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Agri-food systems are major contributors to environmental degradation. At the same time obesity and diet-related diseases is on the rise due to overconsumption of ultra-processed food which is high in saturated fat, salt and sugar.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method that is widely used to assess the environmental impact...
On Tuesday, 12 October (12:45 –14:15 CEST) FAO will virtually host a Side Event of the 49 Committee on World Food Security (CFS).
The Webinar - Addressing Nutrition and Environmental Challenges: The Role of Cities and Local Governments for Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems Transformation - is expected to raise awareness and promote the exchange...
On Thursday 7 October FAO will host a Webinar on National processes shaping food systems transformations.
The event will share an excerpt of key lessons drawn from three country cases: Costa Rica, Ireland and Rwanda, that assess policy and institutional processes...
Inclusive and sustainable urban food systems will be at the centre stage of the September 22th Virtual Event, organized on the occasion of the United Nations Food Systems Summit.
The virtual gathering is co-convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional...
FAO at forefront of global efforts to build partnership between agri-food systems and conservation
07/09/2021
07/09/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses World Conservation Congress in Marseille