FAO Brussels joins Africa Day celebrations and promotes work in the region
25/05/2023
Upon invitation by the African Union (AU) Representation to the EU, FAO Brussels took part in commemorating Africa Day.
The Day was marked with a number of activities, including information sessions and seminars. FAO Brussels intervened during a seminar with the title “Acceleration of t...
FAO’s Programmes and activities in Senegal visited by Delegation of the European Parliament
17/05/2023
A delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Development travelled to Senegal to assess the European Union’s development portfolio in the country. The focus areas of the mission included vaccine development, EU support to the Great Green Wall (GGW),climate adaptation of coastal com...
Increasing risk of hunger set to spread in hotspot areas as the Sudan crisis spills over into subregion and el Niño looms - warns new UN report
29/05/2023
Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and s...
Interview of the Month with FAO Inspector General: Mika Tapio
31/05/2023
Thank you for granting us this interview. You are the Inspector General of FAO. What does this role entail?
In 1950 FAO created an internal audit unit, which eventually became the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the late 1990s. Today, the work...
Witnessing the impact of flexible funding in Africa
05/05/2023
Five European sites among the 24 Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) recognized at FAO
22/05/2023
They span the globe and embrace diverse terrains, from stone terraced c...
The measure of world food prices rose in April for first time in a year
05/05/2023
The
Global Report on Food Crises: Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022
03/05/2023
The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of starvation, according to ...
Financing Food Security and Food Systems Transformation
25/04/2023
“Rethinking allocation of public spending in order to repurpose food and agricultural policies is urgently needed,” said FAO Deputy Director of Agrifood Economics division, Marco Sanchez, during a virtual session on “Financing Food Security and Food Systems Transformation.”
The event, ho...
Millets: Rich in Heritage, Full of Potential - also in Belgium
13/04/2023
Millets are promoted as a drought resistant, healthy cereal in many countries around the world. But could they also be grown and consumed in the Belgian context?
This was the question that the participants of the roundtable discussion organized by the
Foresight practitioners and researchers can learn from the past
14/04/2023
How can historical insights improve foresight planning for agrifood systems transformation? That was the central question of an International Workshop, jointly organized by FAO and the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (BrIAS), with the title “Re-imagining...
FAO work on pollinators feeds into EU opinion consultations
17/04/2023
FAO’s longstanding expertise in supporting the protection of pollinators was discussed during a meeting of the European Economic and Social Committee’s (EESC) Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment (NAT) section.
The EESC is in the process of drafting ...
Experts corner: Insights on the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA)
30/04/2023
Interview with FAO Senior Economist David Neven and UNIDO Programme Officer and ASTA Lead, Rana Fakhoury
FAO Deputy Director General Maria Helena Semedo presents FAO’s work on cities
20/04/2023
Together with partners, FAO’s Urban Food Agenda helps cities and local governments promote multi-level food governance and the institutionalization of their food strategies as critical part of agrifood systems transformation.
This was one of the main messages ...
Food Systems Stocktaking Moment presentation in Brussels
11/04/2023
Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UNFSS Coordination Hub briefed the Council’s Working Party for International Food and Agriculture Questions (AGRIFAO) on the upcoming UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment
FAO Chief Economist presents the Hand-in-Hand Initiative to OACPS Members in Brussels
17/04/2023
FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero presented the Hand-in-Hand Initiative to the Me...
Director-General thanks FAO Council for “strong solidarity”
28/04/2023
Collaboration between FAO and UNIDO helps generate investment in agrifood systems, where most needed
18/04/2023
Representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) visited Brussels to introduce the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA) programme to several Directorates-General of the European Commission.&nb...
Interview of the Month with Director of FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division: Manuel Barange
30/04/2023
Dear Manuel thank you for granting us this interview. Let us start with the latest “breakthrough” agreement reached by the UN on 5 March to protect marine biodiversity in international waters. What was FAO’s role in reaching this agreement and how will it impact our work in the coming ...