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Shaping the future of sustainable animal breeding in European farming
30/05/2023
Increasing risk of hunger set to spread in hotspot areas as the Sudan crisis spills over into subregion and el Niño looms - warns new UN report
29/05/2023
Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and s...
FAO Brussels joins Africa Day celebrations and promotes work in the region
25/05/2023
Upon invitation by the African Union (AU) Representation to the EU, FAO Brussels took part in commemorating Africa Day.
The Day was marked with a number of activities, including information sessions and seminars. FAO Brussels intervened during a seminar with the title “Acceleration of t...
The triple nexus of food security: FAO Brussels presents at Belgian Food security platform event
25/05/2023
Webinar Recap: "How can the European Green Deal drive sustainability in the tropical fruit sector?
24/05/2023
On 24 May, FAO organized a webinar titled "How can the European Green Deal drive sustainability in the tropical fruit sector?" The event was held in collaboration with the European Commission and the Committee Linking Entrepreneurship Agriculture Development (COLEAD)
The webinar sh...
Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation: FAO contributes to Brussels Conference
23/05/2023
Vincent Martin, FAO’s newly appointed Director for the Office of Innovation (OIN) visited Brussels. He attended the “Global Conference on Sustainability in Agriculture & Food Systems – Innovation, Indicators & Implementation” which was organized by the nonpartisan think-thank Re-Imagin...
Five European sites among the 24 Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) recognized at FAO
22/05/2023
They span the globe and embrace diverse terrains, from stone terraced c...
FAO’s Programmes and activities in Senegal visited by Delegation of the European Parliament
17/05/2023
A delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Development travelled to Senegal to assess the European Union’s development portfolio in the country. The focus areas of the mission included vaccine development, EU support to the Great Green Wall (GGW),climate adaptation of coastal com...
Promoting efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems at the core of EU-LAC partnership
16/05/2023
Promoting agrifood systems that are more e...
The measure of world food prices rose in April for first time in a year
05/05/2023
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Witnessing the impact of flexible funding in Africa
05/05/2023
FAO Brussels briefs Council of the EU Working Party on humanitarian and food aid
03/05/2023
FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji briefed delegates from the Council Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) on the current global acute food insecurity situation. Invited by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, his presentation shed a light on th...
Global Report on Food Crises: Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022
03/05/2023
The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of starvation, according to ...
Interview of the Month with Director of FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division: Manuel Barange
30/04/2023
Dear Manuel thank you for granting us this interview. Let us start with the latest “breakthrough” agreement reached by the UN on 5 March to protect marine biodiversity in international waters. What was FAO’s role in reaching this agreement and how will it impact our work in the coming ...
Experts corner: Insights on the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA)
30/04/2023
Interview with FAO Senior Economist David Neven and UNIDO Programme Officer and ASTA Lead, Rana Fakhoury
Director-General thanks FAO Council for “strong solidarity”
28/04/2023
Financing Food Security and Food Systems Transformation
25/04/2023
“Rethinking allocation of public spending in order to repurpose food and agricultural policies is urgently needed,” said FAO Deputy Director of Agrifood Economics division, Marco Sanchez, during a virtual session on “Financing Food Security and Food Systems Transformation.”
The event, ho...
FAO Council begins, Members discuss the Organization’s Programme of Work and Budget 2024-25
24/04/2023
FAO Deputy Director General Maria Helena Semedo presents FAO’s work on cities
20/04/2023
Together with partners, FAO’s Urban Food Agenda helps cities and local governments promote multi-level food governance and the institutionalization of their food strategies as critical part of agrifood systems transformation.
This was one of the main messages ...