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Discover the FAO Food Loss App: get actionable insights and expert advice on food loss from farm to market
27/09/2024
The FAO Food Loss App (FLAPP) is designed to help farmers, companies, producer associations, and cooperatives make informed decisions to reduce crop losses.
Through video advisories and data visualization, FLAPP provides analyses of losses and their causes—from pests and diseases to poor...
G7: FAO Director-General cites reasons for hope to reduce global hunger
27/09/2024
How can we reduce food loss and waste? It all starts with knowing how much is being lost and wasted and why
27/09/2024
Food loss and waste reduction should be seen as a means towards achieving other objectives, including improving food security and nutrition, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering pressure on water and land resources, which contribute towards increased productivity and economic growth....
The losses along the way: why we need to think about transportation systems to reduce food loss
26/09/2024
It’s a picture full of jarring contrasts. Shiny, late-model refrigerated trucks full of fruit pull up at the loading bays at supermarkets in some parts of the world. Elsewhere, farmers cultivating hillside fields load baskets of produce on their heads to get to the one road leading to the near...
FAO Brussels presents at Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) Diplomatic Days
25/09/2024
The FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium participated in this year’s edition of the Diplomatic Days organized by Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI), the Belgian francophone public service fo...
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Charles Michel, President of the European Council
24/09/2024
New York - On the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyi, met with H.E. Charles Michel, President of the European Council.
FAO Brussels Director addresses Council of the European Union
24/09/2024
Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium, delivered a presentation at the Council Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (AGRIFAO) in Brussels, currently chaired by the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU....
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FAO leads new initiative and reinforces its commitment to accelerate gender equality efforts in agrifood systems
24/09/2024
Forest products innovation: FAO talks about the role of forest solutions for bioeconomy transition
23/09/2024
FAO Brussels Director, Raschad Al-Khafaji, participated in the opening segment of the Bioeconomy LAB—an exhibition showcasing innovative bio-based products, organized by the European Paper Industry Association (
UNGA79: FAO welcomes adoption of UN Pact for the Future
23/09/2024
New York – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has welcomed the adoption of the Pact for the Future, ...
FAO launches new Aquatic Genetic Resources Information System (AquaGRIS)
23/09/2024
UNGA79: FAO chief emphasizes the centrality of climate solutions for agrifood systems transformation
22/09/2024
NEW YORK - Taking climate action through agrifood systems presents a unique opportunity to address all at once multiple global and local challenges, making it imperative that actors around the world exchange their experiences and information to foster a world with better solutions f...
UN Brussels team and Members of the European Parliament discuss global challenges ahead of Summit of the Future
17/09/2024
FAO Brussels Director, Raschad Al-Khafaji, attended a reception with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) focused on the institution’s role in driving the EU–UN partnership and in supporting the 2030 A...
G20 backs FAO’s Blue Transformation for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, highlights family farming
13/09/2024
Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil -The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed the inclusion of fisheries and aquaculture and family farming in this year’s G20 priorities, emphasizing their essential role in global nutrition and livelihoods.
Blue Food Forum examines the role of fisheries and aquaculture in food systems transformation
12/09/2024
Amid growing international interest in the role of fisheries and aquaculture in feeding a growing global population while keeping the planet healthy, over 200 experts and policymakers are meeting at the Blue Food Forum to explore the potential of aquatic value chains in driving food...
Transparency and efficiency in international agricultural markets and trade are priorities to achieving food security
11/09/2024
Rome – While the decline since 2023 in international commodity prices as reflected by the FAO Food Price Index marks an improvement, uncertainty in the international markets persists and needs to be addressed through transparency and fairness , QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Foo...
Private-public partnerships are key to agrifood systems transformation
06/09/2024
Tashkent – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is encouraging private-sector investments and private-public partnerships to make agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable, Director-General QU Dongyu today told ...
In Armenia, Director-General visits forestry, school feeding and viticulture projects
02/09/2024
“Farmers have t...
Exploring the roots of urban agriculture in Belgium: A visit to the Chant des Cailles farm in Brussels
02/09/2024
The World Food Day 2024 will be held under the theme “Right to foods for a Better Life and a Better Future”; an excellent occasion to learn more about sustainable agricultural practices and the right to diverse, nutritious, and accessible food for all.
It was in thi...
FAO and Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley forge agrifood systems innovation partnership
23/08/2024
Molondin, Switzerland - Director-General QU Dongyu has signed, on behalf of FAO, a Letter of Intent with the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley (SFNV) to promote innovation and safeguard global agrifood systems for the future.
The signing ceremony took place at an event ...