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	Forests are key for high quality water supply By 2025, 1,8 billion people will be living in regions with absolute water scarcity and two-thirds of the world's population may experience water-stress conditions. more...
	Closing the gender gap in agriculture If women in rural areas had the same access to land, technology, financial services, education and markets as men, agricultural production could be increased and the number of hungry people reduced by 100-150 million, FAO said today in its 2010-11 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture report. more...
	Ministers commit to review the world crop gene pool Agriculture ministers and senior officials from more than 100 countries have committed to review the global crop gene pool of the International Treaty on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and urged those countries who have not signed the farming biodiversity treaty to do so as soon as possible. more...
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	VI Organic Marketing Forum Warsaw – registration now open! If you are interested in the markets for organic food and non-food in your neighbour countries or in Western Europe, you are looking for new partners or innovative solutions for your company. more...
	New UN report says rural women face increasing inequality A new United Nations interagency report on the gender dimension of agricultural work says women still benefit less than men from rural employment and face new challenges due to the current economic and food crises. more...
	Organic events calendar 2011 2010 gave us many orginc events, so does 2011 It's the very begining of the year, but we already have some big organic events planned. more...