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29/11/2024

The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted an...

28/11/2024
With more than 40 percent of the world’s land already degraded, the future of our planet faces critical challenges in feeding a growing global population.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of ...
27/11/2024

Vienna – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today celebrated the 60-year partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by underscoring the remarkable advancements achieved by this unique collaboration with...

26/11/2024

The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), an inter-agency platform which works to increase transparency in international food markets, welcomed a EUR 1.2 million contribution from the European Union’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI). The grant will ...

26/11/2024

Today, FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechdol, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa (RAF), Abebe Haile-Gabriel, and Director of the FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, have concluded a seven-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Con...

25/11/2024

Baku, Azerbaijan– The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought a critical message to the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan: increased investment in agrifood systems is e...

25/11/2024

For the past two decades, the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) has been the frontline force in safeguarding global animal health and livelihoods. By leveraging cutting-edge research and international collaboration, we swiftly address outbreaks of animal disea...

21/11/2024

Andrea Cattaneo, FAO Senior Economist and Technical Leader for The State of Food and Agriculture 2024 (SOFA), presented the flagship report to the Council Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (AGRIFAO). The presentation underscored the pressing need for value-dri...

20/11/2024

Rome – Fishing plays a crucial role in global food security, yet it remains one of the most dangerous occupations on earth, with an estimated 100,000 fatalities each year.

As the COP29 climate cha...

19/11/2024

The FAO and UNEP Brussels offices, the Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the European Union, and the European Commission co-organized an event to spotlight the urgent need for sustainable land management, enhance drought resilience, and promote a green transition. 

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19/11/2024

Baku - To help farmers navigate their way through dozens of initiatives and programs working to support climate-resilient agrifood systems transformation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Azerbaijan COP29 Presidency, today launched...

19/11/2024

The Forum for the Future of Agriculture convened a workshop in Brussels to discuss market outlooks and the policy implications for the agrifood sector. The event brought together leading voices from industry, academia, and policymaking to explore the critical challenges facing global agri...

18/11/2024

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched its 2024 Statistical Yearbook, offering an in-depth overview of the most significant trends shaping global agrifood systems. ...

14/11/2024

The European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD) organized a conference to highlight how aquatic foods contribute to achieving climate objectives and ensuring food security while also making food systems more sustainable and resilient. 

Manuel Barange, Ass...

14/11/2024
Rome - The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 percent from the previous year to more than $2 trillion in 2024, pushed up by higher prices for cocoa, coffee and tea and also buoyed by higher import costs for fruits and vegetables, according to 
14/11/2024

Lima – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a radical transformation in how we produce, process, trade, and consume food, as he discussed reducing food loss and waste and securing clean energy for agrifood s...

14/11/2024

The Academy of Research and Higher Education (ARES), the federation of higher education institutions in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, launched its new cycle of thematic conference-debates. The inaugural talk focused on the theme: "Agroecology in Question – Crossed Perspectives with Ac...

13/11/2024

New York/Rome - The food security situation in northern Gaza is dire and the latest indications are deeply troubling, said Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience Rein Paulsen in his address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.

Last Friday, 

13/11/2024
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) formalized its membership as a founding member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, a G20 initiative championed by Brazil to dramatically expedite efforts to achieve the eradication of poverty and hunger b...
12/11/2024

Baku—The only way to reduce carbon emissions and restore nature on the path to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is to transform our agrifood systems, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the