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FAO’s Agrifood Economics and Policy Director participates in Markets Outlook Workshop in Brussels
19/11/2024
The Forum for the Future of Agriculture convened a workshop in Brussels to discuss market outlooks and the policy implications for the agrifood sector. The event brought together leading voices from industry, academia, and policymaking to explore the critical challenges facing global agri...
Together for farmers: FAO and COP29 Presidency launch the ‘Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers’
19/11/2024
Baku - To help farmers navigate their way through dozens of initiatives and programs working to support climate-resilient agrifood systems transformation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Azerbaijan COP29 Presidency, today launched...
FAO Statistical Yearbook 2024 reveals critical insights on the sustainability of global agriculture, food security, and the importance of agrifood systems in employment
18/11/2024
Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched its 2024 Statistical Yearbook, offering an in-depth overview of the most significant trends shaping global agrifood systems. ...
The Contribution of Fisheries and Aquaculture to Food Security
14/11/2024
The European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD) organized a conference to highlight how aquatic foods contribute to achieving climate objectives and ensuring food security while also making food systems more sustainable and resilient.
Manuel Barange, Ass...
APEC Summit: FAO says radical transformation needed to address food loss and energy transition
14/11/2024
Lima – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a radical transformation in how we produce, process, trade, and consume food, as he discussed reducing food loss and waste and securing clean energy for agrifood s...
Cocoa, coffee and tea push up global food import bill for wealthier countries
14/11/2024
The Role of Agroecology in Transforming Agrifood Systems: A Multidimensional Approach
14/11/2024
The Academy of Research and Higher Education (ARES), the federation of higher education institutions in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, launched its new cycle of thematic conference-debates. The inaugural talk focused on the theme: "Agroecology in Question – Crossed Perspectives with Ac...
In a briefing to the UN Security Council, FAO warns of imminent famine in northern Gaza due to escalation of conflict, collapse of agrifood systems and constraints to humanitarian access
13/11/2024
New York/Rome - The food security situation in northern Gaza is dire and the latest indications are deeply troubling, said Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience Rein Paulsen in his address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.
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FAO officially joins the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
13/11/2024
COP29: FAO says agrifood systems transformation holds solutions for the climate crisis
12/11/2024
Baku—The only way to reduce carbon emissions and restore nature on the path to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is to transform our agrifood systems, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the
FAO-Belgium projects around the world
12/11/2024
The Kingdom of Belgium and FAO share a strong dedication to eradicating poverty, hunger, and malnutrition worldwide. Their partnership is built on a foundation of shared values, a unified vision, and collaborative action to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. By leveraging inn...
Climate change is here. But we are fighting back.
11/11/2024
Climate change is the result of human activities and is a threat to human and natural systems. We can already see its impact.
Global temperatures are rising, extreme weather events are intensifying, severe wildfires are becoming more frequent and water scarcity is worsening.
Throug...
Unhealthy dietary patterns drive $8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems
08/11/2024
Rome – A refined study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) involving 156 countries confirms that hidden costs within global agrifood systems amount to approximately $12 trillion annually. Of this figure, around 70 percent ($8.1 trillion) arise from unhealthy di...
African Diaspora Agrofood Forum: Innovation-driven entrepreneurship in the agrifood sector
08/11/2024
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels joined the 8th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum 2024, organized by The Food Bridge. The annual forum is a gathering of African diaspora entrepreneurs, policymaker...
Exploring the Role of Synthetic Pesticide Use – An Enabel Workshop
07/11/2024
Enabel, the Belgian development agency, hosted a workshop to address the implications of synthetic pesticide use and to explore related sustainable agricultural practices and effective strategies for pesticide management.
Ivy Saunyama, Agricultural Officer fro...
FAO at the SDG Forum 2024: climate finance for agrifood systems to accelerate the achievement of the 2030 Agenda
06/11/2024
Agrifood systems hold the solutions to major interlinked challenges faced by people and the planet, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, food insecurity and poverty. However, financing and investment are insufficient for agrifood systems transformation. Directing f...
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum 2024 opens in Fiji to share agrifood transformation solutions
05/11/2024
Nadi, Fiji - Pacific Islands countries began a key gathering here today to work toward agrifood systems transformation that addresses their unique challenges and vulnerabilities particularly in the context of the climate crisis.
Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U...
From hardship to harvest in KazakhstanRural women are being empowered with greenhouses and training
05/11/2024
The eyes of Aishagul Duganova, a 48-year-old mother of three, light up as she talks about her new greenhouse, which is bringing with it new stability amidst her family's health problems and money troubles.
In the village of Koram, around 150 kilometers east of Almaty in Kazakhstan, A...
From 5-8 November, join us virtually for the 2024 Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum
04/11/2024
Happening from 5 to 8 November 2024, the 2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum, co-organized with the Government of Fiji, is a major international forum aiming to support the Pacific countries’ agrifood systems transformation. The theme of the high-level gathering is ‘Transforming Agrifo...
Quadripartite partners organize High-Level One Health Meeting in collaboration with the Brazil's Ministry of Health at the G20 Summit
01/11/2024
Joint News Release | Rome/Nairobi/Geneva/Paris - The Quadripartite collaboration on One Health – comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN E...