The FAO Food Price Index, the benchmark for world food commodity prices, declined in January, averaging 124.9 points during the month, down 1.6 percent from its December level. The drop was drive...

Many of the new satellites currently in Earth’s orbit are equipped to provide revolutionary tools and data to improve global food security and strengthen agrifood systems. A new report<...

The current era is marked by escalating conflicts, increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and disasters, and profound economic shocks that drive migration as people seek to escape harsh conditions.

Against this backdrop, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...

Rome – The ceasefire is the first step in delivering emergency relief and rebuilding local food production in the Gaza Strip, where more than 2 million people urgently need assistance due to the collapse of agricultural output, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Uni...

Santiago de Chile – Changing patterns of climate variability and extreme weather events are negatively affecting all dimensions of food security and exacerbating other underlying causes of malnutrition in all its forms in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the 

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu led the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year at the organization's headquarters in Rome today, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. The event carried special significance this year as it coincides with FAO’s 80th anniversary, prompting reflections...

Beirut - Nearly a third of Lebanon’s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of conflict in late 2024 and recovery from the impact of hostilities on agriculture and the economy is likely to be slow, according to 

Two four-wheel drive vehicles slither to a halt for the umpteenth time. The route they’re travelling, southeast of Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, is one of the country’s major highways. But the seasonal rains have transformed it into a gooey morass of reddish-brown mud.

Finally abandon...

Berlin – Bioeconomy as a driving force of the agrifood transformation promises a future where agriculture feeds the world while nurturing planet and people. In the final communique of the 2025 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin, 

The Agri-food Partnership Platform (APP) was launched in 2023 by the Republic of Moldova and seven member countries of the European Union (EU) with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The objective of the Platform is to strengthen support for the dev...

Rome - The rise in nitrogen fertilizers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and bolstering food security and nutrition for an expanding global population. Nevertheless, improper use of nitrogen can severely damage air, water, and soil q...