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The logo of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seen on the door of the headquarters in Rome August 31, 2005. (Reuters)

FAO Chooses Egypt to Start Journey to Fight Hunger in Near East, North Africa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is working to address the risks of global food shortages, and is deeply involved in fighting hunger in the Middle East. In this context, the organization has boosted its efforts in the Near East and North...

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Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi smiles during a meeting with Brazil’s President Michel Temer and ambassadors of meat importing countries of Brazil at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Brazilian Minister of Agriculture: Ready to Provide Saudi Market Demand of Meat

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | May 29, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply Blairo Maggi said that Brazil is fully ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in the field of food and to provide the market demand of meat and other products according to Saudi Vision 2030....

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Khartoum Provides Saudi Investors New Guarantees

by Fahd Baqmi | Jan 21, 2017 | Business

Jeddah- Council of Saudi Chambers is discussing forming a delegation of its councils and the business sector to tackle the potential agricultural and food security investments – this coincides with Khartoum hosting the third Arab Conference to be held by Arab...

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An elderly Afghan man collects water from a pool at a construction site in Kabul on May 31, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/Wakil Kohsar)

In Conversation with the Head of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab

by Najlaa Habriri | Jun 4, 2014 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Food and water security has become a major concern over the last fifty years in both developed and developing countries. As global population more than doubled, so did agricultural production—the industry that uses almost 70 percent of the...