News
Gaza: Geospatial data shows intensifying damage to cropland
03/10/2024
New FAO and UNOSAT assessment highlights the impact of conflict on Gaza’s agricultural infrastructure
News
FAO opens groundbreaking conference aimed at tackling the threat of animal diseases
23/09/2024
Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines comes amid pressing challenges
Highlights
Scaling up operational preparedness to ensure the delivery of life-saving agricultural assistance
03/10/2024
Crises linked to conflict, weather extremes and economic shocks are increasing globally, leading to higher levels of food insecurity. Rural communities who depend on agriculture for their subsistence are the hardest hit.
Afghanistan Rural Insight
18/02/2024
Discover Afghanistan's rural views in this engaging video, which showcases farmers' different perspectives. Hear personal perspectives from wheat farmers, livestock owners, vegetable farmers, irrigation canal beneficiaries, and unconditional cash transfer recipients as they tell their stories and shed light on their livelihoods.
In focus
Anticipatory action
FAO is forging a way for a faster, more effective humanitarian system by shifting from disaster response to anticipation.
In focus
KORE - Knowledge and learning in action
Knowledge management is about identifying, co-creating and sharing solutions to help solve challenges, so others can learn from and apply them.
Publications
La Niña: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, September–December 2024
16/09/2024
Following the 2023−2024 El Niño event and the current El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral state, La Niña (ENSO cool phase) is anticipated to come into effect between September and November with probabilities ranging from 55 to 71 percent, and is expected to persist through January to March 2025.
Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO: Annual report 2023
09/09/2024
In 2023, the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), contributed SEK 120 million (USD 13.08 million) to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Setting up a drought Anticipatory Action trigger mechanism
22/07/2024
An Anticipatory Action approach seeks to identify multiple windows of opportunity for action throughout the duration of predictable shocks, such as drought.