Highlights

Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets
01/04/2020
Joint Statement by QU Dongyu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Roberto Azevedo, Directors-General of FAO, WHO and WTO

FAO Director-General urges G20 to ensure that food value chains are not disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic
26/03/2020
Global and national markets must continue to be a transparent, stable and reliable source of food supply

Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
26/03/2020
Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks.

A battle plan for ensuring global food supplies during the COVID-19 crisis
25/03/2020
FAO’s Chief Economist maps the ways the world can mitigate shocks to agriculture and food systems.

FAO hand in hand with Italy in the fight against COVID-19
23/03/2020
UN agency lights up its Rome headquarters in Italian green, white and red.