News archive 2014

Wageningen University and FAO host international conference on the role of insects in sustainable food production.

Urgent action required to prevent famine

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have advanced a robust agenda aimed at achieving the eradication of hunger in the region, during a major FAO meeting which concluded today in Santiago, Chile.

FAO Food Outlook offers the first forecast for global food markets in 2014/15.

Representatives of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are gathering this week to agree on the actions needed to definitively eradicate hunger in the region before 2025.

Tens of thousands of farmers are bringing in their first rice harvest just six months after one of the worst typhoons to ever hit the Philippines left their fields in tatters and their livelihoods at risk, FAO announced today.

Tackling the world’s massive food loss problem is a key to reducing hunger and poverty, but governments and companies must step up their collaboration on the issue, an international congress on food losses and waste heard today.

FAO urges further protection of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems for sustainability, food security, livelihoods and culture

The National Geographic Society and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are teaming up to raise awareness on food and agriculture issues as National Geographic, a U.S.-based nonprofit institution, begins an eight-month, in-depth report on food issues starting with a May cover story in National Geographic magazine and online at NatGeoFood.com.

FAO and the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) are joining forces to promote wider global sharing of agricultural information and better highlight FAO’s activities in specialized agricultural media worldwide.