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December 06, 2012 09:53 ET | Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAO Calls for Farmer-Centred Approach to Investment in Agriculture

ROME, Dec. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Making more and better investments in agriculture is one of the most effective ways to reduce hunger and poverty while safeguarding the environment. This is...
October 09, 2012 07:01 ET | Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Globally Almost 870 Million Chronically Undernourished - New Hunger Report

ROME, Oct. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearly 870 million people, or one in eight, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2010-2012, according to the new UN hunger report released today....