Bagdad, Iraq
Today, the Green Climate Fund approved a USD 39 million project aimed at improving...
Vulnerable farming families in post-conflict areas in Iraq's Ninewa plains, west of Mosul, will be able to better withstand shocks thanks to a European Union-funded UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project that aims to increase household income while building, repairing and maintaining local infrastructure and creating communal and public...
Agriculture assessment in Iraq identifies priorities for faster recovery from extensive conflict-related damage
14 March 2016
14 March 2016
A recent assessment conducted by FAO and Non-governmental Organization partners Muslim Aid and REACH-Iraq in Iraq's Nineveh, Kirkuk and Salahadin governorates – parts of which were liberated from Islamic State (IS) control in 2015 – found that the conflict has caused significant damages and losses across all agricultural subsectors.
Small-scale producers in developing countries must access world markets says WTO's Azevêdo
70 Years of FAO (1945-2015)
16 October 2015
16 October 2015
This book tells the story of these seven decades of the history of FAO, its protagonists and their endeavours. We have dug into the FAO archives to bring to light unpublished black and white images, which form a portfolio of evocative images of the early years of the Organization. The...
FAO Food Price Index hits lowest level in almost six years
06 August 2015
06 August 2015
Slide in prices for dairy products and vegetable oils drives Index to its lowest value since September 2009