UN JOINS FORCES WITH MEDITERRANEAN NATIONS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

UN JOINS FORCES WITH MEDITERRANEAN NATIONS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
New York, Jan 8 2009 6:10PM
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced its new partnership with a Mediterranean intergovernmental organization to promote crops and improve fisheries, among other sustainable activities.

The collaboration between the <"http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/9262/icode/">FAO and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) seeks to expedite the modernization of irrigation in the region and prevent forest fires.

The Mediterranean could become a free trade area next year, triggering fears that this could lead to pest dissemination. The FAO-CIHEAM partnership aims to control pest entrance and spread in the region by introducing harmonized protocols of pest monitoring.

Founded in 1962, CIHEAM comprises 13 Mediterranean member countries: Albania, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia and Turkey.
Jan 8 2009 6:10PM
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