit comes amid growing food insecurity around the world, with UN agencies warning of an increasing number of people suffering from chronic hunger. “Global …

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国际农业发展基金代表：中非农业合作让双方共同受益
2 years, 8 months ago

国际农业发展基金代表：中非农业合作让双方共同受益

China Daily  

国际农业发展基金代表贝诺特·蒂埃里和马泰奥·马尔基西奥认为，非洲可以从中国的农村发展经验中获益良多。20年来，国际农业发展基金、中国和非洲一直在开展南南合作项目，促进了中非之间的知识、技术和发展解决方案交流。 Aerial photo taken on July 20, 2021 shows a harvester reaping rice in the field in Baishizhai village, Shouyan township, Daoxian county of Yongzhou city, Central China's Hunan province. The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in Dakar, Senegal, in November marked China's new commitment to Africa for the next three years on the theme …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | March 17, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | March 17, 2022

The Hindu  

Kremlin, on Thursday, rejected the U.N.’s top court’s ruling that ordered Russia to immediately suspend military operations in Kyiv. “Dear Mr Scholz, tear down this Wall,” he implored German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, evoking US President Ronald Reagan’s Cold War appeal in Berlin.-AFP Ukraine Putin should be recognised as war criminal, Ukrainian defence minister tells EU Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov …

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Millions of tonnes of Ukrainian wheat at risk as war rages in 'Europe's breadbasket'
2 years, 9 months ago

Millions of tonnes of Ukrainian wheat at risk as war rages in 'Europe's breadbasket'

ABC  

More than 10 million tonnes of wheat in Ukraine could be lost in the coming weeks if conflict-affected grain farmers are unable to fertilise their crops, according to market analysts. Key points: There are fears war in Ukraine will prevent farmers from applying essential fertiliser to their wheat crops Ukraine is one of the world's largest exporters of wheat There …

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IFAD Representative in China: Reducing food waste has global impact
3 years, 3 months ago

IFAD Representative in China: Reducing food waste has global impact

China Daily  

Matteo Marchisio, International Fund for Agricultural Development Representative in China, is interviewed by China Daily at the International Conference on Food Loss and Waste on Sept 10. The conference on food loss and waste is precisely the window for Jinan to open up to the world, said Matteo Marchisio, International Fund for Agricultural Development Representative in China, during an exclusive …

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Rural revitalization can prevent poverty relapse
3 years, 6 months ago

Rural revitalization can prevent poverty relapse

China Daily  

A farmer harvests grapes in Gelongshan village, Huaying, Sichuan province, where incomes have been rising because of a government-lead vineyard program. Among the objectives and priorities of the 14th Five-Year Plan is advancing "rural revitalization", a concept coined by President Xi Jinping during the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2017. China's focus on rural revitalization …

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Rural revitalization can prevent poverty relapse
3 years, 9 months ago

Rural revitalization can prevent poverty relapse

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY The Government Work Report Premier Li Keqiang presented on the opening day of the annual session of the National People's Congress is especially significant in that it not only reviews the government's work in 2020 and lays out the main tasks for 2021, but also provides an account of the achievements during the 13th Five-Year Plan period …

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The road to zero hunger by 2030
4 years, 2 months ago

The road to zero hunger by 2030

The Hindu  

Food is the essence of life and the bedrock of our cultures and communities. This World Food Day, we — the food agencies of the United Nations — pledge to work together to end hunger, eradicate food insecurity and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2. Malnutrition, anaemia But the focus on food during the COVID-19 containment measures has also brought out …

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