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Digitalizing agriculture in rural Senegal
20/07/2023

Digital tools can help offset uncertainties in weather patterns caused by climate change

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FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
20/07/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an 

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 40 and its work has never been more important
17/07/2023

The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the only intergovernmental body that deals with all matters specifically related...

Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries issue call for action to accelerate agrifood systems transformation and collectively build resilience
29/06/2023

Ministers, Vice-Ministers and other high-level representatives from dozens of countries most vulnerable to global crises and shocks have issued...

Discover FAO's new Climate Change Knowledge Hub
20/06/2023

The Climate Change Knowledge Hub (CCK-Hub) is an online “one-stop-shop” portal that gathers existing knowledge and resources on climate change...

FAO Director-General addresses meeting of G20 Agriculture Ministers on the importance of agrifood systems for food security and biodiversity
19/06/2023

Agrifood systems must be part of the solution to the loss of biodiversity and the climate crisis facing our planet, the Director-General of the Food...

Agriculture and food systems at the heart of climate solutions at UNFCCC Bonn Climate Conference
16/06/2023

The food on our plates and its journey from farm to fork are responsible for as much as one third of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Our...

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FAO e-learning course on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
15/06/2023

The 'National Greenhouse Gas Inventories' curriculum aims to strengthen institutional and technical capacities in national entities, to enable them...

FAO Director-General meets UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-Designate of COP28
13/06/2023

During his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, along with a number of FAO officials, held a meeting today with His...