AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d'Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors

10 november 2024 - 13:14:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde must invest in blue economy for growth, sustainability

10 june 2024 - 12:20:53
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) Cape Verde has shown resilience in the post- COVID-19 pandemic recovery, but the crisis highlighted vulnerabilities [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians

18 march 2024 - 13:00:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] Full text...

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Benin effects nearly 16% increase in agriculture budget

19 december 2023 - 15:25:42
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - From 99.7 billion CFA francs for the current year, the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, [...] Full text...

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COP28: Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights

02 december 2023 - 06:06:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines [...] Full text...

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New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity

26 august 2023 - 07:47:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in [...] Full text...

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New farmed seaweed markets could reach $11.8 billion by 2030: WB report

17 august 2023 - 07:21:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A new World Bank report estimates that 10 emerging global seaweed markets have a potential [...] Full text...

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Nearly 10 percent of Burkina Faso's population in food insecure in 2023

24 april 2023 - 17:58:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 2,195,758 people, including internally displaced persons, representing about 9.9% of the population [...] Full text...

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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres

24 january 2023 - 06:05:19
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Benin to increase budgetary allocation for agriculture by over 13.5 percent

19 november 2022 - 17:50:18
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to increase the budget allocated to agriculture by 13.50 per cent by [...] Full text...

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New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing

08 november 2022 - 05:00:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said [...] Full text...

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Record fisheries, aquaculture production contributing to global food security - FAO

30 june 2022 - 05:57:44
Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, [...] Full text...

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Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations

28 june 2022 - 19:54:24
Lisbon, Spain (PANA) - With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near [...] Full text...

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Workshop in Bamako on elimination of child labour

15 june 2022 - 17:12:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The international civil society organisation, "Solidaridad West Africa" (SWA), organised on Tuesday a workshop on the [...] Full text...

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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO

10 june 2022 - 04:50:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches community-based coral farming project

09 june 2022 - 08:20:47
Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched an 18-month coral farming and fish farming assistance project by training [...] Full text...

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Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO

08 december 2021 - 09:00:38
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, [...] Full text...

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Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief

03 november 2021 - 06:30:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of [...] Full text...

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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030

22 october 2021 - 06:00:58
New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] Full text...

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New projects to help 30 developing countries tackle marine litter scourge

09 april 2021 - 06:10:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A UN-backed initiative aims to turn the tide on marine litter, in line with the global [...] Full text...

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Mali Transition president maintains 15 pc national budget allocation to agricultural sector

31 march 2021 - 17:19:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition  President Bah N'Daw has reaffirmed his commitment to allocate the rural development sector with [...] Full text...

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Search for drowned teenagers continue along Central Region coastlines in Ghana

13 march 2021 - 13:49:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The bodies of 13 out of an estimated 25 teenagers who got drowned along the coastal [...] Full text...

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Ghana president names ministers for vetting by Parliament

22 january 2021 - 05:27:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday submitted to Parliament a list of 30 cabinet [...] Full text...

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EU gives Congo more than one billion Euros for agro-pastoral groupings

21 october 2020 - 21:41:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador in Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, said here Tuesday his organisation would [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme

20 october 2020 - 16:06:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants US$27 million loan to develop agricultural value chains in Madagascar

30 september 2020 - 19:27:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday approved a loan [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD says Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of global maritime laws

20 august 2020 - 18:24:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. to reduce foreign fishing vessels in its Exclusive Economic Zone

11 june 2020 - 08:23:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Minister, Mr Sudheer Maudhoo, on Wednesday, said [...] Full text...

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Congo: IFAD to assess progress made by PD-PAC on fisheries

02 june 2020 - 19:22:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday in Brazzaville, launched an assessment of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in Nigeria as COVID-19 cripples poultry, fish farming

16 may 2020 - 07:55:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In Nigeria, the COVID-19 outbreak is already taking its toll on all sectors of the economy, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda bans import of tilapia fingerlings

22 february 2020 - 14:17:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has banned the importation of tilapia fingerlings after the detection in neighbouring countries of highly [...] Full text...

