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Joint Statement by the heads of FAO, IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO
08/02/2023
Globally, poverty and food insecurity are both on the rise after decades of development gains.
Global food prices decline further in January
03/02/2023
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the tenth consecutive month.
World food prices dip in December
06/01/2023
FAO Food Price Index ends 2022 lower than a year earlier
FAO’s Statistical Yearbook for 2022 goes live
12/12/2022
All-in-one tool allows for comprehensive assessment of trends in the world’s agrifood systems
Quadripartite welcomes new political commitments in fight against antimicrobial resistance
25/11/2022
Countries agree to the Muscat Manifesto which targets reducing by at least a third the total amount of antimicrobials used in agrifood systems
New action plan to prevent child wasting in 15 countries in the next two years
21/11/2022
FAO requires $500 million to implement the plan and enhance nutrition in humanitarian and development assistance
Antimicrobial resistance: Now is the time for collective action
18/11/2022
Quadripartite launches new Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform to help tackle common threat to human and animal health and ecosystems
Amid food and climate crises, investing in sustainable food cold chains crucial
12/11/2022
New UN report highlights how lack of effective refrigeration directly results in the loss of 526 million tons of food production, or 12 per cent of the global total
Alarming signs as the global food import bill set to rise to nearly US$2 trillion due to higher prices
11/11/2022
FAO Food Outlook forecasts point to somewhat easing world market conditions, but increasing uncertainties
International organizations scale up fight against deadly livestock disease
04/11/2022
FAO and WOAH launch the next phase of efforts to rid the world of peste des petits ruminants and publish a book on the eradication of rinderpest
Catastrophic hunger levels recorded for the first time in Haiti
14/10/2022
Almost half the population are currently facing acute hunger
World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August
02/09/2022
FAO Food Price Index dips by 1.9 percent while new FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022
Afghanistan: Boosting local food production, generating income and reviving rural markets
25/08/2022
$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability
Global food commodity prices decline in July
05/08/2022
Vegetable oils and cereals lead FAO Food Price Index lower
Animal health important for helping cut greenhouse gas emissions, new report says
21/07/2022
Diseases affecting animals, how long they live and how productive they are all have a significant impact on GHG emissions
UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
06/07/2022
The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition
New UN Food Outlook report: World’s most vulnerable are paying more for less food
09/06/2022
FAO flags risks to food security from high food and agricultural input prices
FAO Food Price Index dips in May
03/06/2022
Benchmark measure shows international prices for vegetable oils and dairy products down, while up for wheat, rice and poultry meat
Livestock: New Sub-Committee offers new policy pathways
16/03/2022
FAO Members, UN agencies and other organizations will identify and discuss major trends and issues of a critical sector
Stepping up One Health action under FAO’s stewardship as chair of Tripartite Secretariat
15/03/2022
A coordinated approach to human, animal, plant and environmental health made more urgent by the COVID-19 pandemic