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01/10/2026

In Rwanda’s southern Huye region, when coffee cherries have turned red and ripe, trained farmers harvest these fruits at just the right moment. The harvesters work methodically, emerging from the shade of one coffee tree and into the harsh sunlight, before alighting on the next. The silence of...

30/09/2026

On 28 September, the UN House in Brussels brought together coffee-producing an...

29/09/2026
Bruges 29 September 2026 - What happens to bread, vegetables and prepared meals that would otherwise go to waste? In the city of Bruges, local initiatives are giving surplus food a second life—while supporting communities and reducing emissions. 
28/09/2026

Forest and landscape restoration is a cost-effective response to food security, biodiversity, climate, and other development challenges, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which warns that scaling up action will require greater inves...

28/09/2026

The 28th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Committee on Forestry (COFO) opened on Monday with a call for stronger global action to address mounting threats to forests while fully recognizing their critic...

25/09/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a nationwide livestock vaccination campaign in Sudan to protect 9.8 million animals and safeguard the livelihoods of 1.2 million livestock-owning households amid ongoing conflict, displacement and a deepening food c...

25/09/2026
FAO Chief Scientist Charles Spillane visited Brussels on 24 and 25 September to participate in the EU AgRI 2040 Conference and exchange with research and innovation partners on how science and innovation can contribute to more sustainable, resilient and competitive agrifood systems.
23/09/2026

On 23 September 2026, Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium, participated in the Bundesweites Schäferfest in Bonn, Germ...

22/09/2026

According to a new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), livestock production systems provide one-third of the world’s total protein supply - most of it from mixed crop-livestock and poultry production systems - and are undergoing profound changes.

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21/09/2026

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu opened the Global Conference for Actions on One Heal...

17/09/2026

Emergency food production support provided by the Food and Agriculture ...

15/09/2026

Forests and trees play a crucial role in providing nutritious food, and more than 5 billion people worldwide rely on them to some extent for their livelihoods. Yet their contribution to food security and nutrition remains largely overlooked in national statistics and policy frameworks.

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13/09/2026

KABUL – The European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a €5 million initiative to help Afghan farmers and agribusinesses reach markets, generate more reliable incomes and better withstand climate and economic shocks.

The project wil...

09/09/2026
The Council of the European Union ‘s Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (AGRIFAO) invited the FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji to update the Council Working Party on recent developments in food and agriculture, as well as on upcoming FAO activities.  
09/09/2026

When people hear the word pastoralism, they often imagine the vast savannas of Africa, the steppes of Central Asia, or the deserts of the Middle East. Europe rarely comes to mind. Looking at the world's major rangeland biomes, it almost seems as if Europe has very little to offer.

But fa...

08/09/2026

Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) opened the joint Seventeenth Internat...

04/09/2026

The Adriatic Sea Technical Unit of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was officially inaugurated today in Split, marking a new step in strengthening scient...

03/09/2026

QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called for a systemic and inclusive approach to securing a sustainable future for the next generation of farmers and rural communities.

Speaking at the High-Level Ministerial Confer...

31/08/2026
Ukraine is entering the peak harvest period at a time when disruptions to Black Sea export flows are further straining the country’s grain storage capacity. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Mercy Corps, ...
26/08/2026
Ulaanbaatar/Rome - Restoring rangelands and desert landscapes is central to food security, livelihoods and resilient rural economies, FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol said on Monday at the 17th Conference of the Parties (