FAO tests toolkit to lessen humans-wildlife conflict
Rome – Are raiding elephants bothering you? No problem. Drive them off with pepper spray. (more…)

Pretoria, South Africa – 16 October 2009 marks World Food Day. This year’s theme is “Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis”. (more…)

Pretoria – FAO South Africa in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), Tshwane Municipality, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), and Community Development Workers (CDW) are to launch 2 TeleFood projects in City of Tshwane. (more…)

Rome – The UN Organization today officially launched International Year of Natural Fibres (IYNF) 2009 to celebrate the virtues of cotton, flax, sisal and hemp, but also of wool, alpaca, camel hair and angora. And, why not, cashmere too. (more…)

Sirte, Libya – A three-day pan-African ministerial Conference pledged today to promote water development throughout the continent to fully exploit Africa’s agricultural and hydroenergy potential. (more…)