FAO representatives from the Fisheries & Aquaculture Division participated at the final conference of the Blue-Cloud.The Blue-Cloud is part of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) that was launched by the...

The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place from 6th November to 20 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. A...

Children and teachers at the European School of Brussels in Laeken explored the magical world of soils during a workshop organized by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, with the...

The measure of changes in world food commodity prices remained largely steady in November, with declining international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products offsetting increasing quotations for vegetable oils...

During his two-day visit to Brussels, Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience met with various European Union officials with a clear message: FAO has already...

Unless we find ways of sustainably managing the earth’s stressed water resources, we will need over a third more water to produce the extra food required for the planet’s growing...

Food security needs to be at the core of global efforts to address a range of multiple crises, including soaring inflation and climate change. That was the message from speakers...

Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Raschad Al-Khafaji was invited to participate at an event in the European Parliament, focused on ‘’Strengthening Food Systems Resilience and Autonomy in...

The gender gap remains a major obstacle to development, especially in rural areas, where it has a significant impact on land ownership and access to finance and digital services. A...

The Director of FAO’s Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Head of the UN Food Systems (UNFSS) Coordination Hub, Stefanos Fotiou, briefed various European Union stakeholders on the latest developments...

A shift towards sustainable, climate-resilient food production and consumption based on healthy diets would reduce health and climate change costs by up to US$1.3 Trillion by 2030. Findings such as this,...

FAO Assistant Director-General Maurizio Martina visited Brussels to meet key partners of FAO at the European Union institutions. He held talks with senior officials at the European Parliament, the European...

Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels Raschad Al-Khafaji was invited by the University of Antwerp to give a presentation on the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 and the work...

The FAO Expert meeting on Insect as Animal Feed took place at the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels. The meeting was attended by experts and resource partners, academics and private...

FAO Director of the Health and Nutrition Division Lynnette Neufeld, was invited to speak at the event “Harmonized Front of Pack Labelling and its Impact on Sustainable Food Systems” organised...

The interlinkages between food security, food packaging and the role that the latter plays in reducing food waste were some of the key messages delivered by FAO Brussels Director Raschad...

Wetlands serve many ecosystem functions that can be observed from different disciplinary perspectives. Over the years, a growing literature on wetlands conservation has discussed the diverse impacts suffered by these...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into space today as they intensify their joint efforts to develop...

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), CGIAR and The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that they will host the official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the 2022 United Nations...

Agricultural automation, which includes anything from tractors to artificial intelligence, can play an important role in making food production more efficient and more environmentally friendly. However, its uneven adoption can...