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News from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria
11 August 2008 - A strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria for the first time. Nigeria has recently reported two new bird flu outbreaks in the states of Katsina and Kano.
news
11/08/2008
Indigenous peoples threatened by climate change
8 August 2008 - Increasingly tough climatic conditions and limited rights to land and other basic resources risk jeopardizing the lives and livelihoods of many indigenous groups that hold the key to our long term survival, FAO noted on the eve of the International Day for the World's Indigenous People.
news
08/08/2008
Sowing seeds for hungry Haitians
4 August 2008 - In readiness for the new planting season, FAO has started distributing urgently-needed seeds and tools to Haiti's most vulnerable farmers to help them cope with the rising cost of food, fuel and fertilizer.
news
04/08/2008
FAO responds to "friaje" emergency in Peru
31 July 2008 - As part of an urgent relief effort FAO's Peru office has provided 36 800 doses of antiparasitic medicines, antibiotics and vitamins to poor farmers in highland Peru whose livestock are suffering as a result of a severe unseasonable cold spell.
news
31/07/2008
June Food Summit
<strong>3-5 June 2008<br>Rome, Italy</strong><br><br><strong><a href="http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/focus/2008/1000829/index.html">:: Press releases & more</a><br><a href="http://www.fao.org/Webcast/">:: Video coverage</a><br><a href="http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/conference/statements/en/">:: Text & audio of speeches</a><br><a href="http://www.fao.org/audiocatalogue/index.jsp?lang=EN">:: Audio news & interviews</a><br><a href="http://www.iisd.ca/ymb/wfs/">:: Daily wrap-ups</a><br><a href="http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/conference/pgallery/en/">:: Photo coverage</a><br><a href="http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/hlc-home/en/">:: Summit website</a></strong>
FOCUS ON THE ISSUES
17/04/2008
A winner
With food prices hitting record highs world wide, FAO is helping implement urgent measures to increase food production in the most affected countries. In Swaziland Input trade fairs enable poor farmers boost their crops.
FAO IN THE FIELD
23/07/2008
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