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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) launched a project this week that aims to tackle global deforestation by leveraging the transformative role that agricultural supply chains can play as a solution. The three-year project – entitled Building Global Capacity on Halting Deforestation and Conversions from Agricultural Commodities – was announced during the 30th Session of the...

At the 4th Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum for Asia and the Pacific, organized in Bangkok from 27-28 September, senior government officials, agritech developers, young agritech founders, researchers, and development practitioners from 15 countries have gathered in Bangkok to take stock of the latest digital agriculture landscape, review successful innovations, and exchanged on countries programmes and initiatives. Under the overall theme: "Digital Agriculture landscape and recent advances in Asia and the Pacific...

Championing the reduction of food loss and waste was the main call to action at the Model United Nations (MUN) Conference hosted at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. Organized by the Meiji University of Japan together with Kasetsart University, the Srinakarinwirot University, and the Panyapiwat Institute of Management, the MUN Conference, held earlier this month, brought together students from Japan and Thailand for an...

Agriculture can help conserve the world’s stressed water resources and make sure we have enough to eat and drink, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today. In remarks at the opening of the 18th World Water Congress here, FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo said: “By increasing efficiency, reducing negative impacts and reusing wastewater, agriculture holds the solutions to the global water crisis, as well as the key to achieving global water...

The Asia-Pacific Regional Science and Innovation Forum held today highlighted the need for investments and the active involvement of young people, women and indigenous communities in building climate-resilient agrifood systems in the region. It spotlighted climate-actions driven by young people and local communities in Asia-Pacific with a focus on climate-smart agriculture, sustainable food production and processing, digital solutions, data-driven decision-making, and community mobilization. The Regional Science and Innovation Forum was convened...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Government of Japan, facilitated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has launched a four–year project with a budget of USD 9.5 million. The project aims to increase the amount of irrigated land, boost local food production and strengthen the food security and livelihood resilience of more than 12 600 poor food insecure men, women and children...

The second day of the United Nations Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment started with a special plenary session led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) which focused on the successes and challenges that countries, organizations and other stakeholders have experienced towards transforming agrifood systems as set out at the first Summit in 2021. ‘’We need to find opportunities and solutions and take action to move forward. The...

The region braces itself as El Niño, the notorious climate phenomenon marked by Pacific Ocean surface temperature rise, makes its presence felt. Asia-Pacific countries now could face the consequential impacts, including erratic weather patterns such as prolonged droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and extreme events like cyclones and floods. But it's not just the weather that's alarming. Disasters in the past decade have caused a staggering number of 225 million internal displacements in...

With the world’s population larger than ever, and still growing rapidly, more nutritious foods need to be produced worldwide, while also minimising the impact on the environment. The food produced for us moves along a complex value chain to reach the mouths of consumers, while providing livelihoods for many millions along the way. Many foods and agricultural products are native to a large number of countries around the world, but in...

Over 200 participants from countries across the region of Asia and the Pacific gathered in the capital of Bangladesh and via remote live streams for the FAO Regional Launch and Workshop on the Implementation of the region’s Country Projects under the One Country One Priority Product initiative (OCOP). Bangladesh hosted this event as one of five OCOP demonstration countries across the globe, having been selected to implement a project at...