The recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Europe and the introduction of an exotic virus strain into the Near East underscore the urgent need for early dete...

The newly rehabilitated Mariama Airstrip was officially inaugurated yesterday, 28 April 2025, marking a significant step forward in connecting remote communities in the Karawari Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. This vital infrastructure project, restored by Papua New Guinea’s Rural Airstrip Age...

Consumers in many countries are increasingly turning to food supplements and functional or health foods as part of their diets, in an effort to support their individual health and well-being, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is urging countries in Northwest Africa to enhance monitoring and initiate early control measures as adult desert locust groups and small swarms - originating from the Sahel - moved into southern Sahara in the Western Region of ...

Intently typing on his mobile phone, Milivoje Ćosić, a smallholder farmer, university professor, and a father of three, throws glances from time to time at a sun-lit lawn where his cows are grazing at a distance. He is standing in front of his house in the Serbian village of Mionica, some 100 ...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today concluded a four-day official visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he took part in a tree-planting ceremony, opened an exhibition and toured a number of agricultural facilities including family farms after attending a 

Mountain regions especially in the world’s developing countries face growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation, yet mountain communities have great potential for climate-resilient development and work to upgrade mountain products sectors such as organic food,...

Partners of the European Union (EU) Sustainable Cocoa Programme (SCP) seized the opportunity of the Cocoa & Coffee festival organized in Yaoundé from 10 to 12 April to raise awareness among Cameroonian cocoa and coffee farmers on how to comply with the requirements of the EU Deforestation ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today, on Earth Da,y launched Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Nature Restoration (AIM4Na...

The war in Ukraine continues inflicting pressure on the agricultural sector, making it increasingly difficult for farmers and rural families to continue food production and sustain their livelihoods. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a&...

The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels participated in two Masterclasses organized by Nourrir Liège and Campus Festival, as part of the

Efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing have received a boost from the People's Republic of China, the world’s largest capture fisheries producer, which has become the 108th State to ...

Living amidst grapevines that have been around since the time of his ancestors, it is no wonder Givi Chubinidze became convinced to follow in their footsteps. Here in the green valleys of Georgia’s Imereti region, bordered by the Likhi mountain range, endemic blue and purple grape varieties, s...

The FAO Food Loss App (FLAPP) has just been selected as one of the top 20 projects competing in the 8th edition of the prestigious 

Following the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is scaling up its emergency response to support rural communities whose livelihoods have been severely affected or destroyed.

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A range of pressures including rapid population growth, urbanization, growing wealth, and consequent changes in consumption patterns, are challenging our agrifood systems’ ability to provide nutritious food, and to contribute to enhanced livelihood opportunities in an environmentally sustainab...