World Food Forum: Hand-in-Hand Initiative brings partners into the agrifood family
19/10/2022
Rome - With the ongoing crisis and pandemic, more and more governments recognize the need to invest in long-term food security and poverty reduction, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today.
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Youth Stories and Innovations for a Food Forward World
18/10/2022
18 October 2022, Washington, DC - To celebrate youth stories and innovations to create a sustainable future of food, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office for North America and Planet Forward co-hosted a regional satellite event durin...
At World Food Forum, FAO Director-General emphasizes the value of indigenous knowledge
18/10/2022
Rome - Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge are central to a sustainable futu...
World Food Day Resolution Calls for Action Against Hunger
16/10/2022
16 October 2022, Washington, ...
World Food Day 2022: Call to leave no one behind comes at critical juncture for global food security
14/10/2022
Rome - World Food Day 2022 celebrations were held in Rome today under th...
In celebration of World Food Day, Canadian monuments will light the skies blue
14/10/2022
14 October 2022, Washington, DC - From east to west, Canada will celebrate World Food Day 2022 with major monuments lit blue in Niagara Falls, Toronto, and Edmonton on October 16.
World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Food and...
FAO’s Director of Food and Nutrition Lynnette Neufeld Visits Washington, DC
14/10/2022
14 October 2022,...
Agricultural aid: a game changer in tackling hunger crises
13/10/2022
Rome - The alarming signs of growing acute food insecurity should make us rethink the way we tackle hunger crises by addressing the root causes rather than ju...
World Food Heroes (Canada): Jacob Beaton and Jessica Ouellette are helping to revitalize the food security, food sovereignty & health of Indigenous nations
13/10/2022
"When we start returning...
World Food Heroes (USA): Sophia Roe is bridging the gap between people and the food they consume
12/10/2022
“Stories are what are actually going to change the way people feel about their food systems.”
USA
Chef, Writer and TV Host, Sophia Roe lives in Brooklyn, New York and is passionate about food. She loves to disco...
FAO ready to help map a pathway out of global food crisis | Director-General addresses G20 Joint Finance and Agriculture Ministers Meeting
11/10/2022
Rome - Risk factors that could push today’s food access crisis into tomorrow’s food availability crisis are growing, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), told international policy makers today.
“We must all w...
October 16: World Food Day Official Celebration 2022 in Columbus, Ohio
10/10/2022
Join us for World Food Day on October 16!
This year, #WorldFoodDay is marked in a year where the world faces profound food security challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, compounded by inequality and ...
Save the Date 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests Greener, Healthier and Happier Cities for All
07/10/2022
7 October 2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Arbor Day Foundation, the City of Washington, the United States Forest Service (USFS), the Smithsonian Institute, the Politecnico di Milano, the Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) and th...
FAO Food Price Index drops for the sixth consecutive month
07/10/2022
Rome - The gauge for world food commodity prices declined for the sixth month in a row in September, with sharp drops in the quotations for vegetable oils mor...
Out now! FAO in North America newsletter for September/October
06/10/2022
Message from the Director
Dear Readers, The food crises that we are facing are manifold. A... |
Capitol Hill Briefing Highlights Need to Prioritize Agriculture in Response to Global Food Crises
06/10/2022
6 October 2022, Washington, <...
Read-out of the FAO Director-General’s meeting with Cary Fowler, Special Envoy for Global Food Security, US Department of State
05/10/2022
The Director-General congratulated the Special Envoy on his appointment to the role in May 2022....
October 16 is World Food Day!
04/10/2022
Although we have made progress towards building a better world, too many people have been left behind. People who are unable to benefit from human development, innovation or economic growth.
In fact, millions of people around the world cannot afford a healthy diet, putting them at high ...
2022 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Twitter Chat
27/09/2022
2022 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
- Online
- 29 September 2022, from 3:00–4:00 p.m. (EDT)
- Public
Celebrate the 2022 International Day...
FAO and United States Strengthen Commitment to Combat Global Food Insecurity
25/09/2022
Washington, DC – After attend...