46th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission begins with a special opening ceremony chronicling six decades of accomplishments

 

FAO Director-General addresses panel on harnessing science and technology at Global Food Security Summit in London

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture’s Governing Body to consider adding more seed varieties to global “food basket” 

Kaveh Zahedi, Director of the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, talks about agrifood systems climate solutions and FAO at COP28

This is expected to help meet the cereal needs of between 13 and 19 million people, but more critical aid is required

 

Quadripartite holds inaugural Plenary Assembly of the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform

Experts, competent authorities and private sector representatives from around the world meet to discuss feed availability, safety, ingredient supply chains and environmental sustainability in the feed sector.

Global food import bill to hit a new record high in 2023, with a reduction in import volumes for the most vulnerable countries

New FAO GIAHS designations include ones in China, Iran and the Republic of Korea 

Prioritized actions in 34 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean

The WaPOR water-efficiency portal and a land-cover monitoring project in Lesotho both contribute to SDG monitoring.

QU Dongyu outlines FAO’s priorities in address to the Organization’s Joint Meeting of the Programme and Finance Committees.

154-country study makes case for true cost accounting to guide policy

International quotations for rice, wheat, palm oil and pig meat decline.

QU Dongyu: The work of this year’s recipient Heidi Kühn, focused on revitalizing farmland and livelihoods after devastating conflicts, demonstrates the key role of agriculture in humanitarian response.

The FAO-GCF partnership has unlocked $1.2 billion in climate action financing for projects in developing nations

FAO’s matchmaking initiative pitches $6 billion in investable projects to contrast poverty, hunger and drought.

FAO Director-General hails partnership potential as CFS opens 51^st Plenary Session.

Participants stressed that climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation cannot be achieved without science and innovation

Youth engagement, investment and science and innovation at the fore of a series of week-long events