Pitcairn - Zunia.org

Member Log In | Join Now

fr

Country profile

Flag

Philippines

Philippines statistics

People

Population	87.89 mln
Population growth	2%
Life expectancy	72 years
Net migration	-900,000

Economy

GDP	$144.06 bln
- per capita	$1,639
- growth rate	7%
FDI, net inflows	$2.93 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	59%
Internet users	6%
High-tech exports	54%

more statistics

Philippines profiles on:

Human Development Report

UCB Libraries GovPubs

Alert me on new posts here

EU-US summit: transatlantic cooperation to be intensified

0

europeanexpress.blogspot.com –

Meeting on 21 June at the Vienna EU-US summit, EU and US leaders committed themselves to strengthen their global partnership by adopting a common line towards global challenges. "When America and the EU work together, we can accomplish big things," said President Bush. "Working together, the EU and the US may not be enough to solve the many challenges before us. But without the joint efforts of the EU and the US, these global challenges will be impossible to meet." The leaders discussed more...

Added by

German Yáñez on June 30, 2006

EU to observe Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Sierra Leone

0

tipd.blogspot.com –

The European Commission is deploying an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone scheduled to take place on 11 August 2007. The EOM is a European Commission contribution to supporting peace and democracy in Sierra Leone...

Added by

German Yáñez on July 11, 2007

2003 Assessment of the World Food Security Situation (FAO)

0

fao.org –

Document summarises the main developments in the past year that have a bearing on the current world food security situation. Report of the FAO Committee on World Food Security prepared for the 29th session of the CFS. Also available in word from the CFS homepage.

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on April 29, 2003

Commodity Price Data (Pinksheets - World Bank)

0

worldbank.org –

Simply the best monthly commodity price data in the world.

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on September 01, 2000

Iraq conflict could be devastating for rural economy

0

europeanexpress.blogspot.com –

Conflict could be devastating for Iraq's rural economy with consequences on the country's capacity to produce food, FAO warned today in the wake of its recent launch of a $86 million appeal to help meet the emergency... FAO news release on the consequences for the rural economy of the Iraq conflict.

Added by

German Yáñez on June 18, 2006

More than 600 million people have Internet access

0

nua.ie –

According to newly released statistics from Nua Internet Surveys, 605.6 million people had Internet access at the end of September, up from 580.7 million in May 2002. here you can find further information on the geographic break-down of Internet access.

Added by

Ellen Olafsen on November 04, 2002

Latest FAO Foodcrops and Shortages

0

fao.org –

As of February 2004, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 38 with 24 in Africa, 7 in Asia, 5 in Latin America and 2 in Europe. In many of these countries, food shortages are being compounded by the effect of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on food production, marketing and transport. Read the full report at FAO/GIEWS.

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on March 12, 2004

Consultant's Directory for Development Experts

0

expertist.net –

expertist.net establishes a knowledge sharing community by pooling globally scattered experts on development issues and provides central access to them and their know-how. The service connects people who demand or supply specialized development expertise. The exchange of knowledge might either be informal and free of charge (e.g. for discussing a project prior to it’s implementation) or within a compensated work contract. Therefore expertist.net invites specialists, those who may be looking for more...

Added by

Bernd Bieber on March 04, 2002

The State of Food Insecurity in The World 2003

0

fao.org –

Worldwide, FAO estimates that 842 million people were undernourished in 1999-2001, the most recent years for which figures are available. This includes 10 million in industrialized countries, 34 million in countries in transition and 798 million in developing countries. Regionally, only Latin America and the Caribbean had a decline in the number of hungry since the mid-1990s. Only 19 countries, including China, succeeded in reducing the number of undernourished throughout the 1990s, says the more...

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on November 26, 2003

World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030 - An FAO Perspective

0

fao.org –

This report is FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook for the world's food supplies, nutrition and agriculture. It presents the projections and the main messages. The projections cover supply and demand for the major agricultural commodities and sectors, including fisheries and forestry. This analysis forms the basis for a more detailed examination of other factors, such as nutrition and undernourishment, and the implications for international trade. The report also investigates the more...

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on February 14, 2003

The State of Food and Agriculture 2003

0

fao.org –

1 December 2003 (FAO) - The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) is FAO's annual report on current developments affecting world agriculture. It reviews policy factors underlying recent agricultural performances at the world and regional levels. It also discusses issues of current or emerging interest, and presents an in-depth analysis of topics of importance to world food and agriculture. View the latest report and conference presentation.

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on December 05, 2003

FAO Food Outlook (April 2003)

0

fao.org –

FAO's first forecast of world cereal production in 2003 is 1 895 million tonnes (MT), 62 MT up from the poor 2002 harvest and above the average of the past five years. The outputs of both wheat and coarse grains are forecast to increase by about 4 percent to 591.5 MT and 908 MT respectively, while the rice crop (milled basis) is anticipated to recover by 2 percent to about 395 MT. Other results and statistics such as utilization forecast, food aid shipments, prices and more also available. The more...

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on April 27, 2003

Human development indicators 2003

0

Be sure to browse the MDG indicators as well, in particular MDG1 (Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger). Table available in PDF and XLS at http://www.undp.org/hdr2003/indicator/indic_265.html

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on July 22, 2003

Agricultural Research Funding Guide

0

fao.org –

This web site facilitates access to funding sources for agricultural research, including information about sponsors, directories (collections of links to funding sources) and services (offering guidance to available funding sources, assitance with proposal preparation, and so on). Hosted by FAO: Sustainable Development Department SDdimensions.

Added by

Jean-Charles Le Vallée on February 18, 2003

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

0

ciat.cgiar.org –

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), headquartered at Cali, Colombia, now has a redesigned and expanded web site. Among the new information resources now available, you can: Consult databases on the extensive plant genetic resources (of cassava, common bean, and tropical forages) conserved in the CIAT gene bank. You can make on-line requests for samples of this unimproved germplasm, which is available free to researchers and farmers. Contact Center plant breeders to more...

Added by

Edith Hesse on May 05, 2002

Displaying results 1 to 15 out of 28

1 2

Alert me on new posts here

Feedback