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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Clean Water, Sanitation, Hygiene: Empowering local governments to improve access - NaijaAgroNet

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Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene is essential for human health and well-being. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is about "clean water and sanitation for all".
However, in many developing countries, these necessities remain out of reach for a significant portion of the population, particularly those living in suburban and rural areas. The popular thinking is that local governments can play a critical role in scaling up interventions to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Saturday, April 22, 2023

WFP: Reducing the environmental footprint - NaijaAgroNet

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Can you introduce yourself? Where are you from, where are you based now and what is your role with WFP?

I’m half Italian and half Swiss, but I grew up in Italy. Currently, I am based in the Regional Bureau in Nairobi, working as a Regional Environmental Officer. In my role, I help Country Offices reduce and manage the environmental footprint of their operations for a more sustainable tomorrow. I do this through applying our Environmental Management System, which helps us to systematically and consistently identify, monitor, manage, and reduce our environmental footprint.
Tell us about your professional journey. 
WFP Regional Environmental Advisor Emanuela Cattaneo
Why did you decide to pursue a career in sustainability?

My journey in sustainability started with my Bachelor’s thesis – a research on how different countries are progressively recognizing the right of access to clean water in their constitutions. I then did a Master’s degree in Sustainable Development in the Netherlands and Germany, where I studied the basics of environmental governance, environmental economics, and natural resources management. At that time, in 2013, sustainability was not yet a buzzword and my choice of studies was a bit of a gamble since there weren’t that many jobs in the sector.

Monday, April 10, 2023

UN prospects raise in crop production, utilization, trade and stocks - NaijaAgroNet

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The United Nations (UN) is seeing prospects for crop production, utilisation, trade and stocks, especially in the area of cereal supplies, reports NaijaAgroNet.
UN prospects raise in crop production, utilization, trade and stocks - NaijaAgroNet
This was made known through its agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its recent sectoral brief made available to NaijaAgroNet.

Saturday, April 8, 2023

FAO Price Index records 2.1 per cent declined - NaijaAgroNet

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Benchmark for world food commodity prices fall in March for the twelfth month in a row FAO Food Price Index declined 2.1 percent from February and 20.5 percent from a year earlier.
DG FAO - Price Index declined by 2.1 percent in February - ITREALMS
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month in March, driven by declines in world quotations for cereals and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

Monday, March 20, 2023

Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon in bilateral deal for cross-border oil and gas - ITREALMS

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The President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and H.E Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon have signed a bilateral treaty that would see the two West African countries cooperate on cross-border oil and gas development and monetization, reports 
NaijaAgroNet.
Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon in bilateral deal for cross-border oil and gas - ITREALMS
The agreement was signed during the heads of state summit of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) countries held in Cameroon last week and is set to bring with it new opportunities for oilfield development and regional energy security.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

DRC surpasses 10% COVID-19 vaccination milestone - NaijaAgroNet

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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has crossed the 10 per cent primary series COVID-19 vaccine coverage milestone, a significant achievement in a populous country where coverage one year ago stood at below 1%, and where the health system is handling multiple priorities including Ebola, cholera and measles.
DRC surpasses 10% COVID-19 vaccination milestone - NaijaAgroNet
In January 2022, DRC was one of the 34 COVAX AMC-supported countries whose coverage stood below 10%. Today, with concerted support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and WHO through the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, only 6 countries remain below 10% - with Cameroon, Mali and Gabon amongst the latest to cross this milestone.

Monday, March 13, 2023

Wheat crops to net 784m tonnes in 2023 - NaijaAgroNet

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Early production outlook for 2023 has shown that wheat crops prediction globally is looking at the outturn is anticipated at 784 million tonnes, reports NaijaAgroNet.
Wheat crops to net 784m tonnes in 2023 - NaijaAgroNet
In its latest Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) informed that its preliminary forecast for world wheat production in 2023, predicting a global outturn of 784 million tonnes, which would be the second highest on record though down from the previous year.

Friday, March 10, 2023

Agrifood systems: How FAO empowers LDCs to acquire transformation knowhow - NaijaAgroNet

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The role of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in the past 40 years to empower Least Developing Countries (LDCs) to acquire transformational knowhow cannot be over-emphasised, report 
NaijaAgroNet.
FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero - Agrifood systems: How FAO empowers LDCs to acquire transformation knowhow - NaijaAgroNet
"FAO has built an expansive portfolio of South-South and Triangular Cooperation initiatives by partnering with Southern and Northern member nations during the past 40 years," declared the Chief Economist of FAO, Mr. Maximo Torero Cullien in Doha.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

FOA set to launch Status of Women in Agrifood System - NaijaAgroNet

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has advanced plans to launch a new report entitled the Status of Women in Agrifood Systems, reports NaijaAgroNet.
FOA set to launch Status of Women in Agrifood System - NaijaAgroNet
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol gave this at an event, co-hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in commemoration of the 2023 International Women's Day in Rome.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

5th UN Conference: Chief Economist raps LDCs ministers in Doha - NaijaAgroNet

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The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stand to benefit from strong partnerships with their Global South counterparts when it comes to making their agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more sustainable and more resilient, the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Maximo Torero, said in Doha.
Maximo Torero Cullien - 5th UN Conference: Chief Economist raps LDCs ministers in Doha - NaijaAgroNet
"Strong global partnerships, including South-South and Triangular Cooperation, provide key support for agrifood systems transformation, and an open exchange of knowledge and expertise around this important topic," Torero said in an FAO address to a ministerial meeting on South-South Cooperation in the Qatari capital.