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Thomson Reuters Foundation joins FAO for news on food security

The Thomson Reuters Foundation has joined the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization to provide news on food security and hunger issues.

The service is hosted on the foundation’s website trust.org. The coverage combines the knowledge and expertise of FAO with the reach of the Foundation’s global team of journalists, including a dedicated food security reporter based in Rome, a Foundation statement said.

The news section will provide news on food production, food security, food waste, agriculture, land use, under nutrition and malnutrition, and food affordability issues, among others.

“For millions of people, food is scarce or out of reach. By 2050, the planet will need at least 60 percent more food than it does today, as the population is expected to reach more than nine billion people. There is a pressing need for accurate reporting on these issues,” Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation said in the statement. “The goal of this dedicated section of trust.org is to raise awareness around the growing problem of feeding the world population. Climate change makes things worse for developing countries, while wealthier nations face obesity and the many socio-economic issues related to it.”

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said: “The global media have a critical role to play in the effort to build more sustainable food systems and eradicate hunger and malnutrition - as observers and watchdogs, as explainers, as sharers of ideas and information. Good governance, an engaged citizenry, knowledge-transfer - all will benefit from the reliable, rigorous, and focused reporting that will take place via this new initiative." ■

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