In the Press Room you will find news releases produced by the Regional desk of FAO, interviews with technical officers from the region and information about upcoming events and current activities, as well as a selection of clipping about FAO from the regional media.
| Press Releases |
Reviewing biofuel policies and subsidies
7 October 2008, Rome - Biofuel policies and subsidies should be urgently reviewed in order to preserve the goal of world food security, protect poor farmers, promote broad-based rural development and ensure environmental sustainability, FAO said today in a new edition of The State of Food and Agriculture.
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Hunger on the rise
Roma, 18 September 2008 - Rising prices have plunged an additional 75 million people below the hunger threshold, bringing the estimated number of undernourished people worldwide to 923 million in 2007, FAO said today. |
Urgent UN appeal for hurricane ravaged Haiti
Roma, 11 September 2008 - More than 50 000 families lost access to their usual food supplies and to their means of subsistence. Hunger and undernourishment will be worse in the months ahead if displaced rural households do not have the means to return to their agricultural lands. According to FAO, for agricultural production to continue, it is essential that immediate assistance reaches farming households that have lost their livelihoods. |
FAO analyzes impact of food price rises
in Latin America and the Caribbean
Santiago, Chile, 29 August, 2008 - "With the right support, small producers can cease being a problem and become part of the solution to achieving food security in the Region. Until now, public policies aimed at this group have generally favoured the social protection aspect – which is important - and have not given due attention to the productive potential,” affirmed the director of the Policy Group of FAO’s Regional Office. |
| Articles |
Jose Graziano da Silva: Haiti, the urgency of hunger
28 april 2008.
There was a noteworthy absence at the 30th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Brasilia last month. Haiti, one of first to confirm its participation at the priority-defining regional summit, cancelled at the last minute. The reason: the fall of the government of then-Prime Minister Alexis in the face of protests against the price rises of food and fuel. This evoked the words of the Brazilian sociologist Betinho: “The hungry are in a hurry.” So forget about talk.
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Jacques Diouf: A time for action
13 april 2008.
Agriculture and global food security today face challenges ranging from population growth to global warming. In large measure, our future depends on how we address these challenges. The situation demands a response that is both integrated and complementary, with sustainable strategies that take into account the impact on the most vulnerable groups and the food security of the world.
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