Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, says FAO

24 november 2021 - 05:17:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks  [...] Full text...

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Severe drought grips Somalia

19 november 2021 - 23:05:10
Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...

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FAO, IGAD seek urgent action to mitigate impact of drought in Eastern Africa

18 november 2021 - 22:28:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Communities in the Eastern Africa region continue to experience a mix of shocks and stresses that [...] Full text...

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UN agencies back plan to ensure every child in need gets regular healthy meal in school by 2030

16 november 2021 - 20:56:25
NEW YORK, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly improve [...] Full text...

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Kenyan forestry owners set to receive payments for carbon sink projects

15 november 2021 - 14:36:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is to generate data on forest emissions i Kenya with [...] Full text...

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‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity

11 november 2021 - 06:54:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief

03 november 2021 - 06:30:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of [...] Full text...

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World leaders urged to prioritise action on water and climate

31 october 2021 - 10:03:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems

15 october 2021 - 07:12:10
New York, US (PANA) - World Food Day is not only a reminder to everyone on the planet of the importance [...] Full text...

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Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide - UN

08 october 2021 - 05:40:01
New York, US (PANA) - A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for  five people on average, often in some of the world’s most [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta names diplomat as Prime Minister

07 october 2021 - 12:20:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Wednesday appointed Mohamed Béavogui, Prime [...] Full text...

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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off

02 october 2021 - 06:03:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...

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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food

01 october 2021 - 13:41:21
Rome, Italy (PANA)  - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic caused ‘shocking’ inequalities: Human rights chief

29 september 2021 - 06:00:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report

22 september 2021 - 17:07:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, [...] Full text...

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FAO is “working against time” on climate change - Director-General emphasises

08 september 2021 - 15:30:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustainable agri-food systems are a "critical part of the actions and solutions" to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region

01 september 2021 - 13:24:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe

24 august 2021 - 13:57:03
Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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Conflict, COVID-19, climate crisis drive higher levels of acute food insecurity – new report

30 july 2021 - 14:44:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries [...] Full text...

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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO

27 july 2021 - 15:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...

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Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres

27 july 2021 - 07:46:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' tea sector facing competition from foreign producers

23 july 2021 - 09:05:52
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry Minister Maneesh Gobin on Friday said that the tea sector is facing competition from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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' High food prices making it hard for millions of families to get enough to eat'

09 july 2021 - 07:05:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with high food prices are making it hard [...] Full text...

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Sudan, FAO and WFP call for investment in agriculture

14 june 2021 - 17:42:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray

11 june 2021 - 05:28:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 103 new deaths

10 june 2021 - 09:19:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 103 deaths linked to the coronavirus and 2,102 new confirmed infections, causing the [...] Full text...

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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity

06 june 2021 - 10:42:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate  this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...

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UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’

05 june 2021 - 10:06:06
New York, US (PANA) - Heads of government, religious leaders, activists and artists joined the United Nations on Friday in [...] Full text...

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WHO,FAO mark World Food Safety Day June 7

04 june 2021 - 21:54:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Food Safety Day (WFSD), which falls on 7 June, aims to draw attention and inspire [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, Libyan health ministers hold working session

21 may 2021 - 15:58:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ways and means to strengthen cooperation in the field of health between Tunisia and Libya was [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for urgent aid to assist famine-hit Madagascar

21 may 2021 - 10:20:52
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With more than a million people facing hunger due to the devastating famine currently ravaging southern [...] Full text...

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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn 

12 may 2021 - 05:33:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...

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Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector, urges FAO chief

11 may 2021 - 06:24:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted [...] Full text...

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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa

26 april 2021 - 13:11:21
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) -  Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 107 deaths in one day

23 april 2021 - 21:22:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Health on Friday announced it recorded on 22 April 107 new deaths [...] Full text...

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African Union proposes industrial scale agro-processing to boost trade

21 april 2021 - 14:24:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union plans to facilitate supply chain improvements in Africa through the construction of [...] Full text...

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FAO, AU launch new framework to boost agricultural trade between African nations

16 april 2021 - 05:26:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the African Union (AU) Commission, launched a [...] Full text...

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New projects to help 30 developing countries tackle marine litter scourge

09 april 2021 - 06:10:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A UN-backed initiative aims to turn the tide on marine litter, in line with the global [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia beefs up control measures on the eve of Ramadan

08 april 2021 - 12:26:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced with a  deteriorating epidemiological situation of the Covid-19, Tunisian authorities have  extended the nightly curfew [...] Full text...

