Rome, Italy
August 27, 2003

The Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) website,  which is the leading source of information on food production and food security for almost all countries in the world, is now available in Chinese, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today .

The new Chinese webpage opens up information on GIEWS website, including two key publications: Foodcrops and Shortages and Food Outlook, to a large potential audience.

GIEWS webmaster, Yanyun Li, who led the project to set up the Chinese version said that it is a great opportunity to be able to make the website's vast pool of information available in Chinese,  "We expect quite a large readership in China and elsewhere - the information will be of use to a large audience including policy makers, researchers and students. Previously, GIEWS reports were only available in Chinese in hard copy, but now they are also instantly accessible online" she added.

The Chinese version of GIEWS website is available at the following address:
www.fao.org/giews/chinese/index_zh.htm

GIEWS publications in Chinese
www.fao.org/giews/chinese/indexpub.htm