From the oyster production in The Gambia to the tilapia farming in Zimbabwe, the December edition of the FISH4ACP’s virtual tour zoomed in on the essential contribution of aquatic food systems in feeding a growing global population while safeguarding the environment. 


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For the first time ever, all the Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) across the world, including regional, subregional, country and liaison offices, gathered at FAO headquarters in Rome for a three-day conference to refresh, reboot and redirect wor...

As the lead specialized agency for food and agriculture, and thus a key player in disaster risk management in rural areas, FAO has joined the Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina programme...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked International Mountain Day 2023 with a high-level meeting at the 

In 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking a total of $1.8 billion within the Humanitarian Response Plans to assist 43 million people to produc...

Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) initiated the process for the development of a groundbreaking global roadmap aimed at eliminating hunger and all forms of malnutrition without exceeding the 1.5°C threshold set by the 

The amount of climate finance flowing to agrifood systems is strikingly low and continues to diminish compared to global climate finance flows, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the government of Norway today announced a new five-year phase of the EAF-Nansen Programme at the 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed the UN's decision to designate 30 May as International Day of Potato, an opportunity to raise awareness of a crop regularly consumed by billions of people and of global importance for food security and nutrition.<...

It is imperative to chart pathways to lower the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the world’s livestock systems in the face of a growing global population and a projected 20 percent increase in demand for terrestrial animal products by 2050.

The benchmark for world food commodity prices were broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher prices of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 

As part of this year's celebration of the World Soil Day, the Mission of Brazil to the European Union hosted a conference under the theme “Soil Health and Food Production: Research and Innovation bringing Brazil and the European Union closer together.” The conference highlighted the importance...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu led a delegation during the first high-level segment of the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, carrying the message of agrifood systems as the linchpin to climate solutions.

From addressing Heads of State and Government at the World...

Throughout the month of November, FAO experts participated in key events in Brussels, contributing to discussions on vital topics related to climate change, agriculture, and sustainable agrifood systems.

Rosa Rolle, FAO's Senior Enterprise Development Officer, participated at the 14th me...

Agrifood systems are facing an escalating threat from climate change-induced loss and damage, and actions – including increasing financing— must be taken to address their vulnerabilities, according to a new...

Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agrifood systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told Heads of State and Government reunited at the