More than 250 livestock experts from over 50 countries explored ways of ensuring that the long-term benefits of livestock contribute to sustainable development. - Listen to them here:

Las imágenes aquí contenidas reflejan como FAO ha enfocado sus esfuerzos en mejorar las condiciones de vida de una población afectada por la pobreza, el desplazamiento, los conflictos armados, la falta de oportunidades y la marginalidad. El fortalecimiento integral de las actividades agrícolas sostenibles y el uso responsable de los recursos naturales, son pilares para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional (SAN) y la resiliencia frente al cambio climático, los desastres naturales y los eventos de conflicto en la Región. Estas fotos corresponden a proyectos exitosos de agricultura sostenible de Colombia y Guatemala (2015-2016).

If global population and food consumption trends continue, by 2050 the world will need 60 percent more food than is available today. Matthias Halwart, Senior Strategic Programmer Officer of the FAO Sustainable Agriculture Programme, explains the importance of sustainable agricultural intensification and its contribution to meeting this demand. He describes the FAO policy work, including key policy messages, to achieve food security. This video forms part of a series of policy and governance videos being produced by FAO in 2016.

Agriculture is feeding the world’s 7.3 billion people but at an unbearable social and environmental cost. At the same time, about 800 million people are undernourished.

This video shows how men and women farmers and other decision makers have applied the climate-smart agriculture approach in practice.