VOA慢速英语2014 粮农组织会议关注非洲粮食安全 FAO Conference to Focus on African Food Security

粮农组织会议关注非洲粮食安全 FAO Conference to Focus on African Food Security From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizati

VOA标准英语2008年-Food Security High on Agenda at ECOWAS Meeting

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 May 2008 West African agricultural and trade ministers are holding emergency talks in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to plot strategies for a regional solution to the rising food prices. The Economic Community of West African

VOA标准英语2012--World Food Prize Laureate Heads Global Food Security Center

World Food Prize Laureate Heads Global Food Security Center Gebisa Ejetas air conditioned office at Purdue University is a world away from the one-room thatched hut with mud floors where he grew up in Ethiopia. There wasnt any school in the community

VOA标准英语2012--G8 Leaders to Weigh Euro Crisis, Food Security

G8 Leaders to Weigh Euro Crisis, Food Security John Kirton, co-founder of the G8 Research Group, said the summit may be brief, but also significant. The G7 leaders, together with Dmitry Medvedev from Russia, will be meeting to deal with the latest er

VOA标准英语2012--South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security

South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security Agriculture in high-rise buildings is the dream of some scientists and architects around the globe. But it soon could be reality. Just outside of Suwon, a city 30-kilometers south of the capit

VOA标准英语2011--Ensuring Food Security, Tackling Climate Change

Ensuring Food Security, Tackling Climate Change A high-level international panel has announced its recommendations for achieving food security while addressing the effects of climate change. The recommendations from the Commission on Sustainable Agri

VOA标准英语2011--G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Sol

G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Solutions G20农业专家将召开食品安全会议 Agricultural experts from the G20 countries will meet next week to find ways to match the latest research and technology to the growing demand for more food. It

VOA标准英语2011--Trade Barriers Impede Food Security

Trade Barriers Impede Food Security When the food crisis began several years ago, with soaring prices and supply shortages, governments agreed to invest much more in agriculture. And with predictions of a global population of nine billion by 2050, th

VOA标准英语2012--Arab World Faces Serious Poverty, Food Security Challenges

Arab World Faces Serious Poverty, Food Security Challenges A new report says Arab countries face a serious food security challenge and that poverty rates are much higher than official numbers suggest. It blames the situation on vulnerability to volat

VOA标准英语2011--UN World Food Security Committee Meets i

UN World Food Security Committee Meets in Rome The U.N. Committee on World Food Security opened its new session in Rome Monday. The meeting follows Sundays observance of World Food Day with the theme: Food Prices from Crisis to Stability. Actor Jerem

VOA标准英语2010年-Food Security, HIV/AIDS Treatment and

To ensure food security for a rapidly growing global population, governments are investing heavily in agriculture. But food policy experts say that investment must include HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. HIV/AIDS and food have been inextricably li

VOA标准英语2010年-Already Struggling With Food Security,

Kenya ranks near the bottom of the world in food security. While the government works to stave off a coming drought, experts say Kenya must retool its local food markets to prevent future shortfalls. As World Food Day approaches, Kenya stands at a cr

VOA标准英语2014--UN: Somalis Need Food, Not Just Security Improvements

UN: Somalis Need Food, Not Just Security Improvements MOGADISHU The United Nations envoy in Somalia is warning that political and security improvements are not enough to stop hunger and stave off a worsening humanitarian crisis. At least one million

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Increasing Food S

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food security in dry areas. Researchers say the water availability in some of

VOA标准英语2009年-Food Security Top Priority for Africa

The upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen comes amid warnings that rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are having a devastating impact on poor countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 06 December

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Says Global Food Crisis Needs Quick Re

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 04 June 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that dealing with the current global food crisis is a fight the international community cannot afford to lose. The U.N. chief is attending a world food sec

VOA标准英语2011--New Corn Variety Boosts Food Security Ac

New Corn Variety Boosts Food Security Across Africa In times of drought, parched lands yield few, if any, crops, increasing hunger among communities. As one way of boosting food security during these difficult times, scientists in Kenya and across Af

World Food Prize Laureate Heads Global Food Security Center

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana Purdue University scientist Gebisa Ejeta is known in agriculture for enhancing sorghum crops in Africa. The 2009 World Food Prize Laureate is on a quest to help the world better understand the causes of global food insecurity

European Economy, African Food Security to Top G8 Summit

WHITE HOUSE - Europes economic crisis is expected to dominate the discussions when the Group of Eight nations hold their economic summit near Washington on Friday and Saturday. Food security in Africa will also be high on the agenda. The meeting at t

Obama Announces Food Initiative for Africa

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President Barack Obama has announced a plan aimed at lifting 50 million Africans out of poverty in the next 10 years. Private companies from around the world have pledged more than $3 billion toward the effort. With the leaders of