Organization working to help prevent transmission of deadly virus from wildlife to humans in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Joint FAO-WHO Codex Alimentarius Committee sets new food safety standards

Cereals are still at the core of what people eat, but diets are becoming higher in protein, fats and sugar in many parts of the world as incomes rise and urbanisation increases – Special focus on India

FAO project to introduce simple raised drying racks improves livelihoods and nutrition for communities along the shores of Lake Tanganyika and beyond

Scheduled for the fall, project aims to fill current information gap

New guidelines being developed to control parasites in food

Six steps to increase forest productivity and improve livelihoods of local communities

FAO Director-General at Africa Union Summit – Zero Hunger commitment "a historic occasion"

Activities reflect African priorities, including youth employment and nutrition

Favourable crop forecast for 2014 now in jeopardy as people flee homes and farms during main harvest

An alarming situation that could get worse

National policies and programmes should have a stronger focus on the potential of forests to reduce poverty and spur rural development

Intensified cooperation to strengthen water and food security

FAO recognizes Chile, China and Morocco as the latest in a growing list of countries to reduce hunger, but urges stronger efforts to eradicate undernourishment

Countries called to action at Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) in Rome in November

FAO’s Committee on Fisheries greenlights Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance

Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication endorsed by FAO's Committee on Fisheries

Boat with seven laboratories will continue work collecting data on marine ecosystems, climate change and pollution to help developing countries improve fisheries management

FAO Director-General at Committee on Fisheries says sustainable fisheries and aquaculture crucial to food security and nutrition

FAO publication highlights success stories in "climate-smart agriculture," stresses need to transition to new approach to food production