The Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2024), one of the three pillars of the World Foo...

Biodiversity for food and agriculture comprises all the components of biodiversity that contribute to crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture – both wild and domesticated, and at genetic, species and ecosystem levels. It is vital to food security and nutrition, livel...

The fourth annual World Food Forum (WFF) 2024 concluded today in Rome, marking the end of an impactful week at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) dedicated to transforming global ag...

One year into the conflict, the risk of famine remains high across the whole Gaza Strip with more people likely to fall into severe hunger as conflict intensifies and winter approaches, according to 

FAO welcomed today the adoption of the Rome Declaration on Water Scarcity in Agriculture aimed at addressing water scarcity increasingly exacerbated by the climate crisis – ...

FAO's Director-General calls on all of us to renew our commitment to building more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, and more sustainable agrifood systems.

Read his opening statement of the World Food Day ceremony and presentation of the FAO Achievement Award.

 

The third edition of the Rome Water Dialogue titled "High-Level Rome Water Dialogue on WASAG" will be organized in the framework of the World Food Forum 2024.

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The third edition of the Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2024) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) opened today under the th...

The global ceremony marking World Food Day 2024 took place here today, with participants underlining the need for universal access to enough diverse, nutritious, affordable, and safe foods. The event came ami...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is ramping up efforts to support the agriculture sector and safeguard food and nutrition security amid the escalating conflict in Lebanon.

FAO is co-leading the reactivated Food Security and Agriculture Cluster in partners...

Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, is being celebrated in more than 150 countries and over 50 languages. Stay tuned throughout the day as we take you to Rome for the main event at 10am local time at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organiza...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today launched the Global Family Farming Forum, celebrati...

Innovative and targeted approaches to development are in ever-greater demand, as underscored by growing participation in the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2024, which began today in Rome during the 

Laruwati Kamat, a rural woman farmer from Siraha district in eastern Nepal, has always known the value of fresh food. For generations, her family followed seasonal patterns to cultivate vegetables, believing certain months were the only viable time to grow. However, her approach to f...

The world's farmers produce enough food to feed more than the global population yet, hunger persists. Around 733 million people are facing hunger in the world due to repeated weather shocks, conflicts, economic downturns, inequality, and the pandemic. This impacts the poor and vulnerable most sev...

We are excited to announce that starting on 14 October, the World Food Day radio and television spots will be broadcast on BRF, the pub...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), created in 1945, stepped into the spotlight during the trailblazing 1960s, with a mission to champion global food security.

In 1963, the 'Freedom from Hunger' campaign hosted the World Food Congress in Washington, D.C., s...

Rome – The fourth edition of the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, the largest annual gathering of agrifood systems stakeholders globally,...