Rome/New York – Urgent action, in particular immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access, is required to address the widening famine in Sudan, where almost 25 million people face acute food insecurity, the Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nati...

How much do you know about food loss and waste? Let’s find out! These brainteasers, quizzes, and crosswords will put your knowledge to the test.

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, led down by a drop in international sugar quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

In the Director-General QU Dongyu’s 2024 year-end message, he encourages us to renew our energy and passion to embrace another historical year, a year of FAO’s 80th birthday with a new noble mission and new chapter, as we continue to recover, rebuild and reform, on our path towards FAO’s Renaissa...

Four months after famine was first confirmed in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state, more areas in North Darfur and the Western Nuba mountains have been identified as experiencing famine conditions, as access to food and nutrition for millions of people across the country continues to de...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has helped 22 countries unlock $68 million in financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to address biodiversity loss, groundwater management,&nbs...

Gaza - Conflict has brought Gaza’s once thriving fishing sector to the brink of collapse, but the situation could still be reversed if peace is restored and fishers are granted safe access to fishing waters, along with the resumption of imports of essential fish production inputs and tool...

Amid a wave of reported avian influenza infections of cattle and other mammals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released new guidelines advising its Members how to implement effe...

During the end of year holidays, when fortunate, we spend more time with family and friends, cooking, exchanging gifts or travelling to meet loved ones. All of these actions can be done in a more sustainable way, respectful of ourselves, others, our cities and our planet.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, conducted a rapid needs assessment in light of the escalation of conflict in Lebanon in September 2024. The assessment aimed to determine the proportion of agricultural ...

In one of the many Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) sites outside the city of Goma, in an eastern, war-torn part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 32 500 people live in temporary shelters – a  sea of white tents meets the blue sky on the horizon. Just 18 kilometres from the...

Cairo - Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023, according to a UN report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programm...

In recent years, FAO has implemented several measures and initiatives to become more dynamic, efficient and effective in supporting Members and working with partners to transform agrifood systems, making them MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable for better p...

Three global events taking place in December, the 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention to Combat Desertification of the United Nations, 

It tastes a bit like bacon when you fry it, and it’s affordable and packed with protein. Meet the Sakondry (Zanna tenebrosa), a tiny jumping insect that has been a popular snack for hundreds of years, mainly in the rural areas of Madagascar’s east coast.

But it’s more than just a tasty t...

Bangkok – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released its first major global assessment of salt-affected soils in 50 years. The report shows that nearly 1.4 billion hectares of land (just over 10 percent of the total global land area) are al...

Bangkok – For the second year running, FAO has signaled its commitment to putting the needs of countries and regions front and center in the collective effort to steer the planet’s agrifood systems onto a more productive and sustainable pathway.

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Bangkok - The first International Soil and Water Forum opened today to map out concrete measures to boost global efforts in managing water scarcity and reversing soil degrad...