Author: Sarthak Gosh
Resources to fund a 12-month emergency project beginning January 2023 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) receives notice of additional funding of more than $1.85 million from the Government of Japan to improve access and availability of nutritious food for vulnerable and food-insecure smallholder households in Afghanistan as well as protect their livestock. The resources will fund a 12-month emergency project beginning January 2023. It will support 42,700 people from Kapisa province (Hissa-e-Awali, Kohistan and Nijrab districts) and Panjshir province (Rukha and Darah districts) who are food insecure and depend on livestock and poultry as source…
IUCN and FAO selected as lead agencies for the Global Environment Facility’s Indo-Malay Critical Forest Biome Integrated Programme The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will lead the Indo-Malaya Critical Forest Biome Integrated Programme of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This flagship GEF programme will support countries in conserving globally critical intact forest landscapes through interventions inside and outside protected areas. The Indo-Malaya Critical Forest Biome Integrated Program will be open to Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The region’s 63…
The additional funding was provided in response to a sharp deterioration in food security conditions in Yemen. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed an additional $150 million multi-agency contribution provided by the World Bank to scale up restoration of rural livelihoods, boost household food production and provide emergency assistance to vulnerable households in Yemen. Since 2021, the $127 million Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project (FSRRP) has been jointly implemented by FAO, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is…
Strengthening Singapore’s Egg Supply Resilience through various MoUs The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has accredited Brunei Darussalam (“Brunei”) as a new source to export hen shell eggs to Singapore. This was announced by Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu during her visit to Golden Chick Livestock Farm Sdn Bhd in Brunei on 13 December 2022. Golden Chick Livestock Farm is the first Bruneian farm to export eggs to Singapore. This brings the number of countries and regions accredited to export hen shell eggs to Singapore to 17, up from 12 in 2019. Singapore and Brunei share long-standing and…
The first results of the Index officially unveiled in Hechi city The Xinhua-Hechi Sericulture Industry High-quality Development index, jointly compiled by China Economic Information Service (CEIS) and Hechi Municipal People’s Government, aims to integrate the sericulture industry with digital indicators, quantitatively evaluate the development achievements, and lead the industrial innovation and development, helping Hechi to better tell the story of China’s “New Silk City”. China is a development highland of sericulture industry in the world, and Hechi city has already become the most active area of sericulture development in China’s Guangxi, one of the sericulture centres in China, said Wang…
To support shifts towards sustainable nature-positive production and efficient value chains for crops, commodities, livestock, and aquaculture The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) lead the Food Systems Integrated Programme of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The programme will direct an estimated $230 million – to be complemented by additional co-financing – in project grants to support countries to transform their agrifood systems to be more sustainable and to deliver global environmental benefits in conserving biodiversity, combatting land degradation, mitigating and adapting to climate change and contributing to national…
Singapore Food Agency, NUS, TLL and seven industry partners to develop AquaPolis programme The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), National University of Singapore (NUS), Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), and seven industry partners [Barramundi Group (BG), Blue Aqua International (Blue Aqua), Singapore Aquaculture Technologies (SAT), Swee Chioh Fishery (SCF), The Fish Farmer, Universal Aquaculture (UA), and Vertical Oceans (VO)] signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop the AquaPolis Programme. The AquaPolis Programme, an initiative under Singapore Food Story R&D Programme 2.0, envisions Singapore to be a leading research and innovation cluster for sustainable tropical aquaculture. It brings together local and…
SFA and INVE scientists to jointly conduct research to develop advanced hatchery technologies compatible with tropical marine species and environments The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and INVE Aquaculture, a Benchmark Company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly set up SFA-INVE Hatchery Technology Centre at SFA’s Marine Aquaculture Centre (MAC). The proposed Centre will bring together SFA’s expertise in hatchery design and production for tropical marine species (e.g., Asian seabass and red snapper), as well as INVE’s in-depth knowledge of specialised fish nutrition for early developmental stages, including their patented technologies for live feeds. SFA and INVE scientists…
Lemon planting area in Anyue has expanded to 480,000 mu, with annual output of 600,000 tonne, exporting to 38 countries The third World Lemon Industry Development Conference opens in Anyue County, Sichuan Province. Themed “lemons for the world”, the conference aims to set up a platform for opening up, economic and trade negotiations and regional cooperation to promote international scientific and technological cooperation in the lemon industry, leading the high-quality development of the lemon industry and for a continuous enhancement of the brand influence of “Anyue lemon”. According to the organiser of the conference, Anyue County People’s Government, 10 activities…
It will entail Singapore sharing high-resolution climate projections data over the entire Southeast Asian region for incorporation into FAO’s climate risk assessment tools The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Government of the Republic of Singapore (Singapore) are stepping up collaboration under their existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was first signed in 2015 and renewed for the second time in 2021. The enhanced collaboration will entail Singapore sharing high-resolution climate projections data over the entire Southeast Asian region for incorporation into FAO’s climate risk assessment tools. These climate projections are part of Singapore’s Third…