An FAO-Washington program enlisting graduate students to work on development-related research projects overseas is proving helpful for both the students and the agency.

The program started with a study this year by a group of George Washington University students...

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) last week approved a broad-scale, innovative approach to address the depletion of high-seas fish stocks and biodiversity conservation.

The new programme aims to promote efficient and sustainable management of fisheries resources and...

The FAO guide released today to stem importation of forest-destroying pests responds to risks posed by increased international trade and is the result of a significant international collaboration, a U.S. specialist on the team said this week.

Not only...

October 13, 2011, Des Moines, Iowa – With a growing global population – which is expected to increase from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050 – investing in women farmers in developing countries pays significant dividends, a panel of...

10 October 2011, Tuskegee, Alabama – Preventing malnutrition is an investment that makes sense not only ethically but also economically, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said here today.

“Malnutrition in all its forms is an intolerable situation that causes immediate suffering and...

FAO Deputy Director-General Ann Tutwiler was in Washington recently for a series of meetings with various US government institutions, nongovernmental and private-sector organizations. The trip marks Tutwiler’s first visit to Washington since taking up her FAO duties. During her visit,...

Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) are the biological building blocks for livestock development, and are vital to food security and sustainable rural development. The value of these resources, however, has been poorly understood and their management neglected, resulting in significant erosion...