The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today urged FAO Members to turn global challenges into opportunities to accelerate the transformation of global agrifood systems as he opened the 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today celebrated the 30th anniversary of AQUASTAT, the leading source of global water and agriculture data, during a high-level hybrid event at FAO Head...

Strengthening transformative partnerships is central to FAO’s vision of building more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems—a message reinforced during a fruitful exchange between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Benelux Unio...

The Permanent Representation of Türkiye to the European Union (EU) hosted an event to celebrate the International Day of Zero Waste, occasion to address the urgent issue of waste and its wide-ranging implications. The session started with introductory remarks from Ambassador Faruk Kaymakci, Pe...

Financing designed to make our agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, and more sustainable can help prevent and mitigate food crises and ensure that much-needed help reaches the world’s poorest, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...

If the people of Europe and Central Asia are to have food on their plates, they must have water security. Moreover, water security is a catalyst for transforming the food and agriculture sectors of the region to become more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable. Therefore, susta...

At the Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) in Brussels, Viorel Gutu, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, underscored the importance of a systemic and inclusive approach to global food security, fully aligned with FAO’s Strategic Framewo...

The FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, and New York in collaboration with the FAO Office of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and FAO’s Statistics Division (ESS), organized the eighth edition of the SIDS ...

A new study led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and research partners highlights that improving livestock productivity is key to achieving substantial reductions...

Boao, China – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu set out a multi-layered vision for the transformation of agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable as he addressed the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 on the last day of an ...

Joint FAO/WFP news release

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that 

Stefanos Fotiou, Director of FAO’s Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Director of the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Coordination Hub, made a two-day visit to Brussels to brief European Union (EU) stakeholders on the latest developments and strategic objectives of the upcoming 2nd UN ...

The European Dairy Association (EDA) hosted its annual Dairy Policy Conference in Brussels under the theme “Nourishing a Sustainable Future, Nurturing Innovation.” The event brought together over 150 parti...

Genetic diversity is key to creating more resilient agrifood systems that withstand challenges such as shifting climate patterns. Since 80 percent of the food we consume is plant-based, preserving a wide range of genetic materials allows farmers to grow crops and varieties suited to their loca...

Forests cover almost one-third of the Earth’s land area, providing crucial benefits for both people and the environment. They protect soil and water, regulate the climate, and safeguard biodiversity.

Trees and other woody plants – shrubs, bamboo, and rattans – supply people with essentia...

As the European Commission calls on countries to improve how they plan and allocate space and water for aquaculture, FAO’s programme on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) is already offering time-tested, community-driven examples. These agricultural systems, shaped over gene...

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) refers to any genetic material of plant origin of actual or potential value for food and agriculture.

PGRFA encompass not only cultivated plants, such as improved varieties and farmers’ varieties and landraces, but also crop wild r...

From 24 to 28 March 2025, the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will hold its Twentieth Regular Session. The Commission is the only permanent intergovernmental body that specifically addresses all components of biological diversity for food and agr...