FAO’s The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture says growth driven by aquaculture

FAO Director-General underlines range of different models and Organization’s crucial role in spreading knowledge

$195 million emergency project aims to provide critical life-saving and livelihood assistance to smallholder farmers

World Food Safety Day is celebrated annually on 7 June to draw attention and mobilize action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and improve human health. Coordinated jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO), und...

Conflict, weather extremes, economic shocks, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine push millions of people in countries across the world into poverty and hunger – as food and fuel price spikes drive nations clos

Using traditional practices and knowledge while preserving biodiversity and ecosystems

XV World Forestry Congress called for urgent action for a sustainable, resilient future

Countries across Asia and the Pacific are joining an initiative to promote and showcase the ‘best of the best’ of their special agricultural products – a move designed to ensure a high level of participation from smallholders to producers to exporters and others all along the value chain.
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People require humanitarian assistance, livelihood support, jobs, and long-term investment to help solve the crisis

State of the World’s Forests Report 2022 details three pathways we must follow to unlock their potential

Role of forests in combating climate change on agenda in Seoul

FAO, SPC and INFOFISH launch the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) in the Pacific

Moving forward with its mission to support and empower rural families and communities in the Greater Sepik Region who live on cocoa, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the EU Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme and in partnership with PNG Cocoa Board and ...

Recovery activities will ensure improved food safety and security of communities impacted by Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption and tsunami

Ministers forge consensus on upscaling digitalization of agriculture, greater mitigation efforts against climate crisis and tackling animal, pest diseases

FAO Director-General tells Regional Conference innovation can unlock new potential, bridge urban rural divide and empower youth and women

FAO Regional Conference focuses on innovation and digitalization to tackle crop and livestock diseases as well as build resilience to climate and weather-related threats

High-level delegations from UN FAO Member nationsacross Asia and the Pacific convened today for a four day session to address and respond to the damage done to economies and livelihoods in the food and agriculture sectors in the wake of the global pandemic.

Other pressing issues include...

FAO Director-General starts two-day visit to Maldives, as innovation and digitalization in SIDS countries are a key focus of FAO’s work

Civil society organizations (CSO) from Asia and the Pacific have concluded a two-day virtual meeting in preparation for their participation in a major multilateral conference aimed at charting a course for the region’s food security and agrifood systems transformation.