FAO Director-General QU Dongyu
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http://fao.org/director-general 07-05-2018 11:44:31
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Pleased to visit Cornell University & learn about the exciting research carried out ranging from horticulture & plant pathology to crop sustainability, AI & #AgInnovation . Research, Science & Innovation are vital for the transformation of agrifood systems. #4Betters
Thrilled to see Food and Agriculture Organization's #EarthMap initiative win Google Geo for Good Impact Award. We must leverage the power of innovation & technologies to transform agrifood systems. #GeoforGood GoogleEarth
Amazed to see the ingenuity in northern Chile where fog catchers 'atrapanieblas' are being used to harvest water from the air as part of Food and Agriculture Organization-Global Environment Facility (GEF) project. This is supporting local agriculture, restore local landscape & fight drought that affects the region. #WaterScarcity
I welcome the United Nations resolution declaring 2026 #YearOfTheWomanFarmer . Women are key actors in agrifood systems & the year will provide an opportunity to highlight their pivotal role in ensuring the economic survival of their families & contributing to rural & national economies.
It was a pleasure to meet Ambassador Michele Sison Ambassador Michele Sison again. I am grateful for the US support to Food and Agriculture Organization's mandate. We will continue to work together on building resilient agrifood systems to help lift people out of poverty and hunger. #SDGs #4Betters
Honoured to meet with HE Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan. We had fruitful discussions on the productive collaboration between the country and Food and Agriculture Organization, advances made in transforming agrifood systems, and plans for accelerating progress toward achieving the #SDGs . #4Betters
We Food and Agriculture Organization work with partners to boost women's and girls' access to digital technologies through better opportunities, resources and education. Only by working together we can close the gender gap and achieve the #SDGs , #4Betters and ensure that no one is left behind. #GirlsInICT
#GRFC24 is a wake-up call. To #FightFoodCrises , we need to invest in both immediate aid and long-term solutions, restart large-scale food production in affected areas and strengthen resilience of communities. Food and Agriculture Organization will keep working with Members to achieve #SDGs . #4Betters
I am proud to launch the innovative Food and Agriculture Organization Park app where each of us can explore the diversity of the world's forests through an immersive experience and learn how our actions can help build a greener, resilient and sustainable future for all. #GreenCities #GenerationRestoration
With the inauguration of the educational path at Food and Agriculture Organization Park in Roma, I want to thank Roberto Gualtieri, Cooperazione Italiana 🇮🇹, Sabrina Alfonsi and partners for our continued collaboration to promote #GreenCities and explore innovative solutions towards a better future for all. #4Betters
¡Feliz #DíaDelIdiomaEspañol ! Spanish is one of Food and Agriculture Organization's six official languages, connecting us with millions around the word in our mission to transform agrifood systems, leaving no one behind. Learn more about our work at fao.org/home/es and follow Food and Agriculture OrganizationenEspanol. #4Mejoras
Books enrich our lives and digitalization makes them accessible to all. That's why at Food and Agriculture Organization we are making efforts to ensure our multilingual wealth of knowledge on agrifood systems is open, accessible and available to all. #WorldBookDay fao.org/publications/e…
Today we celebrate #EnglishLanguageDay , one of Food and Agriculture Organization's official languages. I invite you to visit our website fao.org& to follow us on Food and Agriculture Organization to learn more about our work to support Members in achieving the #SDGs & #4Betters , leaving no one behind.
Honoured to meet HE Prime Minister PM - Dion Ngute - CMR of Cameroon. I thanked him for the country's continued support to Food and Agriculture Organization. We will keep working together to improve access to food & nutrition, accelerating progress for agrifood system transformation & achieving the #SDGs . #4Betters
Today's food security challenges require coordinated response, strong partnerships & better investments that leverage science & #AgInnovation . Food and Agriculture Organization's #HandInHand initiative is a key matchmaking instrument to accelerate progress towards achieving #SDGs & #4Betters .