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Climate change in sub-Saharan Africa at heart of reflections of the geographical days in Côte d'Ivoire

18 february 2020 - 21:24:55
Abidjan, Cote Ivoire (PANA)   -  The 12th edition of the Geographical Days of Cote Ivoire (JGCI 2020), which is under [...] Full text...

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Congo plans to implement two artisanal fisheries projects to increase production

13 february 2020 - 17:32:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to implement two projects - the construction of an artisanal fishing centre [...] Full text...

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Fish production in Niger estimated at 40,000 tonnes per year

02 january 2020 - 22:41:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Fish production in Niger is estimated at around 40,000 tonnes with a turnover of 40 billion [...] Full text...

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Congo holds agricultural fair

19 december 2019 - 10:05:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Minister of State of Agriculture, Livestock and Aquaculture, Henri Djombo, opened an agriculture fair in [...] Full text...

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Liberia ready for direct export of fish To EU market

26 november 2019 - 19:03:58
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia is no doubt readying itself to join other nations that are exporting fish and fish [...] Full text...

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Securing seafood for the future (Opinion Piece by Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Member of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy)

19 november 2019 - 12:02:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Our dependence on the great, global ocean cannot be overstated. It sustains and benefits us all [...] Full text...

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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts

19 november 2019 - 12:02:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...

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French tuna vessel ‘Avel Vor’ sinks off Liberian coast

08 november 2019 - 07:20:04
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – A Liberian-licensed French tuna fishing vessel ‘Avel Vor’ has gone down some 180 nautical miles off [...] Full text...

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Mauritania wants to promote inland fisheries, aquaculture

19 september 2019 - 23:13:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Mauritanian government hursday examined and adopted a draft law on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Code [...] Full text...

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Congo creates separate development agencies for agriculture and fisheries

19 september 2019 - 12:42:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government announced on Wednesday the creation of the National Agency for Agriculture  and Livestock [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Japan sign two fisheries development agreements

24 august 2019 - 16:26:47
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon and Japan have signed two deals for the construction of a fish market and the [...] Full text...

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US gives 5.5 million dollars for vulnerable populations in Congo Pool region

13 august 2019 - 21:20:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Tuesday in Mindouli, more than 80 km south of [...] Full text...

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US launches 5-year, US$15.7 million Agribusiness Investment programme for Nigeria

06 august 2019 - 18:04:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a new Feed the Future Nigeria [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to consider importance of blue economy for development

26 june 2019 - 22:50:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Participants at the second edition of the Forum on blue economy in Africa here Wednesday agreed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding

19 april 2019 - 15:16:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...

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Togo to open training institute exclusively dedicated to aquaculture

18 april 2019 - 15:53:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Training Institute for Agro-Development (IFAD) will open its doors next May in the city of [...] Full text...

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President Barrow thumbs up Gambia army's major food security drive

08 april 2019 - 21:24:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  President Adama Barrow Monday lauded The Gambia Armed Forces for initiating a major food security drive [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host the 2nd Forum on Blue Economy in Africa next June

29 march 2019 - 17:35:17
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF), which will discuss the opportunities offered in [...] Full text...

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Three Maghreb agreements signed by Libya in the field of agriculture, livestock

02 march 2019 - 20:31:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has signed three agreements with the member countries of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Algeria, [...] Full text...

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French, Tanzanian FMs meet in Paris

22 february 2019 - 21:24:52
Paris, France (PANA) – Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Foreign Affairs Minister, received his Tanzanian counterpart, Augustine Mahiga, on Thursday at [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, UNCTAD to sign MoU on fisheries sector

30 january 2019 - 14:09:57
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Conference on Trade [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's exports of fish products up by 31 per cent in 2018

04 december 2018 - 16:59:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's exports of fish products were estimated at 20.945 tons at the end of October 2018, [...] Full text...

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World leaders pledge to support policies to bolster marine, fisheries at Nairobi Summit

26 november 2018 - 14:59:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged Kenya’s support for the sustainable blue economy by highlighting key [...] Full text...

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Museveni calls for fishing controls at global marine summit

26 november 2018 - 10:12:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday urged leaders attending a global summit on the conservation of [...] Full text...

