With Small Island Developing States (SIDS) centre-stage this week at the United Nations headquarters, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) invited Member States, UN System and partners to explore how the new FAO Global Roadmap to achieve SDG 2 and transform agrifood systems within a 1.5°C can support SIDS efforts to achieve sustainable development and respond to climate challenges.

At the GFFA in Berlin, Chief Economist Máximo Torero urges unity to end hunger and support policy and monitoring tools already in place.

Benchmark measure of world food commodity prices ends 2023 about 10 percent below its year-earlier level

UN agency issues call for urgent action in wake of Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report

Today, the General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) resolutions on Agriculture development, food security and nutrition; Eradicating rural poverty; Agricultural technology for sustainable development; Combating sand and dust storms; and Natural plant fibres.  

The data shows urgent need for improvement, as well as the potential for shared learnings

From a world leaders’ declaration on food and agriculture to a new FAO global roadmap to eradicate hunger while keeping 1.5°C alive, COP28 witnessed momentum to transform agrifood systems

From the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

New report offers uplifting cases of successful restoration projects amid the climate crisis.

The roadmap envisions transforming agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink.

Observance helps highlight the potato’s importance for global agriculture, economic development, food security and nutrition.

In a united effort to address the crucial connection between soil and water in sustainable agrifood systems, the celebration of World Soil Day (WSD) 2023 took center stage at the UN Headquarters in New York. This year's event, held on 7 December, aimed to raise awareness and engage citizens worldwide in the preservation and enhancement of soil health.

At FAO global ceremony Glinka and King Bhumibol prizes awarded for outstanding work in soil science

UN dedicates 2024 to recognizing the essential role of these animals in supporting livelihoods and sustainability.

Rome – I am profoundly distressed by the loss of lives and the human catastrophe unfolding due to the violence taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in Gaza.

The annual flagship observance, World Food Day, is celebrated all over the world to commemorate the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945 and reflect on the progress towards a world without hunger while underscoring the path forward for food access and a healthy diet for all. 

Delegation led by Director-General QU Dongyu, consisting of FAO’s Chief Economist, Chief Scientist and several division directors, showed FAO’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals

At high-level event, Máximo Torero called for increased support for smallholder farmers to tackle acute food insecurity

New York- At a high-level event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, urged stronger political commitment and solidarity to transform agrifood systems and achieve the Sustainable D...