The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through its Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, highlighted scalable, investment‑ready nu...

In April 2023, violent conflict broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the capital city, Khartoum, eventually ripping through the entire country. Three years on, Sudan is facing what is now verifiably the largest humanitarian crisis and the largest displace...

Africa’s burgeoning population of youth and women is one of the continent’s greatest assets, and must be empowered to drive positive change in regional agrifood systems, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today in remarks at the ...

Forests employ approximately 42 million people worldwide, with women accounting for one quarter of the workforce, according to new research from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Thünen Institute of Forestry.<...

Ships carrying critical agricultural inputs must start moving through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible to ward off the risks of a dangerous spike in food price inflation later this year that could trigger a cascade of effects similar to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, accor...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted the importance of an integrated One Health approach that sustainably balances and optimizes the health of people, plants, animals and ecosystems, during this week’s ...

For some countries, structural constraints largely explain why global disturbances, like pandemics or conflict-induced trade disruptions, tend to have severe effects on their agrifood systems. For instance, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rely on imported food for a large share of their ...

Across southern Iraq, climate pressures continue to affect rural communities, with years of drought and harsh environmental conditions placing increasing strain on vulnerable livestock breeders and threatening livelihoods and food security.

In response to these challenges, and following ...

Smooth honey and glossy chestnuts in the Tropoja villages of the Albanian Alps. The Marneuli villages in Georgia, a safe haven for ecological migrants from the increasing threat of landslides and avalanches. Prized mohair from the Angora goats browsing the hills of Boyali village in Türkiye.

Rangelands are often portrayed as idyllic panoramas or backdrops in films: alpacas ambling through grassy highlands or bison roaming great plains. These are picturesque scenes, but perhaps abstract concepts.

What exactly are these lands and who calls them home? How are these landsca...

The  Director‑General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),  QU Dongyu called for accelerated action to advance the One Health agenda, warning that persistent capacity ga...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced three initiatives to help enterprising youth in the field of One Health, and outlined the three pillars undergirding the integrated approach that aims to sustainably ba...

World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the lat...

The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) brings together more than 700 partners, representing FAO Members, national soil institutions, research centers, universities, the private sector, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, farmers’ associations, and civil society. GSP Partners play ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today scaled up conditional cash assistance to support reactivation of local crop production by an additional 1 000 farmers in the Gaza Strip.

With cash assistance, FAO conservatively estimates that 1 000 farmers can produ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Flanders have launched a new initiative to support rural communities in Mykolaivska oblast of Ukraine. The project will help restore agricultural production, rehabilitate land damaged by warfare and strengthen...

Reducing food loss and waste is crucial to improving food security, nourishing current and future generations, cutting greenhouse gas emissions and building a more sustainable world.

How much do you know about food loss and waste? Let’s find out! These brainteasers, quizzes, and crosswor...

As discussions continue this week at the United Nations in New York on how to operationalize the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), a new global initiative is se...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu launched two important initiatives during his official visit to China, both of which mark an important step forward in FAO’s partnerships with China and, he emphasized, show how the Organization works with countries to deliver practical solutions at scale.

“T...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $50 million project, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to enhance the climate resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Jamaica.

The project focuses on areas where climate risks and food security cha...