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IMF launches Climate Change Indicators Dashboard

08 april 2021 - 06:35:32
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesoday launched a new Climate Change Indicators Dashboard—an international statistical [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in Democratic Republic of Congo, warns UN agencies

07 april 2021 - 05:25:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 24 new deaths and 1,847 new cases in one day

01 april 2021 - 12:29:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced 24 coronavirus-related deaths had been recorded, bringing the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for urgent action to avert famine risk in 20 ‘hunger hotspots’

24 march 2021 - 05:29:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Famine is already on the doorstep of millions of families in 20 countries, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday in a [...] Full text...

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Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: FAO

19 march 2021 - 05:39:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food [...] Full text...

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Italy sets the stage for UN Food Systems Summit in July 2021

17 march 2021 - 16:42:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced Wednesday that the Pre-Summit gathering for the [...] Full text...

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New FAO project targets small Beninese farmers

14 march 2021 - 18:20:51
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the Beninese government and the International Fund for Agricultural [...] Full text...

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Congo aims shift to major on agricultural production from mining

03 march 2021 - 21:37:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Republic of Congo has decided to concentrate on building its agricultural sector to attain food [...] Full text...

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Libyan appointed Middle-East North Africa Permanent Representative to FAO

24 february 2021 - 23:41:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Abdelhakim Al-Waer has been appointed deputy Managing Director, Permanent Representative of the Middle-East and North [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic situation in Tunisia remains 'worrying' despite drop in deaths, infections

20 february 2021 - 14:19:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in recent days recorded the lowest deaths and infections of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it [...] Full text...

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Strengthen ‘One Health approach’ to prevent future pandemics – WHO chief

18 february 2021 - 05:27:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “intimate” linkages between the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, as zoonotic [...] Full text...

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‘Triple threat’ adds to long-standing crises menacing food security in Somalia – FAO

17 february 2021 - 18:07:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poor rainfall, flooding and desert locusts are contributing to extreme food insecurity in Somalia, threatening 2.6 [...] Full text...

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IFAD support to revitilize economic activities in Sahel region

13 february 2021 - 14:21:53
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - About one million rural people in the Sahel region will benefit from a new $180.4 million joint [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 51 new deaths

12 february 2021 - 08:55:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Wednesday recorded 51 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number to 7,429. A statement from [...] Full text...

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AfDB, FAO, South Sudan ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets

04 february 2021 - 14:11:51
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Situation in Tunisia "very serious", says spokesperson for Ministry of Health

23 january 2021 - 19:25:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Tunisian ministry of Health Saturday sounded the alarm in the face of [...] Full text...

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Funding shortfalls threaten East African locust operations - FAO

21 january 2021 - 13:59:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In an online briefing, FAO has warned partners that without additional financial resources for fuel, [...] Full text...

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Somalia's fisheries sector set for major expansion

21 january 2021 - 10:11:04
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A project to create new jobs in Somalia's fisheries industry has been launched with the aim [...] Full text...

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East African countries better prepared, but desert locust threat ‘not over’: FAO

20 january 2021 - 06:06:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected [...] Full text...

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'More than 14 million acutely food insecure in the Sahel'

19 january 2021 - 11:05:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 14 million people are acutely food insecure in the Sahel, twice as many [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian situation in Niger's Tillabéri region worsens due to rebel attacks - OCHA

18 january 2021 - 13:42:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Niger has sharply deteriorated, since the attack on Tchamo Bangou and [...] Full text...

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UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague

14 january 2021 - 05:30:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 59 new deaths recorded in Tunisia

13 january 2021 - 16:47:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 59 new Covid-19 deaths, against 1,553 new recoveries, the Tunisian Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia to accelerate acquisition of vaccine

12 january 2021 - 21:43:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As a result of the continuing deterioration of the health situation in the country, Tunisia Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers new record of 76 deaths in 24 hours

05 january 2021 - 21:31:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, Tuesday deplored the high rate of infection of the [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 epidemiological situation in Tunisia is worrisome, Prime Minister cautions

29 december 2020 - 14:39:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The epidemiological situation related to the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) remains dangerous in Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor (A UN feature)

25 december 2020 - 10:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 38 new deaths

23 december 2020 - 10:36:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health on Tuesday evening announced 38 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the death [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian authorities extend curfew, ban Christmas and New Year festivities

22 december 2020 - 22:40:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Madhi, Tuesday evening announced the extension of the curfew in [...] Full text...

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Fruits, vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres

22 december 2020 - 07:03:18
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting [...] Full text...

