"Hunger is not inevitable. The world already possesses many of the capacity, tools, technologies and knowledge needed to ensure food security for all. Yet in 2025, 645 million people still faced hunger, while about one in three people worldwide could ...

As conflict, displacement, and climate pressures continue to drive high levels of acute food insecurity across the Near East and North Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for urgent funding for emergency agricultural assistance to help families ...

FAO 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development is a global recognition initiative launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), marking the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026.

It celebrates 100 women nominated for their outstandin...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marked the inaugural observance of International Coffee Day, recognizing the economic, social and cultural significance of coffee, one of the world’s most widely consumed beverages and mo...

Forests and trees in the world's drylands sustain the livelihoods, food security and cultural identity of more than two billion people, yet they remain insufficiently recognized in global climate, biodiversity and land agendas, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United N...

FAO’s benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in September, due mostly to transportation disruptions and weather concerns that constrained availability as well as to higher quotations for crop-based commodity groups, according to

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.  

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. 

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...

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

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

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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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...