INDONESIA / FREQUENT FLOODS
As climate change makes agriculture increasingly risky, having diverse sources of income is becoming more important for farmers inIndonesia. IFAD
As climate change makes agriculture increasingly risky, having diverse sources of income is becoming more important for farmers inIndonesia. IFAD
Kanayo F. Nwanze of Nigeria was appointed by acclamation as the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for a second four-year term at the organisation's Governing Council meeting. IFAD
The United Nations today reported that food prices fell for the third month in a row in December last year, balancing out sharp increases registered earlier in 2012, which had previously sparked fears of a food crisis. FILE UNICEF / IFAD / ILO / IAEA
The head of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Climate Change Support team, Marcela Main, provides a global perspective on today’s announcement that the United States experienced its hottest year in history in 2012. UNTV / FILE
The United Nations today marked World Food Day by highlighting agricultural cooperatives as vital weapon in the war on poverty and hunger. FAO
The UN is assisting thousands of dairy farmers to form cooperatives that are not only helping them earn more money, but also are uniting and stabilizing the communities they live in. IFAD