Port Vila, Vanuatu –  Agriculture, fisheries, and food production are critical to the economi...

Luang Prabang - Across Asia and the Pacific, transboundary animal diseases such as African swine fever and avian influenza continue to threaten livestock production, food security and rural livelihoods. The ongoing El Niño is affecting rainfall and temperature patterns...

Singapore, 29 October 2026 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners have identified more than USD 3 billion in potential investment opportunities through climate-smart agriculture investment planning in Southeast Asia. These opportunities span crops, liv...

ROME – Young pastoralists from Bhutan and Mongolia are using solar fencing, mobile applications, drones and artificial intelligence to protect livestock and rangelands while keeping generations of traditional knowledge alive.

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The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will co-host the 2026 Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum from 3 to 6 November 2026 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The four-day event wi...

FAO Subregional Coordinator for the Pacific Islands, Mr Guangzhou Qu, met Samoa Chef, Charlotte Chan Mow-Brunt, who represented Samoa at the From Seeds to Foods culinary showcase and cooked at the book launch in Rome.

FAO Subregional Coordinator for the Pacific Islands, Mr Guangzhou Qu, called for greater investment in the Pacific’s natural capital at the Pre-COP event “Investing in Natural Capital: The Pacific Opportunity.”

21 October 2026, Bangkok, Thailand – Innovative green bonds can help countries mobilize new sources of finance for climate-resilient agrifood systems, expand investment in sustainable agriculture and improve access to finance fo...

FAO Subregional Coordinator for the Pacific Islands, Mr Guangzhou Qu, urged participants to turn discussions into practical action backed by clear responsibilities, sustainable financing and measurable results.

High food and transport costs, scarce work and declining humanitarian assistance are squeezing families’ access to food as winter approaches

KABUL, Afghanistan – Nearly 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan are projected to face high levels of acute f...

Pacific Women Farmers Recognized Among FAO’s 100 Women Heroes

FAO supports Pacific SIDS to discuss scaling public and private investments, strengthening partnerships and accelerating agrifood systems transformation.

Asia and the Pacific must accelerate the transformation of its agrifood systems, scaling innovation, unlocking investment and strengthening partnerships to address growing pressures on food security, nutrition, livelihoods and t...

Rome, Italy  --  Primary forests across Southeast Asia and the Pacific hold biodiversity and carbon stocks that cannot be replaced once gone. They regulate the water supplies that agriculture depends on, underpin food security and climate-resilient rural develo...

As a range of diverse health threats become increasingly interconnected, Pacific countries and areas are strengthening their ability to prevent, detect, and respond before the next pandemic or health, environmental and climate emergency strikes.

FAO supports Pacific SIDS to translate their visions for a more climate-resilient, food-secure and nutritious future into reality.

Droughts, floods and unpredictable weather patterns are putting Thailand’s farmers on the front line of climate change. A partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Thailand and the United Kingdom has helped farmers act before disaster strikes, rathe...

Rome - Forests and trees play a crucial role in providing nutritious fo...

Exports of Special Agricultural Products (SAPs) by Asia-Pacific countries face significant hurdles, from import regulatory requirements to non-tariff trade barriers, restricting the potential of these nutritious, yet underutilized cr...