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Latin America and Caribbean can be at the forefront of global food and agriculture, provided it first tackles hunger and inequality
25/01/2023
Buenos Aires - Latin America and the Caribbean “can and must step up” to address increasing hunger and inequality rates in the region, a role that would move them “to the forefront of global food and agriculture” – this was the message conveyed by the Director-General o...
As the pace of urbanization quickens in Asia-Pacific, so too does the threat of urban food insecurity – UN agencies report
24/01/2023
Bangkok – Asia’s cities are growing at such a fast pace that nearly 55 percent of the region’s enormous population is expected to reside in urban areas by 2030, and that will have equally enormous consequences for urban food security and nutrition, according to the
COP15: Adoption of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework will increase demand for FAO’s expertise
09/01/2023
Rome - The community of the world’s nations adopted a landmark framework to support global biodiversity on 19 December, and the agreement contains significant contributions from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), committed to make sure th...
World food prices dip in December: FAO Food Price Index ends 2022 lower than a year earlier
06/01/2023
Rome – The index of world food prices dipped for the ninth consecutive month in December 2022, declining by 1.9 percent from the previous month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.
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FAO in review
28/12/2022
In recent years, FAO has implemented several measures and initiatives to become more dynamic, efficient and effective in supporting Members and working with partners to transform agrifood systems, making them MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable for better p...
At COP15, FAO North America Director on hand for discussions with partners from the Canadian government
22/12/2022
Washington, DC - The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ended earlier this week in Montreal, Canada with a landmark agreement to protect 30 percent of the world’s lands, coastal areas and inland waters by 2030. The final t...
Ukraine: New UN survey shows rural households are increasingly affected by the war
14/12/2022
Kyiv/Rome – After nine months of war in Ukraine, rural households are increasingly affected by the conflict with many forced to scale down or abandon agricultural activities, according to a new survey released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FA...
FAO’s Statistical Yearbook for 2022 goes live
13/12/2022
Rome - Policy makers, researchers, analysts and anyone interested in the past, present and future paths of food and agriculture now have an updated all-in-one tool to peruse the major factors at play in the agrifood systems of the world.
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Taking the temperature at COP15 with the #ExtinctionThermometer
09/12/2022
Washington, DC - As delegates from around the world gather in Montréal for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a giant #ExtinctionThermometer highlights the interconnection between climate change and b...
Out now! FAO in North America newsletter for December
06/12/2022
Message from the Director
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World Soil Day 2022: FAO publishes first global report on black soils
05/12/2022
Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked World Soil Day 2022 with the launch of its first global report on
Global food prices overall hold steady in November. FAO Food Price Index is now only 0.3 percent higher than a year earlier.
02/12/2022
Rome – The measure of changes in world food commodity prices remained largely steady in November, with declining international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products offsetting increasing quotations for vegetable oils and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of th...
In 2023, FAO will require $1.9 billion to reach 48 million people with life-saving and livelihood assistance.
01/12/2022
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2023 is seeking $1.9 billion to save the lives and livelihoods of some of the most severely acute food insecure people, as acute food insecurity continues to escalate globally.
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