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Ministers, Vice-Ministers and other high-level representatives from dozens of countries most vulnerable to global crises and shocks have issued a call for action to boost the transformation of agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable. Ahead of the 43rd session of its biennial Ministerial Conference (1 – 7 July), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today hosted a High-Level Ministerial Event called Transforming agrifood systems to increase resilience...

A new programme, financed through the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and jointly implemented by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), willhelp maintain and restore the integrity of Asia’s Indo-Malaya primary forests to benefit nature, climate, and people. The Indo-Malaya Critical Forest Biomes Integrated Programme will improve management of nearly 3.2 million hectares of protected areas, restore 8 500 hectares...

South Asia's Chief Veterinary Officers and regional and global animal health experts have vowed to strengthen regional coordination for sustainable transboundary animal diseases (TADs) prevention, control and eradication. During the First South Asia TADs Coordination Meeting, organized by the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) in Bhutan, plans were hatched for how best to respond to animal health risks and threats affecting livestock production in...

The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), has concluded its 37th Session with reviews and recommendations on aquaculture and capture fisheries regarding the world’s largest regional fishing industry, which feeds hundreds of millions of people and provides sustainable livelihoods for hundreds of millions of others. The 37th APFIC, was hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Government of China, from 13 to 15 June 2023. The Session was attended by delegates from 15...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Government of Fiji has launched the “Climate-Smart Agriculture and Resilient School Garden Project” at Navesau Adventist High School in the Wainibuka Valley on the island of Viti Levu, Fiji. The collaborative initiative was launched by Assistant FAO Representative Joann Young to promote climate-smart agriculture and education on nutrition and healthy diets...

   Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali and the Sudan have been elevated to the highest alert level to join Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, a new UN early warning report has found. The report spotlights the risk of a spill-over of the Sudan crisis - raising the risk of negative impacts...

They span the globe and embrace diverse terrains, from stone terraced cultivation systems, to desert oases, to Indigenous communities deep in the rain forest and high mountains and areas steeped in traditional vine or fruit and olive growing cultures - to name but a few. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today opened a two day series of events and immersive experiences, highlighting the key role of its programme of...

The Government of Nepal today launched a series of programmatic frameworks in the food and agriculture sectors that will help the country transform its agrifood systems, making them more resilient and sustainable for the benefit of all people in Nepal, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today. The Country Programming Framework (2023 – 2027), developed with Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and other stakeholders,...

Aquaculture has seen enormous progress in recent decades and is destined to produce the majority of the ever-growing demand for aquatic food.The sector now needs an updated set of governing principles that ensure that it expands and intensifies, embracing modern technologies, in a way that is environmentally and socially responsible, economically viable, and able to meet the needs of present and future generations. This need is outlined in a set of...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned of a large-scale outbreak of the Moroccan Locust across eight provinces in North and Northeast Afghanistan, the country's wheat basket. The sightings of locust at different development stages have been made in Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Kunduz, Samangan, Sar-e-Pul and Takhar, with fresh reports coming in from Herat and Ghor provinces. “The reports of Moroccan Locust outbreak in Afghanistan’s wheat...