Highlights

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In focus
FAO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Learn what FAO is doing with regard to the current pandemic and its impacts on food and agriculture. Check out FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme.

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Story
Acute malnutrition threatens half of children under five in Yemen in 2021: UN

Humanitarian crisis continues to exert a terrible toll on children, warn FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.

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In focus
Keeping a vigilant eye on avian influenza outbreaks

Read the Q&A with FAO’s global surveillance coordinator on a perennial threat to human and animal health.

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Story
There’s always time for a podcast!

Listen to stories from around the world and deepen your knowledge with these FAO podcasts

From the DG
FAO and Japan urge increased responsible investment for greener, stronger agri-food systems

Japan is stepping up funding for FAO in three key areas, Vice-Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Makoto Osawa told Director-General QU Dongyu, as the two officials met virtually today. Osawa went on to list the strengthening of agricultural supply chains in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; the promotion of traditional healthy...

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Tapping into community potential in Iran

Stories

Tapping into community potential in Iran

Villagers work together to pool resources and address longstanding challenges

Publications

Explore FAO’s 2020 digital flagship reports in six languages

In 2020, FAO’s flagship ‘The State of the World’ collection was released in a new easy-to-read digital format.

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Digital Agriculture

The Digital Agriculture Forum 2020, an inspiration to create business with real impact for people with real needs

The Forum has helped foster an enabling ecosystem to accelerate the digital transformation of agri-food systems and enhance knowledge exchanges in digital agriculture policies and...

Country Showcase

The brand new FAO country showcase is a space where Member Countries can highlight their agricultural systems, innovations and food products. Take a worldwide tour of local agriculture, beautiful landscapes and typical crops and food. More countries will be available in the upcoming months.

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

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Philippines
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Chile
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Mexico
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Peru

Andean Agriculture, Peru, 2011

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Algeria
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Tunisia
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United Arab Emirates
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Egypt

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