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Antimicrobial resistance a 'global health emergency,' UN warns

13 november 2018 - 03:41:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - By 2050, some five million people could die each year in Asia alone due to resistance [...] Full text...

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More countries partner to target ‘zero hunger’ in global south

03 november 2018 - 04:05:10
Changsha, China (PANA) - More than 20 countries committed to a new declaration on agricultural and rural development on Friday, [...] Full text...

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EU, Gambia signs sustainable fishing partnership agreement

23 october 2018 - 13:41:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the government of the Gambia have signed a new sustainable fishing [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces new global fund for healthy oceans

26 september 2018 - 17:06:05
New York, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Wednesday the creation of PROBLUE, a new multi-donor [...] Full text...

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AfDB seeks partnerships to lift 1 billion people out of hunger globally

26 september 2018 - 13:20:08
Indianapolis, US (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on global partners to join hands to lift one [...] Full text...

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Global fish production to continue to expand - FAO report

09 july 2018 - 07:37:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global fish production will continue to expand over the next decade even though the amount of [...] Full text...

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Ghana bans tilapia, ornamental fish import over virus scare

28 june 2018 - 09:36:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana has slapped a six-month ban on the import of all ornamental fishes [...] Full text...

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Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world's water - FAO

20 june 2018 - 08:37:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet's [...] Full text...

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Protecting the right to a childhood (A feature by FAO)

11 june 2018 - 11:43:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Many of us look back on our childhoods with warm feelings. But for more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing affects all of us (Feature by FAO)

10 june 2018 - 07:06:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - With the health of our oceans at stake, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has quickly [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, South Africa sign MoU on fisheries development

09 june 2018 - 07:27:11
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Ministry of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping will sign a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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FAO lists actions to transforming food and agriculture

08 june 2018 - 05:55:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - To help policy makers and other development actors accelerate progress towards global promises to end poverty [...] Full text...

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FAO chief warns against use of antimicrobial medicines to promote growth in farm animals

30 may 2018 - 11:55:10
Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva said on Wednesday that antimicrobials are [...] Full text...

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ALSF co-organizes regional workshop on Negotiating Fishing Agreements, Concession

22 may 2018 - 12:59:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fishing represents US$ 1.2 billion loss in revenue for West [...] Full text...

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IFAD says its support to Angola has helped small farmers

22 may 2018 - 11:02:55
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says development projects it has supported in Angola have [...] Full text...

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FAO promotes aquaponics (A feature by FAO)

09 april 2018 - 11:30:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Aquaponics has become all the trend. The combination of aquaculture, the practice of fish farming, and [...] Full text...

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WB gives 62 billion CFAF for Mali’s socioeconomic development

30 march 2018 - 11:57:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has given Mali 112.8 million dollars, or about 62.04 billion CFAF, following the [...] Full text...

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Disasters cost billions in agricultural losses, poor farmers bear brunt – UN report

15 march 2018 - 20:03:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A crowded field of threats that includes drought, floods, animal disease outbreaks and chemical spills are [...] Full text...

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French research institutes, FAO strengthen collaboration

17 february 2018 - 05:28:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and four major French research [...] Full text...

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FAO hails UN resolutions honouring family farmers, bees, camelids, fisheries

21 december 2017 - 09:48:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed the UN's decision to create a decade [...] Full text...

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Women, youth and SMEs to benefit from AfDB's US$100-million loan to Mauritius

13 december 2017 - 14:09:20
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Thousands of small and medium enterprises in Mauritius will benefit from a US$100-million loan to [...] Full text...

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Careless disposal of antibiotics could produce ‘ferocious superbugs’ - UNEP

05 december 2017 - 21:21:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Growing antimicrobial resistance linked to the discharge of drugs and some chemicals into the environment is [...] Full text...

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Antibiotic resistance is ‘crisis we cannot ignore,’ UN warns

14 november 2017 - 06:55:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As World Antibiotic Awareness Week began on Monday, the United Nations, through its Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...

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Seychelles president on state visit to Mauritius

23 october 2017 - 17:14:02
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seychelles President Danny Antoine Rollen Faure will be on a state visit to Mauritius from [...] Full text...

