FAO and Reuters foundation to Launch online food security information service

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the corporate
charity of the world's biggest news and information
providers, is teaming up with the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) to improve global information and
awareness on hunger and food-related issues including
food production, food security, food waste, agriculture, land
use, and malnutrition.
An agreement signed today by FAO Director-General José
Graziano da Silva and the Thomson Reuters Foundation
Editor-in-Chief Belinda Goldsmith outlines a number of joint
activities to be undertaken by the Organization and the
Foundation's global team of journalists covering
humanitarian issues, women's rights, human trafficking, the
human impact of climate change and corruption. Speaking
at the signing event, Graziano da Silva said: "This is a
strategic alliance with an institution that has a longstanding
commitment to free independent journalism, to human
rights, to women's empowerment, and to the rule of law."
"We cover the world's under reported stories," said Monique
Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, "this new
partnership is perfectly in line with our core values, and I
am extremely happy and confident we will deliver the
necessary impact, boosting awareness and triggering
change". A new online platform on hunger and nutrition
The agreement foresees the creation of a new section on
trust.org, the Thomson Reuters Foundation portal, entirely
dedicated to delivering news content on hunger and food
issues to be launched next fall. Stories will be produced and
sourced by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and made
available for free usage worldwide in order to spread
information on food security as widely as possible.
Topics to be covered will include food production, food
security and safety, food waste, agriculture and land use,
under nutrition and malnutrition, and food affordability
among others.
Media's critical role in transforming lives
Under the shared view that trusted news and information is
a key tool in the fight for human rights and specifically
against hunger, the partnership aims to highlight the
importance of providing accurate, updated and helpful
information about hunger, nutrition and food production
challenges.