The "Si Sgavita 'A Muntagna" event, Transhumance Festival of the shepherd of Geraci Siculo (Pa) that want to help keep one of the most antique pasture activities, will be held from the 26th and...
![]() 31.08.11 The World Food Programme is currently reaching about 8 million drought-affected people with food assistance. Its operations in the region require US$767 million for the next six months, of which US$250 million remains unfunded. | ![]() 19.04.12 Secondo la Fao entro il 2030 la sovralimentazione sarà solo un problema minore in Europa ed in Asia Centrale, ma l’obesità e le malattie provocati da mal nutrizione, cosi come le malattia cardiache, potrebbe invece emergere come importanti sfide per le politiche pubbliche. |
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26.04.12
The United Nations World Food Programme is scaling up food assistance to reach a quarter million people by the end of this month inside Syria with plans to double the caseload to reach 500,000 people in the coming weeks.
19.04.12
Secondo la Fao entro il 2030 la sovralimentazione sarà solo un problema minore in Europa ed in Asia Centrale, ma l’obesità e le malattie provocati da mal nutrizione, cosi come le malattia cardiache, potrebbe invece emergere come importanti sfide per le politiche pubbliche.
17.04.12
“Despite significant progress in the food security outlook for the Horn of Africa, the child survival crisis is far from over. Millions of children require sustained assistance in the critical months ahead. Otherwise we can easily see a reversal of the hard-won achievements,” said Elhadj As Sy, UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, on the occasion of the launch of the report Response to the Horn of Africa emergency that describes the UNICEF humanitarian operation in the six months after famine was declared in parts of Somalia in July 2011.
05.04.12
Bees, particularly honey bees, play an important role in the pollination of a wide range of crops and wild plants. The production of about 80% of the 264 crop species cultivated in the European Union depends directly on insect pollinators, mostly bees, and the global annual monetary value of pollination is estimated to be billions of dollars. EFSA’s scientific experts are currently engaged in several scientific projects related to bee health, principally in the areas of pesticides, animal and plant health, and GMO's.
03.04.12
La stagione secca di nuovo ha colpito l’Africa. L'Unicef, i governi, le altre agenzie delle Nazioni Unite e le Organizzazioni internazionali stanno dando una risposta alla crisi. Una catastrofe senza precedenti incombe sui bambini del Sahel, dove, nel peggior caso, il numero di bambini colpiti potrebbe arrivare ad un milione e mezzo.
21.03.12
The report, based on data collected from EU Member States for 2010, shows that resistance to several antimicrobials was commonly detected in zoonotic bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter which are the main causes of reported food-borne infections in the EU. The occurrence of resistance in animals and food remained similar to that of previous years.
08.03.12
Il Programma alimentare mondiale ci invita a partecipare alla vita di una bambina di uno slum di Nairobi in Kenia, che riceve pasti gratuiti e nutrienti dal Pam. Dare forza alle donne è importante perché le donne rappresentano la soluzione più efficace per combattere e prevenire la fame. Bisogna ricordare che, in molti paesi, le donne costituiscono la maggioranza della forza lavoro, in agricoltura. Sono la colonna portante dei sistemi di produzione alimentare. Le donne sono anche cruciali quando si tratta di garantire che il cibo arrivi sulla tavola per tutta la famiglia.
22.02.12
The European Food Safety Authority will hold an information session on 5 March in Brussels to present the Implementing Rules of its Policy on Independence and Scientific Decision-Making Processes which was adopted by EFSA’s Management Board at its meeting on 15 December 2011. Stakeholders and interested parties can register to attend the event through the EFSA website before 24 February 2012.
16.02.12
Bill Gates and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame to attend IFAD’s annual meeting the 22-23 of February.
03.02.12
Freerice is an online trivia game where each correct answer earns 10 grains of rice for the world’s hungriest – it’s an addictive online game with a real-world impact. Those grains of rice will go to a hungry child who is only six degrees away from you and me.



