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  1. 50 minutes ago

    “A greener city is a healthier and happier city” ’s Simone Borelli 🌳

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  2. 3 hours ago

    Quels sont les liens entre les forêts et ? Qu’en est-il des interactions entre les forêts et l’ durable ou l’eau potable? Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff présente le nouveau rapport sur La Situation des Forêts du Monde 2018

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  3. 5 hours ago

    “We need to take urgent action to protect our forests🌳if we want our planet🌍to survive,” says Eva Muller. Feeding a growing population must not come at the expense of forests. 👉

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  4. 6 hours ago

    Forests & trees 🌲 are key for our sustainable future, but their total area is shrinking by the day. "Time is running out" warns the 2018 edition of The State of the World’s Forests - just out. 👉

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    20 hours ago

    Not 1 but 2 new sites have been added to the global agricultural heritage list! 👉Traditional ginseng farming in the Republic of Korea 🇰🇷 👉Olive tree groves in Umbria, Italy 🇮🇹

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  6. 21 hours ago

    tensions particularly between the US🇺🇸 & China🇨🇳 cast shadow on grain & vegetable oil quotations. FAO Index 🔻1.3% in June, 1st time in 2018 Intl cereal prices🔻3.7% Intl vegetable oil prices🔻3.0% & to reach a 29-month low

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  7. 24 hours ago

    Two new sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems 💠Traditional ginseng farming in the Republic of Korea🇰🇷 (Geumsan, South Chungcheong Province) 💠Olive tree groves in Italy's 🇮🇹 Umbria region (Assisi & Spoleto)

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    Jul 5

    📚 | Learn how & work together to facilitate trade based on internationally agreed food standards in the “Trade and food standards” publication. Now available in all official languages ➡️

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  9. Jul 5

    "Hunger & peace are closely linked. Conflicts have a major impact on local food systems & contribute to the worsening of hunger" . "If activities are not supported, more & more farmers'll have no choice but to migrate"

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    Jul 5

    Soyons réalistes: qu'est-ce qu'un berger sans ses chèvres? C'est un migrant potentiel. Ni plus, ni moins

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  11. Jul 5

    Intl decline 📉 in June for the first time in 2018 (🔻1.3% vs May), as trade tensions affected markets - even with global production prospects down. News release:

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    Jul 4

    Over 250 million people are directly affected by desertification? Saving livelihoods, saves lives. Building farmers resilience is key.

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    Jul 4

    I can only agree, . The nexus between , , & is at the center of many of the challenges faced in this century. This new agreement w/ opens a new chapter in the relationship between our two organizations

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  14. Jul 4

    . & agree to develop new learning tools on , sustainable food systems & nutrition. This builds on the experience in where the two agencies are providing basic education along w/ training to pastoralist communities.

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    Jul 4

    Policy reforms are needed to: → facilitate trade → encourage diversification of consumption → recognize comparative advantages in production → manage resources more sustainably Read the Agricultural Outlook report:

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    Jul 4

    Immediate synergy, concrete partnership: and join forces to work even more closely together on support to , & advocacy and heritage. Today's agreement only strengthens . Merci beaucoup, !

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  17. Jul 4

    New 2018-2017: Global agricultural markets must evolve to meet challenges. Read the press release ➡

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    Jul 3

    Rural women need equal access to 👇 🔶 Education 🔶 Tools 🔶 Training 🔶 Technology 🔶 Land When are empowered, we are one step closer to .

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  19. Jul 3

    Gli ulivi di Assisi e di Spoleto patrimonio agricolo mondiale . Il territorio umbro é il primo sito italiano a ricevere questo prestigioso riconoscimento.

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    Jul 3

    Echoing the words of : there is a growing importance of for as food production is more and more concentrated in few regions. So we will need to reinforce global multilateralism organizations and the role of to face those challenges ! – At OECD

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