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France: OECD, FAO see slower growth in demand keeping world food prices low

10 july 2017 - 11:39:19
Paris, France (PANA) - Global food commodity prices are projected to remain low over the next decade compared to previous [...] Full text...

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Italy: Global food import bill on the rise despite stable markets - FAO

08 june 2017 - 12:47:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity markets are well-balanced, buoyed by ample supplies of wheat and maize and rebounding [...] Full text...

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Norway: Meeting of parties to FAO’s treaty tackling illegal fishing opens

29 may 2017 - 09:34:07
Oslo, Norway (PANA) - The first meeting of the Parties to UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's bold new international treaty [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO issues alert over lethal virus affecting popular tilapia fish

26 may 2017 - 11:42:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A highly contagious disease is spreading among farmed and wild tilapia, one of the world's most [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Aquaculture projects to kick off in Botswana

03 may 2017 - 09:54:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced plans to commence aquaculture projects in June to help eradicate poverty. Ghulam Kibria, Deputy [...] Full text...

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US: UN marks first World Tuna Day

03 may 2017 - 06:17:34
New York, US (PANA) – As the UN marked the first World Tuna Day The UN Legal Council has called [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO pushes to keep illegally caught fish off global supply chains

12 april 2017 - 11:00:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - An FAO-led push to establish internationally agreed standards that can guide the development of catch documentation [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia’s aquaculture on path of sustainable development, says AfDB

04 february 2017 - 11:33:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says The Food and Agriculture Sector [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO, Japan hold high level talks to bolster partnership

25 january 2017 - 10:22:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FAO on Tuesday in Rome hosted a high-level delegation from Japan in a bid to bolster [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB provides US$250m to support Nigeria's youth employment programme

16 december 2016 - 17:34:08
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Announcing its approval of Enable Youth Nigeria programme on Friday, the Board of Directors of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana's ruling party suffers huge losses in parliament

09 december 2016 - 09:22:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suffered major losses in parliament in Wednesday's election with [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO report surveys risks in livestock production

15 november 2016 - 11:28:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Mounting evidence that food systems may be major conduits of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) point to the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to develop aquaculture

19 october 2016 - 11:47:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Wednesday spoke about the need to develop the country's [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO to reduce spread of antimicrobial resistance on farms, food

14 september 2016 - 10:58:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday pledged to help countries develop strategies for [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO chief says oceans vital to Africa's development

01 september 2016 - 22:37:26
New York, US (PANA) - Addressing an African ministerial conference, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO) Jose [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: African Ministerial Conference to put ocean economy on the world agenda

01 september 2016 - 12:46:24
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – As the African Ministerial Conference on the Ocean Economy and Climate change progresses Thursday, Mauritian Deputy [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: FAO leader stresses role of healthy oceans as drivers of prosperity

01 september 2016 - 11:38:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - With fisheries and aquaculture emerging as transformational forces for African economies, more needs to be done [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Conference on Ocean Economy, Climate Change opens

01 september 2016 - 09:31:31
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Thursday said that Mauritius is determined to make of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to host conference on Ocean Economy and Climate Change

29 august 2016 - 11:47:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A two-day African Ministerial Conference on Ocean Economy and Climate Change opens on Thursday in Mauritius. It [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FAO seeks urgent funding, farming support for 385,000 people in northeast Nigeria

09 august 2016 - 16:44:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO warns on fish over-harvesting

07 july 2016 - 17:33:30
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) showed that while growth in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to host Women’s Forum Global meeting

11 june 2016 - 13:14:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host on 20 and 21 June 2016 the Women’s Forum global meeting which is [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to unleash full potential of the ocean economy

08 june 2016 - 14:24:38
Albion, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources and Fisheries Minister Premdut Koonjoo Wednesday said the Government is [...] Full text...

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Italy: 'FAO, ILO working together to stamp out child labour in agriculture'

08 june 2016 - 11:03:57
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) are reaching out [...] Full text...

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UN: Global food prices rise in May - FAO

02 june 2016 - 17:10:02
New York, US (PANA) - Global food prices rose 2.1 per cent in May, the fourth straight monthly increase, but [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials say biodiversity enhances sustainable development

22 may 2016 - 16:41:27
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Sunday said biodiversity and the ecosystem services it supports are [...] Full text...

