FAO Quarterly Early Warning Bulletin for Food and Agriculture. No 15. April-June 2015

Office of Assistant Director-General (Agriculture Department)

FAO Quarterly Early Warning Bulletin for Food and Agriculture. No 15. April-June 2015

Alerts on threats to the food chain and food security in countries and regions

Year of publication 2015

Pages 25 p.

Author Office of Assistant Director-General (Agriculture Department)

Category Bulletin

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Quarterly Early Warning Bulletin for Food and Agriculture integrates information on food security and threats to the food chain for the three months ahead. It is a product of collaboration between the Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) for transboundary animal (including aquatic) and plant (including forest) pests and diseases and food safety threats, the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS), and the Intelligence and Coordination Unit of the Food Chain Crisis Management Fram ework (FCC). Data is provided by GIEWS and EMPRES.

Language English

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