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UN Food Agency Leaders Hail U.S. Law Aimed at Boosting Global Food Security, Resilience, Nutrition

Aug 12, 2016

FAO and WFP say law will greatly enhance worldwide efforts to combat hunger and rural poverty 25 July 2016, Rome - Leaders of two United Nations agencies fighting hunger worldwide have applauded new legislation in the United States ...

Tags: WFP, President Obama, rural poverty

Protracted Conflicts Causing Alarming Spikes in Severe Hunger

Aug 12, 2016

Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...

Tags: vicious cycle, food insecurity, UN agencies

Royal DSM, UNWTF Extend Partnership to Tackle Worldwide Malnutrition

Dec 24, 2015

Dutch nutrition company Royal DSM and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into an agreement to prolong their partnership for three years in tackling hunger and malnutrition in developing nations. The partnership intends ...

Tags: Royal DSM, United Nations World Food Programme, Food

BASF SE Has Decided to Contribute EUR300,000 to Relief Efforts in The Philippines

Nov 15, 2013

The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE has decided to contribute €300,000 to relief efforts in the Philippines. With funding from BASF, BASF Stiftung, a charitable foundation based in Germany, will support the disaster relief ...

Tags: BASF, typhoon, Philippines, victim

Food Production in South Sudan Increases by More Than 35%

Mar 5, 2013

Food production in South Sudan has increased by more than 35% between 2011 and 2012, according to report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP). The increase can be attributed to factors such as ...

Tags: Food production, Food, Agriculture

Waitrose Has Launched a Farming Partnership Initiative

Dec 13, 2012

Waitrose has launched a Farming Partnership initiative, which it says further demonstrates its commitment to UK farming. The Waitrose Farming Partnership is the new umbrella under which all the retailer's "agricultural farmer-focused ...

Tags: Farming Partnership, Farming, farmer, agricultural farmer

Canadian Western Forst Products Intends to Invest $16m

Jul 20, 2012

Canadian Western Forst Products intends to invest $16m by the middle of 2013 in the modernisation of its Saltair sawmill in Ladysmith. The most important improvements will be the cutting line and the trimming facilities. Furthermore ...

Tags: market view, softwood lumber

Nanaimo-Based Company Reported a 28 Percent Increase in Sales to $854 Million Over 2010

Feb 24, 2012

Strong shipments of lumber and logs and improved production at its sawmills powered Western Forest Products to a $24-million profit in 2011, according to the company's year-end financial statements. The Nanaimo-based company reported a 28 ...

Tags: market view, log, demand

Western Forest Products Plans to Invest $16 Million Into Its Saltair Sawmill

Feb 16, 2012

News that Western Forest Products plans to invest $16 million into its Saltair sawmill is seen as a hopeful trend for the future of the forest company's other mills in the region. Lee Doney, a WFP spokesman, said that thanks to the ...

Tags: market view, forest, sawmill

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