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Italy: Hackers to find solutions fishing challenges

22 april 2016 - 11:06:13
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A group of Italian and international hackers will occupy UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Rome [...] Full text...

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Mauritiua: Mauritius to create awareness on antibiotics

15 march 2016 - 13:59:21
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister, Ashit Gungah, said there is evidence that antibiotic resistance has become [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Top fishery officials gather in Morocco

22 february 2016 - 14:04:29
Agadir, Morocco (PANA) - High-level delegations of fisheries ministries from more than 50 countries are gathering in Agadir for a [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: IFAD grants Cameroon US$1 million to promote aquaculture enterprises

29 january 2016 - 13:24:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Over 300 small enterprises will be established in Cameroon’s fish farming sector under a funding support [...] Full text...

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UN: Climate change poses 'major threat' to food security, warns UN expert

04 november 2015 - 15:56:37
New York, US (PANA) - Climate change poses severe and distinct threats to food security, and could subject an additional [...] Full text...

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Italy: New world agriculture census round to kick off in 2016

04 november 2015 - 11:28:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new global round of country-driven agricultural censuses is set to begin in 2016, a large-scale, [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says new world agriculture census to kick off in 2016

03 november 2015 - 17:24:00
New York, US (PANA) - A global round of country-driven agricultural censuses is set to begin in 2016, the UN [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia moves to end chronic food, nutrition insecurity

26 october 2015 - 18:21:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's component of the Multinational Progmamme to Build Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the [...] Full text...

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Italy: IFAD provides new financing to strengthen inland fisheries, aquaculture in Congo

22 october 2015 - 13:24:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Congo Republic and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed Thursday a US$17.56 million [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO, France urge inclusion agriculture in global climate change debate

14 october 2015 - 12:35:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - All countries should strive to ensure that an ambitious agreement to tackle climate change is achieved, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Nordic-African business summit takes place 29 Oct. in Oslo

12 october 2015 - 14:04:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Linking Nordic capabilities with African opportunities will the focus of the gathering of Scandinavian [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Norwegians keen to promote business cooperation with East Africa

18 september 2015 - 11:19:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Norwegian businesses and investors are seeing increasing opportunities for business collaboration in the fast [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Audit report, blue economy lead press coverage in Mauritius

05 september 2015 - 16:51:30
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Publication of the annual report on public spending by the Audit Bureau and the holding [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Indian Ocean countries approve Declaration on Blue Economy

04 september 2015 - 09:13:54
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) — Representatives of Indian Ocean countries attending the first IORA Ministerial Blue Economy Conference in Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Indian Ocean conference discusses Ocean economy

03 september 2015 - 09:10:07
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - On the second day of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) conference here Thursday, the focus [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Indian Ocean Blue Economy Conference opens in Mauritius

02 september 2015 - 12:04:37
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Ministerial Blue Economy Conference opened Wednesday morning at Pointe-aux-Piments, [...] Full text...

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Congo: Minor cabinet reshuffle in Congo

11 august 2015 - 14:23:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Following the departure of ministers opposed to the amendment of the 2002 Constitution, designed to allow [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges global action to protect, restore oceans

08 june 2015 - 15:51:59
New York, US (PAN) - Although the world's oceans are vast, their capacity to withstand damage caused by human activity [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: "Fish Trade for a Better Future” Project launched in Cote d’Ivoire

03 march 2015 - 09:02:55
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - A new pan-African project called "Fish Trade for a Better Future", meant to improve fish [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 'Fishing communities vulnerable'

27 february 2015 - 09:45:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Ocean Economy and Fisheries Minister Premduth Koonjoo has told Parliament that the fishing communities on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: IOC renews its regional fishing, aquaculture strategy for 2015-2020

25 february 2015 - 18:41:05
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Representatives of the five member countries of the Indian Ocean Commission who met in Mauritius during [...] Full text...

