FAO and Norway announce new phase of the EAF-Nansen Programme
10/12/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the government of Norway today announced a new five-year phase of the EAF-Nansen Programme at the
Climate finance for agrifood systems in sharp downward trend despite their critical role in reaching climate goals
10/12/2023
The amount of climate finance flowing to agrifood systems is strikingly low and continues to diminish compared to global climate finance flows, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
New FAO report maps pathways towards lower livestock emissions
08/12/2023
It is imperative to chart pathways to lower the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the world’s livestock systems in the face of a growing global population and a projected 20 percent increase in demand for terrestrial animal products by 2050.
COP28: FAO launches global roadmap process to eradicate hunger within 1.5°C limits
10/12/2023
Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) initiated the process for the development of a groundbreaking global roadmap aimed at eliminating hunger and all forms of malnutrition without exceeding the 1.5°C threshold set by the
FAO Brussels Director exchanges views with the European Council of Young farmers (CEJA)
20/11/2023
FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji participated in an exchange of views with CEJA’s young farmers on the state of play of global agrifood systems and ways to transform them.
Interview of the month: Alejandra Safa Barraza, Global Coordinator of the Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition
01/12/2023
When women suffer, numerous households experience food insecurity and pov...
Agrifood Systems Transformation at the heart of the Renewed Partnership between the Government of Flanders (Belgium) and Malawi
29/11/2023
Since 2007, the Regional Government of Flanders (Belgium) and Malawi have been working together in the agricultural field, with FAO involved as an implementing partner.
The latest Country Strategy Paper for the Flanders-Malawi Cooperation for 2024-2028 was launched in early Novembe...
World Food Forum at the European Economic and Social Committee
06/11/2023
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a
Global Perspectives: FAO participation in the European Climate Stocktake
27/10/2023
Zitouni Ould-Dada, Deputy Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Environment, participated in the European Climate Stocktake, an event aimed at evaluating progress made towards achieving the Paris Agreement objectives within the EU and beyond.
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FAO Chief Economist briefs the AGRIFAO Working Party
03/11/2023
FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero embarked on a brief mission to Brussels for an exchange of views with the Council of the EU via its Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (AGRIFAO).
November 2023: FAO experts in Brussels-engaging with partners and sharing knowledge
01/12/2023
Throughout the month of November, FAO experts participated in key events in Brussels, contributing to discussions on vital topics related to climate change, agriculture, and sustainable agrifood systems.
Rosa Rolle, FAO's Senior Enterprise Development Officer, participated at the 14th me...
Sustainable Food Systems as Drivers for the Implementation of the SDGs – FAO at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
17/11/2023
FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji and World Food Forum (WFF) Head of Youth Action and Policy, Pramisha Thapaliya, participated in the Joint meeting of the Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO) and Permanent Study Group on Sustainable Food Systems (PSG) entitled “Sustainable foo...
GIAHS: agriculture heritage at the heart of EU sustainable and territorial development
24/11/2023
The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels paid tribute to FAO’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) flagship initiative with an in-person event to celebrate the achievements of the programme and its crucial role in preserving traditional agricultural systems and revitalizing...
FAO report: Agrifood sector faces growing threat from climate change-induced loss and damage
01/12/2023
Agrifood systems are facing an escalating threat from climate change-induced loss and damage, and actions – including increasing financing— must be taken to address their vulnerabilities, according to a new...
COP28: Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, FAO Director-General tells world leaders
01/12/2023
Food security and climate change are interlinked and global agrifood systems are the climate solution, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told Heads of State and Government reunited at the
QU Dongyu: Science and innovation are at the core of FAO's efforts to fight hunger
20/11/2023
Fighting global hunger requires greater and better investments in science, technology and innovation to ensure that our agrifood systems are able to produce more with less while leaving no one behind, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) tol...
The role of seeds in transforming agrifood systems under the spotlight
20/11/2023
The role of seeds in addressing global challenges, such as loss of biodiversity and climate change, and the need for greater variety in the world’s “food basket” of key crops has come into sharp focus amid multiple crises and will be at the core of discussions as the governing body of the trea...
Codex Alimentarius: 60-year milestone in food safety
27/11/2023
The global food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission began...
FAO’s Statistical Yearbook 2023 goes live, highlights the impact of disasters on agriculture and cost of healthy diets
29/11/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched today its annual Statistical Yearbook, covering the latest trends in the world’s agrifood systems and highlighting for t...
Turning Tunisia’s magnificent olives into liquid gold
24/11/2023
Olive production dates back thousands of years and continues to play a vital role in Tunisia's economy to this day, with olive groves covering about a third of the North African country's arable land. However, while Tunisia ranks third among the top exporters of olive oil in the world, most of...