Highlights
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.
Story
Five ways nuclear technology is improving agriculture and food security
A new Joint FAO/International Atomic Energy Agency Centre is leveraging nuclear sciences to help feed the world
Video
Food safety is a shared responsibility
Many people are involved in the journey of food from farms to our plates. And every step of the way, we must ensure it is safe.
News
New report shows Indigenous and Tribal Peoples ‘best guardians' of forests
Improving tenure in Amazon basin can lower deforestation rates and biodiversity loss

From the DG
Read-out of the meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, Dr Jim Godfrey, Chair Board of Trustees of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Dr Jean Balié, Director-General, (IRRI)
Today, 1 April 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, had a virtual meeting, with Dr Jim Godfrey, Chair Board of Trustees of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Dr Jean Balié, Director-General, (IRRI). The Director-General welcomed the IRRI’s new Director General and expressed his appreciation for FAO and IRRI’s long-standing partnership and work on the ground.
Data
Stories
A spicy agricultural heritage: there’s more to wasabi than meets the eye
How Japanese farmers use traditional methods to grow the much-loved condiment
Publications
Water: An invaluable resource
Browse through a list of FAO publications highlighting the Organization’s work to promote coherent approaches to sustainable land and water management.
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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