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FAO Urges More Cooperation In Banana Sector, Significant for Some Least Developed and Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries and Smallholder Farmers

March 22, 2024 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The 4th Global Conference of The World Banana Forum (WBF), hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), was held at FAO headquarters to discuss an array of challenges faced by banana producers, including the impacts of the climate crisis, high energy and fertilizer costs, and the spread of the destructive Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease. …

Deputy Director General of FAO Will Be Present at SHAFFE’s Very First “Southern Hemisphere Fresh Fruit Trade Congress” – Program Available Online

March 3, 2021 Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters

SHAFFE will hold the first “Southern Hemisphere Fresh Fruit Trade Congress” on the 25th of March 2021, with the defining theme of “Keeping the world supplied” – a critical topic thrown into sharp focus in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries are Turning the Corner on Overexploitation

December 16, 2020 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

After decades of increasing human pressures on the Mediterranean and Black Sea marine ecosystems and fisheries resources, the latest data suggest that a corner is finally being turned on overexploitation of the region’s vital fish stocks. …