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Italy: 'Lakes, rivers key to livelihoods of millions'

29 january 2015 - 13:58:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The network of lakes, rivers and streams that provide fish and freshwater to millions across the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma in Davos for WEF meeting

21 january 2015 - 08:41:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF) [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Genetic diversity a hidden tool in coping with climate change - says FAO

19 january 2015 - 21:03:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Genetic resources have a critical role to play in feeding the world — especially as climate [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO chief says development cooperation in Mediterranean can check forced migration

28 november 2014 - 19:48:28
New York, US (PANA) - If countries of the Mediterranean want to stem the tide on forced migration and human [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Fast-growing fish farming to improve nuitrition in Africa, Asia - FAO

14 november 2014 - 11:13:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fish farming will likely grow more than expected in the coming decade, offering a chance for [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO forum spotlights civil society's role in fighting hunger

12 october 2014 - 16:39:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) kicked-off a two-day meeting focusing on civil society's [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says good harvests drive international food prices down

09 october 2014 - 20:10:32
New York, US PANA) - Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: School of Agriculture is 100 years old

01 october 2014 - 08:40:25
Réduit, Mauritius (PANA) - The School of Agriculture of Mauritius will celebrate its centenary this October, PANA has learned from [...] Full text...

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UN: New report issues alert on destruction of mangrove forests

29 september 2014 - 22:37:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Monday that the world was losing its mangroves [...] Full text...

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UN: New protections for sharks, manta rays enter into effect on Sunday

13 september 2014 - 14:24:46
New York, US (PANA) - Beginning Sunday 14 September, international trade in specimens of five shark species and all manta [...] Full text...

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Congo: Spain to help Congo modernise fishing industry

25 july 2014 - 05:29:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Spanish group Nork will help Congo to set up the necessary infrastructure to modernise its [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama reshuffles cabinet

16 july 2014 - 09:31:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has reshuffled his cabinet, scrapping the Ministry of Information and Media Relations [...] Full text...

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Congo: FAO, Congo plan to increase fish supply

11 july 2014 - 11:03:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have created a joint action plan [...] Full text...

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Italy: Fish drying method changes lives in Burundi

09 july 2014 - 13:35:12
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A project by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to equip small fishing communities with the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Business leaders in Nigeria for Bayelsa Investment, Business Forum

02 july 2014 - 16:24:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Bayelsa State Government in South South Nigeria says it has concluded arrangements to host global [...] Full text...

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E. Guinea: Africa Solidarity Trust Fund okays projects on youth employment, others

26 june 2014 - 12:56:29
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The FAO-managed Africa Solidarity Trust Fund Thursday gave the green light to four new projects [...] Full text...

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UN: UNEP meeting raises red flag on plastic waste

25 june 2014 - 08:32:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Concern is growing over the threat that widespread plastic waste poses to marine life, with conservative [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban tasks member states on Law of the Sea

09 june 2014 - 22:23:53
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the upcoming 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the landmark treaty, known [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO urges action to curb overfishing, pollution

09 june 2014 - 15:48:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, Monday opened a meeting of the world's only inter-governmental forum [...] Full text...

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US: FAO highlights 'climate-smart' approach to enhance rural renewal

07 june 2014 - 15:26:06
New York, US (PANA) - As the global farming community continues to curb climate change and food insecurity, the UN [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report fish alarm, economic gloom, power blues, Rawlings’ coup anniversary

07 june 2014 - 06:44:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A loud alarm about dangerous fishing practices, frustrating economic challenges and the never-ending power blackouts dominated [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: FAO publication highlights success stories in "climate-smart agriculture"

06 june 2014 - 15:03:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Shifting world agriculture to a "climate-smart" approach will not only help prevent future food security crises [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO report highlights importance of fisheries

19 may 2014 - 18:32:01
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report on Monday highlighted the growing [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO report highlights growing role of fishing in feeding the world

19 may 2014 - 11:15:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More people than ever before rely on fisheries and aquaculture for food and as a source [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: African Union moots watchdog body to curb fisheries decline

30 april 2014 - 16:15:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for urgent measures to revive depleted fisheries resources in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Executive Council approves US$152.12m AfDB loan for agriculture

23 april 2014 - 17:06:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved a loan of US$152.12 million from the African [...] Full text...

