The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Newsletter: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/about-codex/newsletter/en/

The Dairy Outlook List is a network to facilitate the exchange of information on developments in the world's dairy industry between list members.

GLOBEFISH is the unit in the FAO Fisheries Department responsible for information on international fish trade.

Information exchange on market and technological developments in natural industrial fibres: jute, kenaf, sisal, abaca, coir, hemp, flax, etc.

Since 2007 the world's population is predominantly urban. FAO has been following with attention the acceleration of urbanisation over the last 20 years and its implications for the Organisation.
The task of feeding the world's cities adequately constitutes an increasingly pressing challenge, requiring the co-ordinated interaction of food producers,... [read more]