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FAO’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) mark 20th anniversary
27/10/2022
Flagship programme contributes to sustainable agriculture and rural development.
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COP27: First official Food and Agriculture Pavilion
26/10/2022
Putting agrifood systems transformation at the heart of the UN Climate Change Conference.
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Rural areas bear the brunt of migration pressure
24/10/2022
FAO Director-General emphasizes the key role of stronger and sustainable agrifood systems to avoid forced displacement at International Dialogue on Migration.
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World Food Forum: Transforming agrifood systems through digital technologies
24/10/2022
Digitalization of Agrifood Systems event promotes constructive dialogue and exchanges of best practices to enhance the digital potential of agriculture.
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World Food Forum wraps up five days of melding diverse perspectives to transform agrifood systems
21/10/2022
Youth, Science and Innovation, and Hand in Hand Investment fora all converge to spark action.
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World Food Forum calls to keep trade in fertilizers open, increase their affordability and accessibility for farmers
21/10/2022
Reduced availability and affordability because of soaring prices of fertilizers are contributing to food insecurity.
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World Food Forum: Exploring options for future soil and plant nutrition
21/10/2022
Science and Innovation Forum holds ministerial session to discuss new sources and technologies.
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World Food Forum: Youth leaders ask policy makers to step up efforts to bring about real change
20/10/2022
Through advocacy and scientific innovation, young people at the Global Youth Forum seek to galvanise policy making to transform agrifood systems.
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World Food Forum: Exploring how science, technology and innovation can boost Africa’s lagging agricultural productivity
20/10/2022
Science and Innovation Forum hears how improving soil fertility, irrigation and crop varieties could help.
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World Food Forum: FAO introduces the Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook
20/10/2022
Flagship publication will help disseminate information on science, technology and innovation in global agrifood systems.
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Central America’s Dry Corridor: Turning emergency into opportunities
19/10/2022
FAO leadership promotes regional Hand-in-Hand initiative to create hope in climate-stressed region with high food insecurity levels and outward migration.
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World Food Forum: Science, technology and innovation take centre stage in transforming our agrifood systems
19/10/2022
Science and Innovation Forum aims to explore the major scientific developments and discuss the opportunities they present.
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World Food Forum: Young people’s role in transforming agrifood systems at the heart of global youth event
18/10/2022
Young people will discuss and advocate for ways to ensure access to safe, sustainable, nutritious food and healthy diets.
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World Food Forum: Hand-in-Hand Initiative brings partners into the agrifood family
18/10/2022
FAO hosts Investment Forum to catalyze matchmaking between investors and projects serving the vulnerable.
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One Health Joint Plan of Action launched to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment
17/10/2022
The initiative by the Quadripartite - FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH – also aims to contribute to sustainable development.
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Without immediate, at-scale cash and livelihood assistance, famine in Somalia is imminent
14/10/2022
The FAO Representative in Somalia, Etienne Peterschmitt, spoke to reporters at a press conference from New York on the famine risk and catastrophic food insecurity situation in Somalia, ninety percent of which is facing extreme drought.
The deadly combination of prolonged drought due to a historic four consecutive failed rainy seasons, in...
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World Food Day 2022: Call to leave no one behind comes at critical juncture for global food security
14/10/2022
Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General, and Italy’s President join other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition.
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Catastrophic hunger levels recorded for the first time in Haiti
14/10/2022
Almost half the population are currently facing acute hunger.
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Agricultural aid: a game changer in tackling hunger crises
13/10/2022
FAO Director-General calls for increased investments in agriculture and resilient agrifood systems to prevent famine in the run-up to the World Food Day.
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FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative hits the ground running
13/10/2022
Investors are buying into the innovative, inclusive and bottom-up approach to sustainable development in the most vulnerable countries.