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Leaders lack ‘political will’ for food security in Africa’- new FAO boss
West Africa Democracy Radio 1 month ago

The new Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, Jose Graziano da Silva has said ‘lack of political will’ was the most serious impediment to achieving food security in Africa. Responding to a question from WADR durin
World food prices likely to fall this year: UN
Vancouver Sun 1 month ago

World food prices will probably fall this year, said Jose Graziano da Silva, the new director general of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. “We’re expecting that prices will not be growing,” da Silva, 62, said at a press conference in
Getty Images 6 months ago

ROME, ITALY - JULY 25: Bruno Le Marie, French Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fishery, Rural Affairs and Land Use Planning for the French Presidency of the G20, attends an international emergency meeting held in Food and Agricultural Organization... View Photo »
These systems at risk may simply not be able to contribute as expected in meeting human demands by 2050. The consequences in terms of hunger and poverty are unacceptable. Remedial action needs to be taken now
– Jacques Diouf SOURCE: EcoEarth News 2 months ago
Food prices may ease in 2012 but won't drop - FAO
International Business Times 1 month ago

Prices of some foods may ease slightly in 2012 due to a slowing global economy but are unlikely to drop drastically from the high levels reached last year, the new director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Tuesday. Jose Gra
U.N. sees little change in world food prices this year
Chicago Tribune 1 month ago

Prices of some foods may ease slightly in 2012 due to a slowing global economy but are unlikely to drop drastically from the high levels reached last year, the new director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization said Tuesday. Jose Grazia
New FAO chief says food prices may ease in 2012
Reuters Africa 1 month ago

ROME (Reuters) - Food prices may ease in 2012 due to a slowing global economy, though no drastic drop from high levels is expected, the new director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Tuesday. Jose Graziano da Silva, the Braz
Getty Images 6 months ago

ROME, ITALY - JULY 25: Jacques Diouf (R), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Director General and Vice Prime Minister of the Somali interim government shake hands during an international emergency meeting held in FAO headquarters in Rome to... View Photo »
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U.N. Official: Food Prices May Ease in 2012
FOX Business 1 month ago

Food prices may ease in 2012 due to a slowing global economy, though no drastic drop from high levels is expected, the new director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Tuesday. Jose Graziano da Silva, the Brazilian who replace
Africa: Famine Response - Too Little, Perhaps Too Late
AllAfrica.com 1 month ago

Jerry Rawlings, a former president of Ghana and now the high representative for Somalia for the African Union (AU), visited a number of African capitals in July and August to drum up support for a pan-African conference on the famine in the Horn of Afric