The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Albania Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are working closely together to scale up efforts to equip the country for the effective implementation of the European Union LEADER measure under the instrument for p...

Senior diplomats from the European Union and Denmark have commended the tangible progress achieved in the Sepik region following a high-level field mission to observe the impact of the EU-STREIT PNG Programme.

H.E. Erika Hasznos, European Union Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and H.E. St...

In the plains of Aweil in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, with goats and sheep dotting the horizon, it’s easy to understand why livestock means everything here. These small ruminants serve as the main sources of food, income, and savings for pastoralist families in the region, but they are vulnerable...

Sustainable and resilient agrifood systems are essential for achieving the Paris Agreement targets on climate change while ensuring food security and nutrition for present and future gen...

Forests are at the heart of COP30 discussions in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belém. But less is said about how forests provide a vital support system for agriculture. Promoting synergies between the two is therefore essential for sustainable agrifood system transformation in the face of clima...

The Nansen Programme is the longest-running fisheries development initiative of FAO and Norway, dedicated to sustainable fisheries management for improved food security. 

Through fisheries research and management, strengthening capacities and fostering collaboration, the P...

Developing countries recognize the urgent need to adapt agrifood systems to climate change, but most National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) are struggling to address key risks or protect vulnerable groups due to severe financing and capacity gaps, according to a landmark report released on Tuesday b...

The UK Government today announced long-term funding of GBP 16.9 million for the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...

Disasters have inflicted an estimated $3.26 trillion in agricultural losses worldwide over the past 33 years – an average of $99 billion annually, roughly 4 percent of global agricultural GDP – according to a new report by the Food and A...

Current conditions point to broad-based increases in global food commodity production, alongside strong consumption growth and a recovery in inventories, although weather variability and a clouded trade outlook could pose risks, according to a new 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine, with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and in partnership with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the&...

A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warns that acute food insecurity is deepening in 16 hunger hotspots, whi...

Privately-owned micro, small and medium agrifood enterprises (MSMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Türkiye seeking loans from local financial institutions stand to benefit from TERRA, a new innovative programme from Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the Food and Agriculture Or...

The 48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC48) opened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nat...

The 48th Codex Alimentarius Commission (10–14 November) is just round the corner.  

The Commission meets on a yearly basi...

Transforming global agrifood systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable is critical to meeting the Paris Agreement targets on climate change. Yet, the persistent...

World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organizatio...

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place in Belém, Brazil, brings together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and civil society to define urgent actions against climate change....

This week, a series of events takes place in Brussels to celebrate the start of EU-Ghana FLEGT licensing since 8 October, marking a major milestone in international forest governance.  

The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the EU and Ghana is an international timbe...