About 30 percent (12.6 million people) of Ukraine’s population lives in rural areas (as of January 2021). Agriculture plays an increasingly important role in the Ukrainian economy, with its share of GDP (including forestry and fishery) rising from 6.3 percent in 2007 to...

25 February 2022, Washington, D.C. - Technologies and innovations in the agriculture sector are growing at an exponential rate, with new digital solutions to make farming more efficient. To explore how youth are tapping into innovations in the agriculture sector, FAO North Amer...

Over the last few years, global food systems have been disrupted by conflict, economic shocks, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing global food insecurity and malnutrition.

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Nairobi – An extended, multi-season drought is driving acute food insecurity in the Horn of Africa, with 12 to 14 million people now at risk as crops continue to wither and animals weaken, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners warned t...

Washington, D.C.- FAO North America and Slow Food USA celebrated legumes, pulses and beans on World Pulses Day through a Slow Food Live webinar moderated by Anna Mulé, Executive Director of Slow Food USA. The hour-long session highlighted how these small but mighty seeds teach ...

Fighting drought in Afghanistan: commitment and tears

An FAO officer, Jawid Sultany, goes back to Herat and finds a worrisome situation

I have to admit that I was obsessed with getting back to the office. I couldn’t wait for the security ...

The new annual Awards acknowledge progress in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Awards are open to individuals, organizations, governments, foundations, academia or private sector leaders across the world.  We want to hear your story about ho...

Rome/Nairobi– Over $138 million in urgent funding is needed to assist 1.5 million vulnerable people in rural communities in the Horn of Africa whose fields and pastures have been hard hit by an extended drought, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

Dear Readers,

I hope this New Year brings with it reinvigorated hope to you, your colleagues and loved ones! I also hope that the holiday season allowed time for reflection, especially on how we can help vulnerable and marginalized populations worldwide address the sc...

To address the world’s crises on climate, biodiversity and livelihoods, nations and international organizations are launching major policy initiatives. However, both groups struggle to compromise across priorities and sectors to address the root causes of these problems. A critical solut...

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a $10 million contribution from the United States of America to its COVID-19 response efforts and to help counter other challenges that threaten human, animal and environmental health, inc...

Greetings, 

During this last month of 2021, as we gather with family and friends to celebrate the many holidays from religions around the world, I am deeply grateful to farmers, producers and ranchers who provide us with the food we have on our tables. They have ...

Rome – Countries need to make their agrifood systems more resilient to sudden shocks of the kind witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has emerged as a major driver of the latest rise in global hunger estimates. According to a new report published today by the Food an...