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Cuban president pays fruitful visits to Italy and the Vatican

Published on: June 21, 2023
12:55

Rome (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Italy on June 19 for a two-day visit that included a meeting with Head of State Sergio Mattarella and an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Chile: role of Parliaments in the fight against hunger is highlighted

Published on: June 15, 2023
14:38

Santiago de Chile, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) The II World Parliamentary Summit against Hunger began in the Chilean city of Valparaiso, with a recognition to the legislative bodies for their fight against the problem that affects 828 million people.

Millions of global agricultural crops are lost to pests annually- FAO

Published on: May 12, 2023
15:56

United Nations, May 12 (Prensa Latina) 40% of the world's crops are annually damaged by pests, an alarming situation and reason to commemorate the International Plant Health Day.

Global food prices down for 12th month running in March – FAO

Published on: April 10, 2023
17:20

Geneva, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) World food prices are still too high but have dropped by a fifth compared to a year ago as prices soared to a monthly record high after Russia invaded agricultural powerhouse Ukraine.

Cuba strengthens ties to achieve food sovereignty

Published on: March 28, 2023
08:32

Havana, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reinforces alliances with the purpose of securing its food sovereignty in a context of global crisis and intensification of the US blockade.

FAO regional representative visits Cuba

Published on: March 27, 2023
12:05

Havana, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Assistant Director General and Regional Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, kicked off a visit to Cuba on Monday.

FAO organizes workshop for Cuban farmers

Published on: March 24, 2023
13:09

Havana, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Embassy of the Netherlands, organized a workshop for Cuban food producers, an official report said on Friday.

Cuba´s MINAG to promote tools for food system management

Published on: March 15, 2023
16:36

Havana, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Agriculture Ministry (MINAG) and several other organizations on Wednesday launched a package of postcards to support local food system management with gender equity.

Cuba supports compliance with Food Sovereignty Law

Published on: March 3, 2023
13:13

Havana, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) Supporting mayors in complying with the Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutrition Security Law (SSAN Law) is the objective of the workshops that are taking place in Cuba, the FAO reported on Friday.

Nearly 3.1B people cannot afford a healthy diet – FAO

Published on: March 1, 2023
17:33

Havana, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2020, up 112 million from 2019, reflecting the effects of inflation in consumer food prices stemming from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to contain it.

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