Filip Lameš you are the Agricultural Attaché of the Czech mission here in Brussels and a one of the key persons for the Presidency the last 6 months. What would...

Policy makers, forests experts and Brussels partners came together on the occasion of an FAO Brussels Briefing to exchange perspectives on implementing and monitoring progress on ecosystem restoration, in light...

The links between trade and food security are complex, with several channels of interaction affecting the different dimensions of food security simultaneously, and with different short- and long-term impacts. This...

Around two-thirds of people experiencing food insecurity rely on agriculture for their livelihoods, while just 8% of humanitarian aid goes to agricultural inputs and technologies. The strong potential for investment...

FAO Brussels took part in an initiative to plant over 600 trees in the Arboretum of Tervuren, together with UN sister agencies, to mark Human Rights Day and the right...

In recent years, FAO has implemented several measures and initiatives to become more dynamic, efficient and effective in supporting Members and working with partners to transform agrifood systems, making them...

The EU Agricultural Outlook conference is the flagship annual event of the EU Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. This year, the event gathered a broad range of stakeholders to...

FAO representatives from the Fisheries & Aquaculture Division participated at the final conference of the Blue-Cloud.The Blue-Cloud is part of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) that was launched by the...

The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place from 6th November to 20 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. A...

Children and teachers at the European School of Brussels in Laeken explored the magical world of soils during a workshop organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, with the...

The measure of changes in world food commodity prices remained largely steady in November, with declining international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products offsetting increasing quotations for vegetable oils...

During his two-day visit to Brussels, Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience met with various European Union officials with a clear message: FAO has already...

Unless we find ways of sustainably managing the earth’s stressed water resources, we will need over a third more water to produce the extra food required for the planet’s growing...

Food security needs to be at the core of global efforts to address a range of multiple crises, including soaring inflation and climate change. That was the message from speakers...

Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Raschad Al-Khafaji was invited to participate at an event in the European Parliament, focused on ‘’Strengthening Food Systems Resilience and Autonomy in...

The Director of FAO’s Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Head of the UN Food Systems (UNFSS) Coordination Hub, Stefanos Fotiou, briefed various European Union stakeholders on the latest developments...

The gender gap remains a major obstacle to development, especially in rural areas, where it has a significant impact on land ownership and access to finance and digital services. A...

A shift towards sustainable, climate-resilient food production and consumption based on healthy diets would reduce health and climate change costs by up to US$1.3 Trillion by 2030. Findings such as this,...

FAO Assistant Director-General Maurizio Martina visited Brussels to meet key partners of FAO at the European Union institutions. He held talks with senior officials at the European Parliament, the European...

Maia Diagne’s eyes fill with emotion as she describes the lifelong bond she feels with the water lilies that grew in large quantities in her part of Senegal. "I was born in the middle of the water lilies, in a pirogue [a small boat] while my mother was on her way to the Djoudj National Bird Pa...