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UN: Summit on food security, 'blue economy' urges coordinated action

22 april 2014 - 22:33:00
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed summit on the role of oceans in global food security, livelihoods and economic [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mauritania, Cote d'Ivoire sign 5 cooperation pacts

17 march 2014 - 12:38:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania and Cote d'Ivoire have signed five cooperation agreements, in the culmination of the visit to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Organisation denounces land sale in Senegal's river valley

24 february 2014 - 12:31:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A black nationalist movement, the African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLAM), has condemned the selling of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: World fish trade to set new record

24 february 2014 - 11:41:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The booming world fish trade is generating more wealth than ever before, but countries must help [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mauritanians want land leased to Saudi society cancelled

02 february 2014 - 16:39:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanians living in Boghe, 300 kilometres south-west of the capital, Nouakchott, have asked their government to [...] Full text...

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Guinea: President Conde unveils new cabinet

21 january 2014 - 15:08:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – President Alpha Conde of Guinea on Monday unveiled his new cabinet, including Prime Minister Mohamed Said [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt denies banning fish importation

09 january 2014 - 12:21:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has denied reports that it banned the importation of fish into the country, [...] Full text...

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FAO says food prices expected to be less volatile

07 november 2013 - 20:44:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says improved supplies and a recovery in global [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Mahama names 12 new ministers

21 january 2013 - 10:47:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has named a former regional minister as his defence minister while former [...] Full text...

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Forum suggests ways for Africa to better manage natural resources

29 october 2012 - 13:47:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The eighth African Development Forum (ADF VIII) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has adopted a [...] Full text...

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'Overfishing costs Africa one million tons of fish annually'

22 october 2012 - 13:45:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Overfishing cost Africa about a million tons of fish per year, according to a document [...] Full text...

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EU, agencies partner to promote acquaculture in anti-hunger fight

01 october 2012 - 13:02:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A major international initiative has been launched to better understand the role of aquaculture in food [...] Full text...

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Experts approve structures for regional coherence on fisheries

05 september 2012 - 13:12:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Fishery experts rose from their week-long meeting in Cotonou, Benin, on Friday, validating the composition and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges policy harmonization for fisheries development

29 august 2012 - 10:03:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - ECOWAS member states have been urged to harmonize their policies and efforts in the fisheries sector [...] Full text...

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20 new Biosphere Reserves added to UNESCO’s MAB programme

11 july 2012 - 17:49:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), meeting in Paris from [...] Full text...

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FAO report highlights role of fisheries, aquaculture in food security

09 july 2012 - 15:03:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture play a crucial role in food and nutrition security and in providing [...] Full text...

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World Future Council, partners to honour influential policies on oceans, coasts

07 february 2012 - 11:32:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Future Council (WFC), which brings the interests of future generations on environment to the [...] Full text...

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More Nigerian farmers to benefit from World Bank-assisted agric project

29 december 2011 - 08:20:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Bank assisted Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) is to be expanded to five other [...] Full text...

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Congo bans 69 Chinese fishing boats

26 december 2011 - 20:29:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government has banned 69 Chinese fishing boats which have been found to be involved [...] Full text...

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'Aquaculture is world's fasted-growing source of animal protein'

09 november 2011 - 14:38:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Aquaculture is the world's fastest-growing source of animal protein and currently provides nearly half of all [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, partners unveil 10 proposals to safeguard the ocean

01 november 2011 - 19:29:05
Paris, France (PANA) – UN agencies Tuesday launched a plan to improve the management of the ocean and coastal areas, [...] Full text...

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African Green Revolution ignores downside of intensive farming

13 october 2011 - 12:32:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Lessons learned from Asia’s Green Revolution about the damage which intensive farming can cause [...] Full text...

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Mali receives over FCFA 3b from partners for management of ecosystems

19 july 2011 - 13:27:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UNDP, technical partners and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) have granted Mali [...] Full text...

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FAO, OECD paint gloomy picture on food prices

18 june 2011 - 13:56:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - High price of food will persist for the next 10 years in Nigeria and other countries [...] Full text...

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Libreville hosts African conference on aquaculture

02 june 2011 - 17:51:00
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A three-day regional seminar on commercial aquaculture development strategies will commence on 8 June in Libreville, [...] Full text...

