Forests cover almost one-third of the Earth’s land area, providing crucial benefits for both people and the environment. They protect soil and water, regulate the climate and safeguard biodiversity.

Trees and other woody plants - shrubs, bamboos and rattans - supply people with essential...

For nearly 80 years, FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRAs) have provided the most accurate and up-to-date snapshot of the world’s forests. FRAs are unique in the way they build on data collected and reported by countries around the world. This collaborative approach, combined with a...

For fishers in Cagayan province, the sea is both generous and dangerous. In 2024 alone, six tropical cyclones swept over this area of the Philippines and devastated boats, nets, coastal shelters and agricultural fields inland. With extreme weather more common, the community’s work now goe...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for greater vigilance, innovation and collaboration in responding to increasingly frequent and severe pest invasions that threaten farms, forests, livelihoods and global food security.

Qu delivered his remarks at the opening of the 

The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists to spotlight the vital role that rangelands and pastoralist communities play in sustainable food p...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) proclaiming October 1 as International Coffee Day.

Approved on Tuesday in New York, the 

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).

Hosted by Brazi...

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...