FAO Director-General highlights need for innovative approaches focused on pro-poor actions in Africa

FAO urges Asian countries to maintain strict control measures

The ‘Green Revolution’ that transformed agricultural production in Asia-Pacific, the world’s largest region, is alive and well but must retool to embrace climate-sensitive innovations and technologies to sustainably meet the increasingly complex demands of a nutrient-deficient world, the UN’s ...

FAO’s institutional strength and leadership continuity is stressed

African swine fever (ASF) has become an enormous concern in Asia with current outbreaks reaching almost 4,480 to date (see the latest reports here and

The Asia-Pacific region has some of the world’s richest concentrations of earth’s biological diversity, but human activities, including the expansion of agriculture, are threatening the survival of many species and their ecosystem services, a conference on regional biodiversity mainstreaming h...

Tackling climate change a primary goal to bring sustainable development to small island nations

More than 820 million people are hungry globally

The project is worth over $47 million and stands to directly benefit 1.3 million people

FAO Conference side event explores obstacles such as urbanization, inequality, obesity and natural disasters

Succeeds José Graziano da Silva

Forests in the vast Asia-Pacific region are facing a serious threat as primary forest cover is now only 19 percent of total forest area – the lowest level of any region worldwide, a major gathering of forestry stakeholders heard today.

Some 2,000 delegates are participating in

The Integrated Forest Management (IFM) Project in the Solomon Islands is moving into the next phase with an inception workshop with provincial government heads and relevant agencies of Malaita Province which was held in Auki recently.

Undersecretary Technical, Ministry of Environment, C...

Partnership to focus on digital technologies for agrifood and engaging youth in smart farming and agribusiness

The Asia-Pacific region has a poor track record when it comes to preventing foodborne illnesses, resulting in the deaths of 225,000 people each year, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, during an event marking the first

More coordinated action is needed to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Asia and the Pacific – activities that result in estimated losses to the region of some USD 5 billion annually, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

FAO has been r...

FAO, IFAD and WFP conclude three-day visit to see nutrition programmes

UN agency inaugurates its office in Seoul

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have joined forces to support the development of the first ever Geographical Indication (GI) system in Afghanistan.

Thanks to this new agreement, the Afghan Government will be able to set up a ...

UN report finds worryingly low food consumption, limited dietary diversity and families being forced to cut meals or eat less