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Three new sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
20 September 2024
20 September 2024
Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe receive their first designations from FAO along with Austria’s second system
FAO Brief - 16 September 2024
16 September 2024
16 September 2024
In this episode, FAO calls for urgent funding to prevent further starvation and suffering in Haiti; FAO’s Director-General underscores that the world should step up efforts and cooperation to tackle world food crises at the opening of the G20 meeting...
FAO GLOBEFISH Celebrates 40 years of impact on global fisheries and aquaculture trade
09 September 2024
09 September 2024
For the past four decades, FAO GLOBEFISH has been a cornerstone of global fisheries and aquaculture market analysis. Since its inception in 1984, the project has provided key insights into market analysis and dynamics through publications like...
Traditional knowledge and innovation in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
05 September 2024
05 September 2024
In this workshop, we will explore the role of innovation in supporting traditional practices that conserve agricultural heritage systems.
Traditional agricultural practices, often rooted in the local communities and the knowledge of Indigenous peoples, shape landscapes, maintain biodiversity, contribute to food...
Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines at the heart of this year’s FAO Global Conference
29 August 2024
29 August 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing its first-ever Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines from 23 to 25 September at FAO headquarters (Rome, Italy). The event aims to advance global efforts to...