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18/06/2024

Ariljska Malina, a plump, vibrantly coloured raspberry, is one of Serbia’s crown jewels.

Often referred to as “red gold”, this local berry is a beloved delicacy, whether eaten freshly picked, baked in cakes, dipped in chocolate or turned into juices, preserves or other culinary ...

14/06/2024
Rome – FAO Director-General  QU Dongyu today thanked Members of the FAO Council for their support and recognition of the achievements of FAO over the past biennium.

“We aim to do even more and better in the coming years, building on the outcomes and lessons learned in 2022-23,” h...
14/06/2024

Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium, participated at a plenary session of the Commission for Natural Resources (NAT) of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), where he presented FAO’s priorities and flagship initiatives. <...

13/06/2024

London 13-14 June 2024 - The EU-UN Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement (FAFA) Working Group, held its 19th Meeting at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters in London.  

The FAFA19 meeting brought together EU and UN partners to e...

11/06/2024

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and La Sapienza University of Rome  have further consolidated their research collaboration in the field of sustainable agriculture with...

11/06/2024

Namur - The Board of Directors of the Walloon Public Service for Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment (SPW ARNE) invited the FAO Liaison Office to present the Organization’s work and exchange on enhancing future cooperation at the local level.  

Ra...

10/06/2024
Rome – The 175th Session of the FAO Council, a pivotal governing body of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), began on Monday with Director-General QU Dongyu urging ...
07/06/2024

Food safety is more than just a buzzword; it's a crucial aspect of keeping ourselves and our loved ones healthy. But what exactly does it entail?

In simple terms, food safety is all about making sure the food we eat won't harm us. It involves preventing food from containing substances (h...

07/06/2024
Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month in May, as higher prices of cereals and dairy products outweighed decreases in quotations for sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 
07/06/2024

Rome/San Jose, Costa Rica – World fisheries and aquaculture production has hit a new high, with aquaculture production of aquatic animals surpassing capture fisheries for the first time, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) relea...

07/06/2024

From the amount of aquatic food produced each year to the number of people they employ, aquatic food systems are proving their vital role in nourishing and sustaining a growing global population.

With demand and consumption rising, also driven by a fast-growing global population, we need...

07/06/2024

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 provides the most up-to-date and evidence-based information, supporting policy, scientific and technical insights on challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping the present and future of the sector, for the benefit of a wide and expanding...

05/06/2024

Joint FAO-WFP News Release

Rome – Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots”, a new United Nations early warning r...

04/06/2024

With some 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses every year, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies around the world. Ensuring food safety is a public health priority and an essential step to achieving food security.

As an international food standard-setting body, the&nb...

03/06/2024

Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, participated in the EU-UN Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Localization held at the European Committee of the Regions (CoR).  

With FAO being the co-chair of the Local2030 Coal...

03/06/2024

Rome - The Global Soil Partnership, bringing together hundreds of diverse actors focused on improving the health of our soils to promote healthier and more resilient agrifood systems, opened&nb...

03/06/2024

Thanawat Tiensen, FAO's Animal Production and Health Division Director, and Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), participated virtually at the EU Chief Veterinary Officers meeting in Brussels. 

At the event, which was held under the Belgian Presidency of the Council, he p...

31/05/2024

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains one of the greatest threats to marine ecosystems as it undermines national and regional efforts to manage fisheries sustainably as well as endeavours to conserve marine biodiversity.

Fisheries resources available to bona fide fis...

30/05/2024

The potato has a long history that began in the Andes of South America about 8 000 years ago when communities of hunters and gatherers began domesticating wild potato plants that grew around Lake Titicaca. Much later, around the 16th century, the Spanish brought the potato to Europe from Peru ...