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Recent Activities
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  • Number of Hungry People Soars
    The U.S. Agriculture Department said the number of hungry people in 70 poor nations soared 10.8% last year and will climb at least 1.7% this year, and perhaps much more depending on how the global recession plays out. The annual USDA survey, which attempts to calculate how many people are consuming less than 2,100 calories a day in countries that do or did receive food aid, is ammunition for the Obama administration in its push to help poor nations feed themselves. [from World Food Program News]
  • The Crisis Is Still Here, Says Zimbabwean Priest
    A Zimbabwean Catholic priest has told CAFOD that despite supermarket shelves heaving with food imported from South Africa, the majority of Zimbabweans are still in need of food and basic medicines, as the country remains gripped in the worst humanitarian crisis since independence. Battered by years of political and economic upheaval the country's economy is in shreds. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that half the population of 12 million people will be reliant on food aid. [from World Food Program News]
  • Commander Naeem among 13 terrorists killed in Swat, Dir operation: ISPR
    As many as 13 terrorists including commander Naeemullah were killed and 24 were apprehended along with lot of arms, ammunition and equipment (..). The World Food Programme has started its operation in Bajaur from 30 June, 2009. Food distributions hub at Abbottabad has been established and has started delivery food items to 655 registered IDP families out of 872. The World Food Programme (WFP) is setting up its ?Food Hub? at Buner and will start functioning by 4 July. It will deliver rations to approx 3000 returning families for 6 months. [from World Food Program News]
  • "School Meals Make A Difference," Says Teacher
    The principal of a primary school in Sierra Leone explains how WFP school meals have made a difference to her school. As the West African nation works to recover from a civil war, WFP is helping it build a better future by feeding kids in almost 1,000 schools. [from World Food Program News]
  • Participants to the FARA SSA-CP workshop
    Participants to the FARA SSA-CP workshop [from FARA Blogger]
  • SSA CP Strategy Development and Lesson Sharing Workshop
    29th June ? 3rd July 2009. FARA Accra. A workshop was organsised for a strategic review and lesson sharing for the SSA CP research implementing stakeholders. The objectives of this workshop included: To remobilize and refocus the SSA CP research implementing stakeholders to the objectives of the program?s current phase. To ensure that all implementing stakeholders acquire the right orientation of [from FARA Blogger]
  • Bread Provided To Hungry Displaced In Sri Lanka
    WFP and its humanitarian partners recently provided another lifeline to tens of thousands of people who have fled the recent conflict in Sri Lanka. Thanks to a coordinated initiative between the government, NGOs and the business community, three of Sri Lanka?s largest bakeries baked fresh bread for the hungry displaced using ingredients from WFP?s food basket. [from World Food Program News]
  • Social media tips for agricultural research
    2009/07 - AgInfo News from IAALD [from AgInfo News from the CGIAR]

APAARI Executive Committee 2009-2010 

Chairman:
Dr. Abdul Shukor Abd Rahman
(MARDI, Malaysia)

Vice Chairman:
Dr. Mangala Rai
(ICAR, India)

Members:
Dr. Raghunath Ghodake (NARI, PNG)
Dr. Richard Beyer (MoA & PI, Fiji)
Mr. Somchai Charnnarongkul (DOA, Thailand)
Dr. Wais Kabir (BARC, Bangladesh)
Mr. Raul Montemayor (CSO-IFAP, Philippines)
Dr. Robert S. Zeigler (CGIAR-IRRI, Philippines)
Fr. Antonio Francisco Lucas (NAARAP-ANGOC, Philippines)
Dr. Mark Holderness (GFAR, Italy)

Executive Secretary:
Dr. Raj Paroda (India) 

 
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