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FAO Director-General stresses importance of agri-food systems transformation at UN event to discuss building back better from COVID-19
07/07/2021
QU Dongyu addressed Economic and Social Council high-level panel discussion
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Securing food, protecting biodiversity
06/07/2021
Feeding the planet is indissociable from conserving it, FAO Director-General says
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OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook presents production, consumption, trade and price trends for the coming decade
05/07/2021
Global agri-food systems need to transform to reach SDGs by 2030
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New UN report calls for making agri-food systems more appealing to youth to secure the future
05/07/2021
Recognizing youth as drivers of change is key to their meaningful engagement and employment in food systems
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Young people and innovation must drive Africa’s agri-food systems transformation
02/07/2021
FAO Director-General addresses African Heads of State at Pre-UN Food Systems Summit Dialogue
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Closing ceremony of the International Year of Plant Health: Many successes despite difficult circumstances
01/07/2021
FAO Director-General stresses plant health is key to better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life
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Interview with Máximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist
30/06/2021
With the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development around the corner, FAO has been hard at work preparing a wide array of engagements around sustainable, inclusive and resilient agri-food systems transformation for Zero Hunger. The soon-to-be-launched State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2021 flagship report is of special interest, being the first global...
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New report finds fruit, vegetables, protein remain out of reach for most Africans
30/06/2021
Africa’s agri-food systems must be transformed to make healthy diets more affordable
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FAO Director-General urges G20: invest in rural areas and step up actions to eradicate hunger and poverty
29/06/2021
G20, UN and partners adopt the Matera Declaration and call for more partners to join the Food Coalition
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Wholesale food markets are critical for agri-food systems transformation
28/06/2021
FAO Director-General calls for greater co-operation to fight food insecurity
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FAO Investment Centre’s Annual Review highlights successes in 2020 and beyond
28/06/2021
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, FAO Investment Centre has increased support to investment and policies in 120 countries across the world
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Improving zoonotic disease prevention and livestock production through nuclear-derived techniques
28/06/2021
FAO and IAEA today opened the International Symposium on Sustainable Animal Production and Health
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From Conference 41st to 42nd: a new, dynamic FAO has emerged
25/06/2021
The 42nd Session of FAO Conference, the supreme decision-making body that brings together all FAO Members – 194 countries plus the European Union, concluded last week with an endorsement of the Strategic Framework 2022-31
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FAO report maps insights from and threats to Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
25/06/2021
Collaborative study looks at eight Indigenous Peoples’ food systems in Amazon, Sahel, Himalayas, Pacific Islands and Arctic, documenting unique capacity to conserve biodiversity and foster resilient food security and calls for recognizing land rights, and traditional practices
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Education is a key lifeline for world’s forests
24/06/2021
New survey points out that forest education must be strengthened to meet global challenges
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FAO Director-General opens the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
22/06/2021
QU Dongyu calls for new solutions to meet the growing demand for food, while reducing the pressure on natural resources and ecosystems
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FAO launches Green Cities Action Programme for Africa
21/06/2021
Ambitious plans to help small, medium and large cities become greener, cleaner and integrated into sustainable agri-food systems
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Science, innovation and private sector engagement in favour of LDCs
21/06/2021
At a joint high-level thematic event on Least Developed Countries, hosted by the Presidents of the UN General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, FAO’s Chief Scientist underscored the catalytic role of science and innovation in helping end poverty, hunger and malnutrition
Aimed at building needed policy momentum, financial commitments...
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FAO Conference endorses new Strategic Framework to drive agri-food systems transformation
21/06/2021
Members stress the importance of promoting innovation, digital technologies and data
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Private sector has a crucial role to play in ensuring healthy diets for all
17/06/2021
B20-G20-FAO Dialogue on Sustainable Food Systems calls on businesses to effect transformative change