http://www.newstin.com/us/food-and-agriculture-organization-of-the-united-nations Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75825087 Posted to the web 29 August 2008 Johannesburg A US$500,000 project by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is using Madagascar's agricultural off-season to decrease food aid dependency and offset the effects of... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:36:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75825087 2008-08-29T14:36:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75831349 Source: IRIN To meet growing food demand, in another 40 years the world would need enough water to fill at least three lakes the size of Victoria, Africa's largest body of water, according to a projection in a new policy... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:20:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75831349 2008-08-29T16:20:10Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75840938 Staff Reporter Tiruvannamalai: Union Minister for IT and Communication A.Raja has mooted that an international organisation for IT and communication should be started under the United Nations to take technology to the... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75840938 2008-08-29T20:00:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75802359 Posted to the web 29 August 2008 Kitsepile Nyathi Gwanda It has become a daily routine for villagers in this dry and dusty region. "It has become the survival of the fittest," says Mr Misheck Ndlovu a father of six who... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:20:28 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75802359 2008-08-29T08:20:28Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75800467 "In the United States, as much as 30 percent of food products, worth some 48.3 billion dollars, is thrown away annually just by households alone. "That's like leaving the tap running and pouring 40 trillion litres of water... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:34:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75800467 2008-08-29T06:34:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75748424 For 42-year-old Than Than and her husband, making ends meet has never been harder. Their main source of livelihood took a direct hit when Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar’s Yangon Division in May, sweeping away their 200... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:18:47 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75748424 2008-08-28T18:18:47Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75694991 Posted to the web 28 August 2008 Johannesburg High fertiliser and fuel prices in South Africa may impact the 2009/2010 maize harvest in the region's largest producer, a grain farmers' body warned. "The high costs will... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:37:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75694991 2008-08-28T05:37:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75620757 FAO organization follows UN, to carry out reclamation of the lands besides rehabilitating works in the agricultural lands northern of Faloja sub district. A source at the sub district said that the project were divided... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:29:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75620757 2008-08-27T09:29:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75527711 Posted to the web 26 August 2008 Ronald Kalyango Kampala KARAMOJA is to get a 4m euros (about sh10b) project to fight drought. The money, which will be provided by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Organisation... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:56:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75527711 2008-08-26T08:56:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75562840 Phoenix Business Journal - by The Macy's at Scottsdale Fashion Square will be home to an in-store FAO Schwarz store. The "store-within-a-store" concept is being adopted by FAO and Macy's as part of a nationwide program... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:05:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75562840 2008-08-26T20:05:04Z