The 2025 edition of the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event kicked off today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. The week-long Forum features the ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today inaugurated “From Seeds to Foods”, the first global exhibition tracing the evolution of agrifood systems – from the origins of agriculture to toda...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will open its new Food and Agriculture Museum & Network (FAO MuNe) on 16 October 2025, on the occasion of 

2-09-2025 - In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately three out of four working women (76 percent) are employed in agrifood systems, and women make up 49 percent of the agrifood systems workforce. Within agrifood systems, women’s employment in off-farm segments – such as production, processing, dis...

A global exhibition titled “From Seeds to Foods” will take place from 10 to 13 October in the heart of Rome, marking the start of celebrations for the 

Cotton touches us every day; it is a source of livelihoods for millions of smallholders and labourers, including women and their families, and contributes significantly to the economies of many developing countries. 

The World Cotton Day is an excellent opportunity to renew our comm...

The benchmark of world food commodity prices declined slightly in September, led by drops in the sugar and dairy price indices, according to the new report released by the Food and Agricultu...

Director-General QU Dongyu addressed significant global livestock events during the Livestock Week held at FAO headquarters from 29 September to 3 October, in which he reinforced FAO’s commitment to achieving a sustainable livestock sector.

The week started with the 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today convened policymakers, scientists, producers, civil society, and private sector representatives to explore strategies for ensuring animal feed is safe, nutritious, and sustainably produced.

Director-General QU Dongyu...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today unveiled a series of new initiatives aimed at strengthening animal health and the sustainability of the livestock sector, following discussions at its second 

To mark the 2025 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), the FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium and the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) are co-hosting a webinar focused on the power of stakeholder engagem...

Experience shows that the adoption of good practices can make livestock systems truly sustainable, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today as he opened the second 

On the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), the Liaison Offices of FAO and

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together sports, culture and global policy at a high-energy exchange during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), underscoring the vital role of young people in transforming agrifood systems.