FAO and the world

As you are reading this, people in every corner of the world are busy working on hundreds of FAO field projects to learn new ways to defeat hunger.

In over 100 countries, a raft of initiatives includes introducing new crop varieties, improving soil quality, controlling pests that feed on crops and showing farmers how to manage their land more efficiently.

Want to take a closer look? Jump aboard for a quick world tour and we’ll show you what’s going on...

Photo: FAO/Tarik Tinazay
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