Details surrounding the World Food Forum (WFF) 2024 including this year’s theme: “Good food for al...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today announced the launch of a new action-oriented, country-focused initiative to reduce the need for antimicrobials on farms, amid the growing threat posed by 

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Rome - According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) nearly 282 million people in 59 coun...

As the world prepares to celebrate the first-ever International Day of Potato next month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is shining a spotlight on the enormous importance of this crop that feeds billions of us and on the further potential to be tapped. 

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What does the ideal aquatic food system look like?

For starters, it would be able to provide sufficient aquatic food for our growing population in a sustainable way. It would contribute to improving the rights and incomes of communities that are dependent on fisheries and aquaculture and...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu today called for urgent collective action and increased funding to eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) during a meeting organized at FAO headquarters by the Friends of PPR group formed by...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is delivering 150 tonnes, out of a total of 1500 tonnes, of animal fodder to 2 450 livestock-keeping households in the Gaza Strip to safeguard surviving animals and support local production of fresh nutritious food like mil...

The interdependence of health between people, animals, plants and the environment is undeniable.

The One Health approach recognizes this intricate web of life. Designed to balan...

Check out FAO responses to the ongoing crisis and their impact on global food security: Data analyses, policy recommendations, and actions on the ground.

Food loss and waste reduction should be seen as a means towards achieving other objectives, including improving food security and nutrition, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering pressure on water and land resources, which contribute towards increased productivity and economic growth. Th...

27 March 2024 – Vincent Martin, Director of FAO’s Office of Innovation, visited Brussels to present FAO’s work on innovation at the Council Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (AGRIFAO) and to interact with key stakeholders in the European Commission. 

Marti...

We cannot allow the global food security situation to continue to worsen and must act urgently to address the availability, accessibility and affordability of food, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today in remarks at the ope...

Haiti is in the grip of a worsening humanitarian crisis, with nearly half of the population likely facing acute food insecurity, according to the latest In...

The escalation of the Red Sea crisis is poised to accelerate the increase in shipping costs, delay the delivery of essential food or lead to a complete suspension of trade routes and closure of Yemeni ports, a new 

The 38th Regional Ministerial Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ended today with a renewed commitment to FAO's Strategic Framework...