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Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger

18 december 2020 - 18:59:33
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...

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Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions in Horn of Africa: FAO

16 december 2020 - 11:52:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...

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IFAD joins partners to build resilience, boost development in the Sahel

10 december 2020 - 18:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Somaliland in slow recovery after cyclone Gati

09 december 2020 - 18:29:31
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) – Recovery from the cyclone Gati, which recently hit the coastal region of Somaliland, causing massive destruction [...] Full text...

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Aaaaaa Day of anger of the Health sector in Tunisia

08 december 2020 - 21:41:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Trade unions of public health professionals in Tunisia observed here Tuesday "a Day of National Anger" [...] Full text...

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Sackings in Health sector following accidental death of young doctor in Tunisia

06 december 2020 - 11:32:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, Saturday dismissed several health sector officials two days after [...] Full text...

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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO

03 december 2020 - 14:21:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia intends to acquire first batch of 6 million vaccines

02 december 2020 - 18:21:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister of Health Faouzi Mehdi announced on Wednesday that his department has initiated contacts with [...] Full text...

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Address water scarcity ‘immediately and boldly’, urges FAO chief

26 november 2020 - 20:39:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than three billion people live in agricultural areas with high levels of water shortage and [...] Full text...

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Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa, reports FAO

24 november 2020 - 15:09:45
Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa, reports FAO   Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The Desert Locust crisis which struck [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Gati displaces 70,000, leaves 8 dead in Somalia

24 november 2020 - 09:10:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Gati, which made landfall on 22 November in Puntland’s Bari region in Somalia, has [...] Full text...

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Kenya faces risk of second locust invasion, warns FAO

22 november 2020 - 15:14:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Sunday warned that Kenya faced an imminent second wave of [...] Full text...

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Guterres pledges support for sustainable industrial development in Africa

21 november 2020 - 07:36:30
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis was impacting Africa “well before the pandemic spread across the continent”, the [...] Full text...

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New desert locust swarms spreading across southern Somalia: FAO

20 november 2020 - 10:36:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Friday that large populations of Desert Locust in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 21 new deaths

12 november 2020 - 09:42:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 21 new deaths due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) and 1,529 new infections, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Infection rate is 100 patients/100,000 inhabitants in Tunisia – Minister

06 november 2020 - 22:00:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The infection rate to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Tunisia is 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, Tunisian minister [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $440,000 relief package for flood-hit Sudan, South Sudan

01 november 2020 - 12:44:59
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 [...] Full text...

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FAO emphasises women's role in African agriculture

29 october 2020 - 23:48:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women in Africa are the backbone of their households, communities and rural economies, as food producers, [...] Full text...

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FAO builds momentum for restoring forests as world enters key decade for ecosystems

29 october 2020 - 06:35:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is leading a push for the world to scale up efforts to [...] Full text...

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UN agencies stress urgent need to strengthen food systems as COVID-19 drives up numbers of hungry people

16 october 2020 - 18:58:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday joined its sister agencies in calling for global [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives Congo 500.000 USD for small cassava producers

14 october 2020 - 21:32:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide 500,000 US dollars to support a new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic constitutes ‘unprecedented challenge’ to health, social, economic conditions: UN agencies

14 october 2020 - 06:17:11
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a “dramatic loss” of human life but [...] Full text...

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Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs in September – FAO report

08 october 2020 - 12:51:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - While new forecasts for global cereal output, utilisation, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FAO calls for transformational change in management of forests and food systems

06 october 2020 - 12:46:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transformational change is needed in the way countries manage forests and their biodiversity, people  produce and [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’

23 september 2020 - 20:44:04
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...

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Red locusts invade Zambia

22 september 2020 - 13:36:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Agriculture Minister, Michael Katambo, has confirmed the invasion of red locusts in the country and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: FAO Regional Conference on Food Systems Transformation to kick off on Sept 21

19 september 2020 - 16:57:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - “Transforming Food Systems to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” is the theme of the 35th session of [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee

17 september 2020 - 09:47:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia in phase 3 of the spread of the pandemic

16 september 2020 - 16:51:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, told a press conference on Wednesday that Tunisia is [...] Full text...

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Football: Libya appoint Margini as new national team coach

14 september 2020 - 19:02:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has appointed Ali El Margini as new coach for Libya’s national [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Public procurement a powerful tool for sustainable development – UN report

08 september 2020 - 14:18:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments respond with unprecedented spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic, a new report released on [...] Full text...

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Congo, FAO organize workshop on use of pesticides

27 august 2020 - 18:13:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...

