Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan

12 september 2023 - 05:38:05
Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...

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UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague

14 january 2021 - 05:30:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but [...] Full text...

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Will oil-rich African countries be left indebted after coronavirus outbreak?

25 april 2020 - 01:09:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanity is witnessing some of the most profound changes seen since the Great Depression as a [...] Full text...

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Deadly animal plague threatens cattle in Kenya’s pastoralist region

19 february 2019 - 16:29:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An outbreak of the deadly virus, Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), which causes running nose on [...] Full text...

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Countries set to take on deadly livestock-killing disease

08 september 2018 - 05:14:24
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Gathered at a major United Nations agricultural conference, over 45 countries on Friday pledged to eradicate [...] Full text...

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Eradication of ruminants plague top priority to preserve incomes, assets of families - FAO

03 september 2018 - 10:41:38
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said eradicating the Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) or [...] Full text...

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Rwanda bans imports of Burundian small ruminants' meat after detection of viral infection

10 april 2018 - 17:26:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Authorities in the Rwandan ministry of Agriculture and Animal resources, on Tuesday instructed all the Customs [...] Full text...

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FAO points the way for low-carbon animal products to support nutrition, rural livelihoods (FAO feature)

22 january 2018 - 10:16:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The livestock sector is a mainstay for food security and rural livelihoods and the international community [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of dangers of ruminants virus

29 april 2016 - 11:28:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says a devastating livestock disease is continuing to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IAEA helps control avian flu in West Africa

03 july 2015 - 19:37:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following the recent outbreak of avian flu in Cote d’Ivoire, the International Atomic Energy [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Somalia registers record export of livestock in 2014

29 april 2015 - 19:06:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Somalia in 2014 exported a record five million livestock to markets in the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Countries pledge to wipe out sheep, goat plague globally

03 april 2015 - 13:44:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - High-level authorities from 15 countries on Thursday pledged to collaborate on a global plan to [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Eliminating sheep, goat plague will boost livelihoods, nutrition'

31 march 2015 - 19:40:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Tuesday it will outline a new strategy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Abidjan hosts int'l confab on getting rid of sheep, goat plague

30 march 2015 - 13:55:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, will host an international conference on the control and eradication of sheep [...] Full text...

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FAO: Conference to launch global control, eradication campaign for sheep, goat plague

24 march 2015 - 11:38:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - An international conference on control and eradication of sheep and goat plague, known by its French [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Late, erratic rainfall raises concerns about harvest prospects, food security

02 june 2014 - 11:51:03
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said late rains and erratic weather [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO, OIE boost collaboration on animal health

26 may 2014 - 08:33:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal [...] Full text...

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'World risks new bird flu surge if ...'

29 january 2013 - 17:23:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world risks a repeat of the disastrous 2006 bird flu outbreaks unless surveillance and control [...] Full text...

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Livestock epidemic causing havoc in DRC, says FAO

26 june 2012 - 15:15:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is mobilizing emergency support for the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Livestock boom in developing countries risks aggravating animal plagues (News feature)

11 february 2011 - 14:17:24
New Delhi, India (PANA) – A research released Friday at an international conference on agriculture, taking place in New Delhi, [...] Full text...

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Deadly animal virus threatens southern Africa

02 november 2010 - 15:13:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A deadly viral disease which broke out in Tanzania earli er this year, risks spreading to [...] Full text...

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FAO moves to save upcoming Pakistani wheat planting season

01 september 2010 - 18:57:00
Nairobi - Kenya (PANA) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Wednesday called for more international funds to save the [...] Full text...

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