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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Since its founding in 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has worked to promote food security and end hunger. FAO provides resources and expertise to member countries to aid research and development of agricultural and food systems. The organization serves as a neutral international forum for nations to discuss policy and negotiate agreements. A wealth of books, reports, newsletters and other digital media have been produced to meet the needs of these efforts.
Each month a million visitors consults the FAO website. Site users can investigate the agency's program areas, use the interactive Knowledge Forum or search various databases for statistical information, documents or links. Articles on important global food and agriculture issues can be found in the Newsroom as well as media resources - photos, audio, video and links.
Link: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations home page of the FAO
Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 12:59 PM on December 1, 2005
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would wish you to give me more information on your organization. Im training farmers on the ground on how to use locally available resource.
Focus is being given on Avocadoes/ Makadamia/Soya/Castors/Croton and all vegetable developing oil.
we also train in sun drying focusing on various horticuture products.
More focus is given on Amaranth and Dairy Goat Milk.
write back to inform me wheather you can assist in our training programme.
Samuel K Wandu
Posted by: wandukim at December 27, 2005 4:45 AM
Mr. Wandu, it sounds like you have set up a good training program. I hope you can spend some time exploring the FAO website that is linked to in the article. It is quite extensive. There are many relevant resources and publications, some have contacts to programs doing similar work. You may also wish to join the discussion forums of the UBC Botanical Garden. People from all around the world contribute to discussions about all things concerning plants.
Eric
Posted by: Eric La Fountaine at January 10, 2006 11:36 AM
