Halla Sif Svansdóttir Hölludóttir, a farmer and owner of Sólskins grænmetis, has been selected as one of the first 100 female heroes in agriculture and rural development by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 23 - Italy is putting forward the name of former agriculture minister Maurizio Martina to be the new Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida said in Brussels on Monday. The 47-year-old, a former leader of the centre-left Democratic Party who was Italian agriculture minister from 2014 to 2018, is currently the Deputy Director-General of t...

Spanish Minister Luis Planas has begun making contacts to lead the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), while Vice President Díaz evaluates her options for the International Labour Organization (ILO) amidst a government crisis.

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 23 - Italy is putting forward the name of former agriculture minister Maurizio Martina to be the new Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida said in Brussels on Monday. The 47-year-old, a former leader of the centre-left Democratic Party who was Italian agriculture minister from 2014 to 2018, is currently the Deputy Director-General of t...

Morocco has been elected as vice-chair of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) under the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The country will play a key role in global plant health standards.