03/11/2022 - Rome -  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Netherlands' Wageningen University and Research (WUR) discussed communicating and harnessing science in an event during the World Food Forum’s Science and Innovation Forum. FAO and WUR signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in December 2021 to strengthen...

El mundo continúa enfrentando desafíos provocados por el cambio climático, y particularmente en el corredor seco de América Central, donde la disponibilidad de agua, los cambios agrícolas, las alteraciones ecológicas, la extinción de especies, y la infraestructura están en riesgo debido a la aparición de eventos climáticos extremos. En este contexto, la FAO reconoce la necesidad de alianzas transformadoras con actores no estatales, incluidas las universidades, para el desarrollo de capacidades con enfoque en sistemas agroalimentarios sostenibles que proporcionen alimentos inocuos y nutritivos y que promuevan la difusión de dietas saludables entre las generaciones...

The second day of the five-day WFF Flagship event was devoted to innovation, and began with young researchers pitching their projects at the Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) Finals. The TRC event was the culmination of an international open call for innovative research ideas across the categories of Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment, and a Better Life. Three...

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) have signed a bilateral collaboration agreement to address the planet's food and health inequalities. The signing of the "letter of intent" (LoI) took place at the event "Enhancing resilience of food systems to promote food security," sponsored by the two institutions on Thursday, Oct. 27, at FAO headquarters in Rome.