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Listen to the stories of people around the world who are improving their food security - their production, their nutrition, their environment and their lives - together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Discover new frontiers in sustainability, and why these matter to you, through the challenges and successes of rural communities and fisherfolk, as told in their own voices.
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Why rural women pay the highest price of the climate crisis
06/03/2024
Climate change disproportionately impacts women farmers in low- and middle-income countries, causing billions of dollars of losses among female-headed farming households. This is the main finding of FAO's "The Unjust Climate" report, explains in this interview Lauren Phillips, Deputy Director of the FAO Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division.
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Millets - rich in heritage, full of potential
04/08/2023
This International Year of Millets 2023, let's journey through time and continents, tracing the history and potential of this small but powerful grain.
Colombia’s sea women net a better deal
08/03/2023
In Buenaventura, Colombia, women fish sellers, or Platoneras, rely on fisheries for livelihoods. Working informally with low wages and no social protection, they face vulnerabilities. FAO and partners are enhancing their livelihoods and social protection, improving community food security.
A new generation of Syrian agricultural entrepreneurs
24/02/2023
Long associated with harsh working conditions and low wages, many youngsters see agriculture as a less than attractive prospect. But the sector is crucial for maintaining food security and for offering many jobs and business opportunities. In Syria, FAO helps young entrepreneurs transform their ideas into successful agri-businesses.
Feeding and regreening: The micro-gardens of Dakar
23/11/2022
In Dakar, Senegal, the massive rural urban migration of these last decades led to losses of agricultural land, triggering food shortages and soaring food prices. Listen to how FAO and the local authorities are working together with women on a micro-gardening project to reduce food insecurity in the city.
Venezuela's forest guardians leading the way
14/01/2022
In Venezuela, the vast tropical forest of Imataca Reserve is home to thousands of species. Decades of illegal logging and mining, however, have led to deforestation and loss of wildlife. The Karina Indigenous People living in the forest are working hard to change this.
Thinking local turns global
22/12/2021
Across the globe, people are transforming agrifood systems to become more nutritious, equitable and sustainable. Listen to how one town in northern Italy sparked a global movement to bring about change to local food systems.
Food safety: Why it matters
02/12/2021
Every year 420,000 people die and 600 million people fall ill as a result of food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals. How do we know if the food we’re eating is safe?
UN SG Special Envoy for the Ocean says radical change is needed
02/11/2021
The state of world’s ocean is in decline. From overfishing and pollution to climate change, the threats to ocean health are many and varied. Listen to the interview with Peter Thomson, Special Envoy for the Ocean.
UN SG Special Envoy for the Ocean says radical change is needed
02/11/2021
The state of world’s ocean is in decline. From overfishing and pollution to climate change, the threats to ocean health are many and varied. Listen to the interview with Peter Thomson, Special Envoy for the Ocean.