Guidelines formulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the World Programme of Census of Agriculture in 2030 were endorsed on 6 March by the UN Statistical Commission at its 57th Session, elevating them to the status of an internationally agreed standard.

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, has concluded his visit to Brazil where he participated in the 39th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 39).

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The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices rose in February, ending a five-month downward trend, as higher quotations for wheat, most vegetable oils and several meat types outw...

A new commemorative coin dedicated to the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026 (IYWF2026) was officially launched today at a ceremony at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ...

Sustainable public food procurement aims at linking public institutions’ demand for food to local smallholder farmers and small and medium-sized food enterprises, in order to advance multiple social, economic, and environmental goals. FAO's work in this area covers, in particular,&nb...

Ministers from around Latin America and the Caribbean region gathered in Brazil’s capital Wednesday to decide on and outline priority actions for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its regional partners for the next two years.

The region has been a stando...

Brussels, 4 March 2026 - Sustainable aquatic foods are central to the future of global food security and healthy diets and FAO’s Blue Transformation that promotes the effective management of all fisheries resources, ensuring healthy stocks, sustainability, and equitable livelihoods is crucial in ...

Brussels, 3 March 2026 - Innovation and generational renewal need to be at the centre of agrifood systems transformation, stressed FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al‑Khafaji during the launch of the Agrifood Trends Report 2026 at the European Parliament. He underlined that meeting the growing globa...

Brussels, 3 March 2026 - Generational renewal and the meaningful inclusion of young people need to be at the centre of agrifood systems transformation. This was one of the messages conveyed by FAO during the European Committee of the Regi...

Naturally growing in Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zam...

FAO places innovation at the heart of the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind. Supporting the 2030 Agenda, the FAO Strategic Framework 2022...

From mountain terraces and pastoral grasslands to centuries-old vineyards and salt-harvesting landscapes, a quiet but powerful movement is gaining momentum all around Europe and Central Asia. It is a movement that values not only what agriculture produces, but also how it is practised, where i...

While progress has been achieved in land tenure and governance over the past 20 years, the ownership, tenure or use rights of only 35 percent of the world’s land is formally documented, according to the Status of Land Tenure ...

Nearly 6.5 million Somalis face high levels of hunger, and more than 1....

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have renewed and deepened their long‑standing collaboration, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 19 February 2026 to advance scientific cooperation and strengthen global f...

Agrifood systems are playing an increasingly central role in countries’ biodiversity strategies and actions, according to preliminary findings presented during a High-Level Roundtable hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at its headquarters in Rome.