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...

Rome - The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 percent from the previous year to more than $2 trillion in 2024, pushed up by higher prices for cocoa, coffee and tea and also buoyed by higher import costs for fruits and vegetables, according to 

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.

Last Friday, 

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) formalized its membership as a founding member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, a G20 initiative championed by Brazil to dramatically expedite efforts to achieve the eradication of poverty and hunger b...

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 

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Rome - Policy makers, researchers and the public have a new resource to gauge the scale and importance of agrifood systems in providing employment around the world.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched five new indicators and overhauled the da...

Cali, Colombia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded its impactful participation in the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia, where its central messa...

Rome – Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, according to a new United Nations report. The report...

The triple Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Convention on Biological Diversity , the