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Mauritian businessmen promise Congo investment

05 may 2011 - 21:58:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A Mauritian business delegation headed by Dev Chamroo has expressed its readiness to invest in several [...] Full text...

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'Global fish production reaches all-time high'

03 may 2011 - 18:32:11
Washington, US (PANA) - Global fish production has reached an all-time high, according to research done by Nourishing the Planet [...] Full text...

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Fish consumption reaches all-time high - FAO

31 january 2011 - 14:19:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The contribution of fish to global diets has reached a record of almost 17 kg per [...] Full text...

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AU Executive Council reviews outcome of ministerial meetings (News Feature)

27 january 2011 - 17:48:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU), comprising the continent's foreign ministers, will, as [...] Full text...

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'The Veterinary profession is 250 years old'

24 january 2011 - 18:36:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has declared this year the World Veterinary Year, marking the [...] Full text...

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Guinean President appoints Ministers

05 january 2011 - 11:12:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde Tuesday night appointed 10 new ministers, bringing to 37 members the government [...] Full text...

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Gambia pledges to accord priority to fisheries, aquaculture

19 december 2010 - 08:53:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government will continue to accord high priority to fisheries and aquaculture in its development [...] Full text...

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Senegal to produce 150,000 tons of fish by 2015

26 october 2010 - 10:07:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Director General of the Senegalese National Aquacult ure Agency (ANA), Amath Wade, said Monday in [...] Full text...

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African fisheries and aquaculture ministers end meeting in Banjul

25 september 2010 - 09:00:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambia's vice president and minister for women affairs, Mrs. Isatou Njie-Saidy, said here Friday that [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to combat illegal fishing

24 september 2010 - 22:15:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- A fisheries expert on Friday urged African countries to come together and combat illegal, unreported and [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader calls for better deal for Africa's fishes

24 september 2010 - 18:30:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has stressed the need f or Africans to push for fair and [...] Full text...

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W/A journalists urge ministers to reach agreement with EU

22 september 2010 - 20:53:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- West African journalists at the ongoing African Union M inisters' Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture (CAMFA) [...] Full text...

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African ministers vow to stop illegal fishing losses

21 september 2010 - 16:22:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African fisheries ministers, meeting in Banjul, Gambian capital, to tackle the problem of illegal fishing [...] Full text...

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'Fisheries mismanagement cost Africa US$ 5b annually'

21 september 2010 - 15:03:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Fisheries Adviser to the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), Tim Bostok, told participants [...] Full text...

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Crime rate down by 75% in Nigeria's commercial state capital

15 august 2010 - 19:11:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Governor of Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos Stat e, Babatunde Fashola said the crime rate in [...] Full text...

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Crime rate down by 75% in Nigeria's commercial state capital

15 august 2010 - 14:23:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Governor of Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos Stat e, Babatunde Fashola said the crime rate in [...] Full text...

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WB 'highly satisfied' with Nigeria's agric development project

06 march 2010 - 17:10:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The World Bank has rated the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Nigeria's Commercial Agriculture Development Projects [...] Full text...

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Mauritius eyes geothermal power, seaweeds

02 march 2010 - 13:11:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Council of Research of Mauritius is currently working on two major projects: the production of [...] Full text...

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Gabon warns shipowners and artisanal fishermen

15 february 2010 - 11:21:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- The Gabonese government has warned shipowners in industrial fisheries and artisanal fishermen against breaching legal provisions [...] Full text...

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Tanzania, China sign livestock, aquaculture deal

19 january 2010 - 09:22:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Tanzania and China have sealed a five-year live stock and fish farming deal under [...] Full text...

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Fisheries, aquaculture face multiple risks from climate change

11 december 2009 - 12:49:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Marine capture fisheries already facing multiple challen ges due to overfishing, habitat loss and weak management [...] Full text...

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UN says oceans could help curb climate change risks

14 october 2009 - 19:19:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African governments keen on fighting the risks of climate change should target investments in the protection [...] Full text...

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FAO supports rice farming and market gardening in Chad

01 october 2009 - 23:18:00
N'Djamأ©na- Chad (PANA) -- The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is support ing a programme in Chad to help bring [...] Full text...

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