Did you know that there are over 350 crops that play a significant role in food and agriculture globally? That's in addition to thousands of other crops that play a role in peoples' food and livelihoods locally. The greater the diversity of...

Centenary Meeting 05 April 2024, Dijon, France – For the first time since signing the Letter of Intent with the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) in November 2023, the International Treaty on...

Safeguarding Agroforestry and Vegetables Africa, March 2024 – Kent Nnadozie, the Secretary of FAO’s International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, signed two Letters of Intent to provide support essential for safeguarding seed collections of two...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has signed an agreement with the World Vegetable Centre (WVC) Eastern and Southern Africa to boost organic vegetable production and research. FAO has injected about 650,000 dollars (1.6 bilion) as a...

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has entered into an agreement with the World Vegetable Centre, a global research institution focused on vegetables and fruits, to enhance food security in Tanzania. Under the agreement signed on...