FAO Director-General calls for urgent scale-up of Africa’s Great Green Wall
11/01/2021
QU Dongyu joined President Macron and The Prince of Wales at One Planet Summit
World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December
07/01/2021
FAO Food Price Index reached a three-year high over all of 2020
FAO’s Investment Centre is stepping up its support for creating more robust and sustainable agri-food systems
24/12/2020
Q&A with FAO Investment Centre Director
FAO moves to scale up response to Fall Armyworm as pest continues to spread
21/12/2020
Director-General calls for better information sharing and technology use
FAO Annual Employee Recognition Awards go to 200 individuals and ten teams across the UN agency
17/12/2020
Recognizing remarkable performance under extraordinary circumstances in an exceptional year
Desert Locust upsurge continues to threaten food security in Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense efforts
16/12/2020
FAO seeks funds for control operations to safeguard agricultural production and livelihoods
Global Environment Facility approves over $78 million to support FAO-led projects
15/12/2020
16 countries will benefit from projects designed to conserve biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services, combat land degradation, and preserve natural resources on land and water
FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
15/12/2020
A means to improve nutrition and reduce food loss and waste, says Director-General
Transforming agri-food systems to feed the world and tackle climate change
14/12/2020
FAO Director-General addresses high-level panel on fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement
Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries are turning the corner on overexploitation
14/12/2020
New report shows that while most fish stocks remain overexploited, the number of stocks subject to overfishing has decreased for the first time in decades
Mountain people among the world’s hungriest as biodiversity loss and climate change take their toll
11/12/2020
International Mountain Day 2020 highlights need to protect ecosystems and improve livelihoods
Small Island Developing State leaders join FAO Director-General to explore pathways to resilience
10/12/2020
Brussels Dialogue looked at mitigating COVID-19 impacts on island states
FAO calls for anticipatory action in support of agriculture to give relief and hope to households in crises
08/12/2020
Director-General spoke at UN Central Emergency Response Fund annual pledging event
Leveraging trade to end hunger
07/12/2020
FAO Director-General and Professor Jeffrey Sachs joined discussion on ways to overcome trade-offs on the path to achieving SDG 2
FAO governing Council approves new private sector engagement strategy
04/12/2020
Executive body also welcomes proposed strategic framework for the next decade
New FAO report highlights the role of soil organisms in ensuring sustainable agri-food systems and mitigating climate change
04/12/2020
World Soil Day event celebrated the unsung “food heroes”
FAO Food Price Index rises sharply
03/12/2020
Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November. FAO also trims its cereal crop forecasts and notes 45 countries need external assistance for food
Window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing, UN agencies warn
03/12/2020
Levels of hunger reach record levels, requiring urgent action
FAO Director-General cites inclusiveness, market access and innovations as key to food security in the COVID-19 context
03/12/2020
QU Dongyu outlines ways to minimize the impacts of the pandemic on agri-food systems at Mediterranean Dialogues 2020
International Platform for Digital Food and Agriculture can bring huge benefits to the sector, high-level panel says
03/12/2020
Dialogue examines tremendous potential but also risks that digital innovations present for farmers and rural populations