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Composition of new Tunisian government

25 august 2020 - 20:53:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president-elect of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, Monday unveiled the composition of his government at [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Thursday trading up

20 august 2020 - 22:52:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading up, with the BRVM 10 index rising [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s trading at Abidjan stock market

13 august 2020 - 23:18:45
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading up for the BRVM 10 index and [...] Full text...

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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)

11 august 2020 - 14:16:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...

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Deforestation has slowed down but still remains a concern - new UN report reveals

21 july 2020 - 18:23:28
New York, US (PANA) - Although some 178 million hectares of forest has been lost worldwide over the past three [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World’s poorest being pushed ‘closer to the abyss’ of famine due to pandemic, UN agencies warn

18 july 2020 - 05:37:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Hunger threatens to soar to devastating levels in 25 countries in the coming months due to [...] Full text...

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'A healthy diet must not be a luxury for Africans,' says Senior FAO Official

15 july 2020 - 14:54:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - “If swift action is not taken to reverse the hunger trend and make healthy diets accessible [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: ‘Country-driven’ approach needed to limit pandemic damage to food security

15 july 2020 - 06:10:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A ‘business as usual' approach is no longer an option, the head of the UN agriculture [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IFAD chief spots crucial partners to build a better post–pandemic world

14 july 2020 - 10:40:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  Indigenous peoples and their unique knowledge are essential to address the COVID-19 outbreak and to build [...] Full text...

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UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally

13 july 2020 - 20:36:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, FAO sign two technical cooperation deals

09 july 2020 - 22:05:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Sea Resources and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FAO grants US$ 400,000 to Mauritanian breeders and farmers

08 july 2020 - 15:55:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Fund (FAO) have signed an emergency [...] Full text...

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Data-driven advisory services are key for Africa’s agricultural development - AfDB

08 july 2020 - 14:37:13
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - What are some of the barriers preventing small farmers in Africa from adopting digital advisory [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Thursday trading down

25 june 2020 - 21:13:03
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading down

24 june 2020 - 21:15:18
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading down

17 june 2020 - 23:38:44
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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Tuesday trading at the Abidjan stock market

16 june 2020 - 21:58:35
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading up for the BRVM 10 index and [...] Full text...

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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...

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'Everyone has a role to play to ensure food safety': UN agencies

08 june 2020 - 06:27:03
New York, US (PANA) - Eating contaminated food has caused an estimated 600 million people in the world, or almost [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Thursday trading up

28 may 2020 - 22:52:19
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading up, with the BRVM 10 index rising [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading up

27 may 2020 - 22:59:57
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading up, with the BRVM 10 index rising [...] Full text...

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'FAO does not foresee a locust invasion in Libya'

24 may 2020 - 19:23:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says its forecasts valid until mid-June indicate that locusts [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti no longer coach of Libyan national football team

23 may 2020 - 16:36:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti announced Friday the end of his service as coach of the Libyan football [...] Full text...

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Shrinking forests need bold action to safeguard their biodiversity

22 may 2020 - 18:53:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amidst alarming rates of deforestation and land degradation, urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity [...] Full text...

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No locust threat in Tunisia, says Ministry of Agriculture

22 may 2020 - 10:11:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The locust situation in northwest Africa is currently not a cause for concern, Tunisia's Ministry of [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in Nigeria as COVID-19 cripples poultry, fish farming

16 may 2020 - 07:55:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In Nigeria, the COVID-19 outbreak is already taking its toll on all sectors of the economy, [...] Full text...

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African Development Institute to hold webinar on agricultural policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa

14 may 2020 - 19:06:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - On 18 and 19 May, 2020, the African Development Institute (ADI), together with the African [...] Full text...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO

12 may 2020 - 05:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...

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UN report rates Zimbabwe among top global food crises

28 april 2020 - 12:37:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A major deterioration in food insecurity is expected in Zimbabwe as a result of persisting economic [...] Full text...

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The EU’s global response to coronavirus: "supporting our partner countries – The Gambia included" - Ambassador Lajos

23 april 2020 - 23:18:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - European Union Ambassador to The Gambia Attila Lajos Thursday called for global cooperation to fight the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN Security Council urged to act fast as famines of ‘biblical proportion’ loom

22 april 2020 - 05:44:31
New York, US (PANA) - The world is not only facing “a global health pandemic but also a global humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Desert locust fight goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures

10 april 2020 - 07:13:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, [...] Full text...

