The EU and FAO interact in nearly all areas of FAO’s mandate. Thematically, this includes work on food security, agriculture, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry, food safety, food crises and...

The use of territorial approaches to promote sustainable food systems and strong governance was one of the main topics covered in a discussion organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels...

 FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today addressed the Agriculture Ministers' Conference in Berlin underscoring the importance, in the wake of COVID-19, of continued global cooperation to find new ways to strengthen the sustainability...

The European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, with the support of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European...

FAO Brussels and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Office for Europe met to discuss a roadmap of joint events, campaigns and opportunities for collaboration in 2021. The Head of...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, and the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, today agreed to step up joint...

Innovative solutions in agri-food systems helped households and countries contain disruptions in food supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more will be required to "build back better and build...

A locust fighting force assembled by countries in East Africa to combat an invasion of the crop-devouring pest is at risk of seeing its activities grind to a halt as funding to...

The European Green Deal and its Farm to Fork Strategy aspire to reduce the use of pesticides in the European Union by 50 percent by 2030.  The sustainable use of...

Globally, the number of outbreaks of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, fell by two-thirds in recent years, showing the commitment of the international...

FAO Director for Emergencies and Resilience, Dominique Burgeon and FAO Brussels Director Rodrigo de Lapuerta met with Belgian Director for Humanitarian Aid Transition, Erik de Maeyer and his team. Together,...

The FAO Global Soil Partnership hosted a webinar on soil governance and launched the new FAO global database SoiLEX. The SoilLEX database provides a global collection of up-to-date national legislation on...

Fewer than one percent of the global population live in truly remote hinterlands, sharpening the need for better understanding of how urban forms impact food systems as well as social...

January saw the launch of the new version of the FAO Ex-Ante Carbon Balance tool, EX-ACT. The tool allows users to estimate and track the impact on greenhouse gas emissions...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today appealed for an urgent scale-up of Africa's Great Green Wall initiative to restore degraded...

Antimicrobial drugs play a critical role in the treatment of diseases. Their use is essential to protect both human and animal health. However, antimicrobials are often misused for treatment and...

A new generation of Desert Locust swarms is threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods and the food security of millions of people in the Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense...

FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol was invited to speak in the 6th edition of the EU Agricultural Outlook Conference organized by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI),...

The United Nations Heads in Brussels met with Deputy Secretary-General European External Action Service (EEAS) Stefano Sannino and congratulated him on his appointment as the next Secretary-General of the EEAS....

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with an appeal to improve healthy...