The agricultural sector has witnessed a significant increase in the use of plastics, with an estimated 12.5 million tonnes of plastic products being utilized annually in plant and animal production[1]. Plastics have brought about numerous

FAO promoted sustainable agrifood systems at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The Assembly was hosted by the Government of Canada and convened environmental leaders from 185

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will co-lead the implementation of 12 projects worth $264 million aimed to boost local and global health security as part of 

Facing an alarming food security outlook, investing in agriculture in emergency contexts has never been so important — but it needs to be at scale and included in the planning of humanitarian aid programmes. 

 

Message from the Director

The webinar “Ecosystem Restoration: Best Practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning”, hosted by the Task Force on Best Practices (TFBP), took place on 23 June 2023....

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Action Plan designed to support the implementation of its ambitious&nb...

San Diego/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) has been awarded a global prize for special achievement in using geographic information sys...

Rome - The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the only intergovernmental body that deals with all matters specifically related to biodiversity for food and agriculture, is marking its 40th anniversary, and the importance of its ...

Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with a delegation of Senators who sit on the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry of Canada, including: The Honourable Robert Black, Senator and Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agri...

Rome/New York/Geneva – Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest 

Rome – After re-electing QU Dongyu of China for a second term as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na...

Rome - The best ways of tackling the problem of water scarcity and shortages, as well as frequent, widespread and catastrophic floods, issues that affect more than 5 billion people worldwide, took centre stage at the 43rd session of the FAO Ministerial Conference this wee...

Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, re-elected o...