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Libya: War, coronavirus and scare of food shortages among Libyans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

03 april 2020 - 00:05:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s decade of a deadly armed conflict and the 4 April Tripoli war have thrown the [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa

02 april 2020 - 10:35:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...

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UNAMID supports Sudan's combat of desert locusts

01 april 2020 - 17:33:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace keeping mission in Darfur has donated 10 off-road vehicles to the Sudanese Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading down

23 march 2020 - 23:36:13
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday, 23 March, 2020, trading down, with the BRVM [...] Full text...

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South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but intern'l support still key, says top UN official

05 march 2020 - 06:21:14
Ne York, US (PANA) - Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading down

04 march 2020 - 22:43:13
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Tuesday trading down

03 march 2020 - 23:06:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday, trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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Belgium gives 462,000 euros to aid fight against locusts in Africa

03 march 2020 - 11:54:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has released 462,000 euros to support the fight against locusts that have invaded several countries [...] Full text...

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ECCAS delegates meet in Brazzaville to discuss gender, agricultural action plan

28 february 2020 - 21:59:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Delegates from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met here Friday to validate the [...] Full text...

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Locust plague spells catastrophe for millions in East Africa, warns humanitarian charity

28 february 2020 - 05:15:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian charity has added its voice to warnings that grossly underfunded humanitarian responses across East [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading up

26 february 2020 - 22:38:07
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading up, with the BRVM rising from 132.73 [...] Full text...

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DRC, CAR establish common surveillance system at their border

26 february 2020 - 21:44:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and Central African Republic Wednesday agreed to establish a surveillance system to deal [...] Full text...

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Congo: Towards validation of action plan to accompany ECCAS women

26 february 2020 - 21:30:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Representatives of different departments of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and experts from [...] Full text...

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More funding needed to combat locust swarms ‘unprecedented in modern times’ - UN officials

26 february 2020 - 05:37:39
New York, US (PANA) - Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Germany to partner in technical skills tranfer

24 february 2020 - 15:54:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Germany are set to partner in the transfer of technical skills and education focusing [...] Full text...

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Rwanda bans import of tilapia fingerlings

22 february 2020 - 14:17:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has banned the importation of tilapia fingerlings after the detection in neighbouring countries of highly [...] Full text...

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Congo plans to implement two artisanal fisheries projects to increase production

13 february 2020 - 17:32:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to implement two projects - the construction of an artisanal fishing centre [...] Full text...

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IFAD grants CFAF 10 billion to Mali to support farmers' organizations

12 february 2020 - 17:13:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - IFAD has announced the availability of US$ 20 million, about 10 billion CFA francs, to support [...] Full text...

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Malian president visits Rome

11 february 2020 - 13:05:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who arrived in Rome on Monday for a three-day visit to [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for action now to prevent Desert Locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa

10 february 2020 - 21:30:29
New York, US (PANA)  -  With the rainy season fast approaching, countries in the Horn of Africa are in a [...] Full text...

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First Arab Peace and Justice Conference opens in Tunis

10 february 2020 - 17:18:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Arab conference on peace, justice and sustainable development opened on Monday in Tunis.   The two-day [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to mark 2nd World Pulses Day on Monday

09 february 2020 - 12:55:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 2nd World Pulses Day on 10 February 2020 in Réo, [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership

09 february 2020 - 02:20:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Thursday trading down

06 february 2020 - 22:53:46
Abidjan stock market closes Thursday trading down   Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading down, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches project to improve coral reef fisheries production for food security

06 february 2020 - 14:19:17
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritius on Thursday embarked on a project to enhance livelihoods, food security and maritime safety [...] Full text...

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WHO appeals for $675 million appeal to stop coronavirus as deaths rise

06 february 2020 - 06:29:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Wednesday for $675 million to boost [...] Full text...

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Sudan says efforts to combat desert locusts underway

30 january 2020 - 17:40:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan said it has spread an area of over 7,000 hectares in two states, north of [...] Full text...

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Wednesday trading at the Abidjan stock market

22 january 2020 - 21:24:01
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading down for the BRVM 10 index and [...] Full text...

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FAO raises red flags again about potentially destructive locusts in East Africa

21 january 2020 - 07:02:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading up

20 january 2020 - 22:06:52
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading up, with the BRVM rising from 139.12 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan state agencies intensify fight against desert locust outbreak

18 january 2020 - 12:58:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  A locust outbreak affecting 17 percent of the Kenyan territory is continuing to pose a major [...] Full text...

