Archive for October 2017

Competing interests need to collaborate to help restore Asia-Pacific's forests or risk missing 2030 sustainable development targets The forestry sector across Asia and the Pacific must collaborate with a wider range of stakeholders if countries in the region are to meet key targets of the world’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the Asia-Pacific Forestry…

Government ministers and experts gather for first Pacific Week of Agriculture – highlight on nutrition and food security Global agricultural leaders will gather in Vanuatu next week for the inaugural Pacific Week of Agriculture (PWA 2017). Vanuatu is hosting the one-week event from 16 to 20 October in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC) and…

Rural areas, too long seen as poverty traps, key to economic growth in developing countries Millions of young people in developing countries who are poised to enter the labour force in the coming decades need not flee rural areas to escape poverty, argues a new FAO report published today. Rural areas actually have vast potential…