The 4th Global Conference of The World Banana Forum (WBF), hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), opened at FAO headquarters today ...

A staple food for the world's population, potatoes are rich in carbohydrates, providing a primary source of energy. They also contain several micronutrients including B vitamins, vitamin C, folate, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Potatoes are a vital part of the global food system a...

FAO thanks the Italian Government, and particularly Deputy Prime Minister Tajani, for the opportunity to have participated in this strategic and timely Round Table, together with other partners, to discuss together the way forward in view of the deteriorating food insecurity situation in Gaza, an...

Salzburg - Austria marked a significant milestone as it celebrated the formal recognition of Traditional Hay Milk Farming in the Austrian Alpine Arc as a FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS). The event, attended by 800 guests, mainly farmers from th...

Cooperatives in Türkiye, supported by FAO, are promoting women’s entrepreneurship and economic self-sufficiency. 

By providing them with machinery and equipment, FAO ensured that women-led cooperatives received the help they needed to rebuild and recover after the earthquake. Such initiati...

Why is the climate unjust? While climate change is a global crisis, its effects on countries, people and communities are highly unequal. Those who have contributed the least to climate change bear the most burden, experiencing its severest impacts and lacking access to the resources, services and...

Climate change is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women, people living in poverty, and older populations, as their capacity to react and adapt to extreme weather events is unequal, a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) finds.

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The United Nations Statistical Commission, has approved the creation of a new statistical domain on food security and nutrition statistics, marking the first time the highest standard-setting body in the inte...

"Whenever someone mentions “artificial intelligence,” or AI to me in the context of agriculture, I get excited and can’t help thinking we are at the brink of a massive paradigm shift that is reshaping the landscape of global food security. I can see the potential it offers to bring solutions c...

The people of Gaza are experiencing catastrophic levels of conflict-induced food insecurity and a high risk of famine, and that risk is increasing by the day, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Maurizio Martina said today at 

Sound and timely statistics are key to inform decisions, policies and investments that tackle issues related to food and agriculture, from hunger and malnutrition to rural poverty, from food systems productivity to the sustainable use of natural resources or to climate change.

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Hostilities in the Gaza Strip have caused catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity. Humanitarian access is significantly restricted and unequally distributed. Few shipments have reached northern governorates since 28 Nov. 2023. Famine Review Committee considers that the risk of Famine will...