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Gabon to take up agricultural challenge through association of cultures

17 january 2020 - 21:10:12
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)  -  The Gabonese Ministry of Chemistry for Industry, Agriculture and Livestock Farming (GCIAE) Friday hosted a training [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading up

15 january 2020 - 22:51:08
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading up, with the BRVM rising from 136.36 [...] Full text...

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New report warns about severe desert locust outbreak across East Africa

15 january 2020 - 13:59:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A serious and widespread desert locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Tuesday trading down

14 january 2020 - 21:34:15
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading down, with the BRVM dropping from 137.07 [...] Full text...

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World Food Programme has been with Burundi for 52 years

14 january 2020 - 15:11:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Muldrow Beasley, on Tuesday wound up [...] Full text...

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Kenyan legislators raise red flag on impending desert locust invasion

31 december 2019 - 17:38:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Local leaders in northern Kenya on Tuesday raised the red flag over a looming locust invasion [...] Full text...

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Somalia desert locust outbreak threatens food security in Horn of Africa

18 december 2019 - 16:00:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia faces the worst Desert Locust outbreak in a quarter of a century with the risk [...] Full text...

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Training session on sustainable agriculture held at University of Ziguinchor, Senegal

12 december 2019 - 14:00:36
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The University of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal hosted a three-day training session on promoting sustainable agriculture [...] Full text...

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UN calls for urgent support to address rising humanitarian needs in Angola

09 december 2019 - 18:22:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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FAO scales up fight against Fall Armyworm

05 december 2019 - 07:12:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday launched a three-year Global Action for Fall [...] Full text...

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Congo hosts sub-regional meeting on forest governance

03 december 2019 - 14:19:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing a technical workshop in Brazzaville from December [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host FAO Regional Conference on improving water productivity in agriculture

29 november 2019 - 11:32:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A regional conference on improving water productivity in agriculture will be held from 4-6 December in [...] Full text...

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Gambian experts advance effort to promote nutrition

26 november 2019 - 23:15:49
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Nutrition experts in The Gambia Tuesday organized  a day’s forum to discuss the country’s  efforts to [...] Full text...

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CAF announces nominees for CAF Awards 2019

25 november 2019 - 05:23:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Sunday released the list of nominees [...] Full text...

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Securing seafood for the future (Opinion Piece by Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Member of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy)

19 november 2019 - 12:02:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Our dependence on the great, global ocean cannot be overstated. It sustains and benefits us all [...] Full text...

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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts

19 november 2019 - 12:02:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...

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(Update) Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading up

18 november 2019 - 23:13:03
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)   -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading up with the BRVM 10 index that [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading up

18 november 2019 - 23:07:00
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading up with the BRVM 10 index that [...] Full text...

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UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue

15 november 2019 - 06:18:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading down

11 november 2019 - 23:25:54
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading down, compared with the previous session, as [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Friday trading down

08 november 2019 - 21:59:05
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Friday trading down, compared with the previous session, as [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify

01 november 2019 - 06:30:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...

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UN to provide technical assistance to farmers in Southern Africa

28 october 2019 - 18:44:03
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says the international body’s different organs are [...] Full text...

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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

28 october 2019 - 07:03:11
New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...

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FAO holds first regional conference on improving water production in Middle East and North Africa

26 october 2019 - 12:20:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced here Friday it would hold its first regional [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti, new coach of Libyan national football team

25 october 2019 - 14:29:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Libyan Football Federation has signed a six-month renewable contract with Tunisia's Faouzi Benzarti to lead the [...] Full text...

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Angolan George Chicoti tipped to be elected Secretary General of ACP

25 october 2019 - 11:46:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola's ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, George Chicoti, who is running for the post [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Friday trading up

18 october 2019 - 23:15:46
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Friday trading up, compared with the previous session, as [...] Full text...

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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain

17 october 2019 - 13:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...

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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

17 october 2019 - 13:26:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...

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FAO, Danone team up to foster sustainable diets and food systems

17 october 2019 - 08:24:18
Rome, Italy (PANA)  -The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Danone have agreed to work together to improve global [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates international rural women, food days

16 october 2019 - 21:45:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The Malian minister of women, child and family promotion, Dr Diakité Aïssata Kassa Traoré, Tuesday presided [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading up

14 october 2019 - 23:00:31
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading up, compared with the previous session, with [...] Full text...

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Belgium grants 100,000 Euros to help women fight child malnutrition in Chad

10 october 2019 - 15:15:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has granted 100,000 euros to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to finance a [...] Full text...

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