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By José Graziano da Silva - Apr 24,2017
People in Yemen are currently suffering from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. More than 17 million people around Yemen’s rugged landscape are lacking food, and the figure is likely to increase as the ongoing conflict continues to erode the ability to grow, import, di
By José Graziano da Silva - Oct 14,2015
This October 16th, World Food Day, the world has a lot to celebrate.As a global community, we have made real progress in fighting global hunger and poverty in recent decades.A majority of the countries monitored by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation — 72 out of the 129 —
By José Graziano da Silva - Aug 01,2015
Over the past several years, biofuels have become a bone of contention.For some, a renewable energy source produced from organic matter amounts to a magic wand in the fight against climate change.But others view biofuels as an existential threat, because the plants used to create
By José Graziano da Silva - Oct 16,2014
The fight against hunger forges ahead around the world, but with about 805 million people who still do not have enough to eat, a lot more still needs to be done. Sixty-three developing countries have already reached the Millennium Development Goal hunger target of halving the pr


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