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Transforming agriculture to address climate change and other global challenges

FAO's Committee on Agriculture focuses on innovation to achieve food security and sustainable development
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United Nations agencies in Rome vow to take forward Zero Hunger Challenge

FAO, IFAD and WFP to pursue initiative first launched by Ban Ki-moon
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At UN, global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance

Collective effort to address a challenge to health, food security, and development
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FAO calls on governments to take concrete action on malnutrition, in all its forms

Director-General says UN Decade of Nutrition offers a critical window for advances
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Migration should be an act of choice and not a desperate last resort

FAO’s chief addresses UN summit on migration
MEETING
Committee on Agriculture | 26-30 September 2016
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Antimicrobial Resistance
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UN Decade of Action on Nutrition
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Resilience in Protracted Crises
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FAO and the Sustainable Development Goals

In Action

FAO launches the first electronic voucher scheme in Mozambique
FAO enables market access to agricultural inputs for smallholder farmers in Mozambique
FAO helps Lesotho in sustainable natural resources management
FAO helps Lesotho develop a comprehensive land cover database

Zero Hunger

Orphan crops can bring food security to millions of people
Introducing the African Yam Bean, a highly nutritious traditional crop
The power of pollinators: why more bees means better food
How bees impact nutrition and why and how to preserve them
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Partnerships

IFPRI and FAO Joint Statement - Partnership for Better Food Security and Nutrition
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International Year of Pulses 2016

The Codex Alimentarius of Pulses
Since 1963 FAO and WHO are helping to ensure safe, fair and high-quality food standards...
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From the Director-General
Innovation in agriculture to go hand-in-hand with policy reform
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Food Price Index | August 2016
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