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QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), welcomed ministers from around Asia and the Pacific to a special meeting here today to discuss the “distinct and persistent structural vulnerabilities” faced by countries in the region that are parti...

Ministers from around Asia and the Pacific gathered in here to negotiate collaboration pathways with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). They aim to harness the region’s increasingly prosperous and dynamic agricultural capacities to bolster food security for all, wh...

Extreme heat events currently threaten the livelihoods and health of over a billion people, causing half a trillion work hours to be lost annually, with the prospect for damage to livestock herds and crop yields set to soar higher in the future. Agricultural workers and agrifood systems are on th...

According to the latest update from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), released by the National Food Security Coordination (CNSA), 5.83 million people — or 52 percent ...

The 2026 conflict in the Middle East is adding further pressure on fragile agrifood systems and global supply chains, threatening the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, to...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through its Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, highlighted scalable, investment‑ready nu...

Africa’s burgeoning population of youth and women is one of the continent’s greatest assets, and must be empowered to drive positive change in regional agrifood systems, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today in remarks at the ...

In April 2023, violent conflict broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the capital city, Khartoum, eventually ripping through the entire country. Three years on, Sudan is facing what is now verifiably the largest humanitarian crisis and the largest displace...

Forests employ approximately 42 million people worldwide, with women accounting for one quarter of the workforce, according to new research from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Thünen Institute of Forestry.<...

For some countries, structural constraints largely explain why global disturbances, like pandemics or conflict-induced trade disruptions, tend to have severe effects on their agrifood systems. For instance, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rely on imported food for a large share of their ...

Ships carrying critical agricultural inputs must start moving through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible to ward off the risks of a dangerous spike in food price inflation later this year that could trigger a cascade of effects similar to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, accor...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu highlighted the importance of an integrated One Health approach that sustainably balances and optimizes the health of people, plants, animals and ecosystems, during this week’s ...

Across southern Iraq, climate pressures continue to affect rural communities, with years of drought and harsh environmental conditions placing increasing strain on vulnerable livestock breeders and threatening livelihoods and food security.

In response to these challenges, and following ...

Smooth honey and glossy chestnuts in the Tropoja villages of the Albanian Alps. The Marneuli villages in Georgia, a safe haven for ecological migrants from the increasing threat of landslides and avalanches. Prized mohair from the Angora goats browsing the hills of Boyali village in Türkiye.

The  Director‑General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),  QU Dongyu called for accelerated action to advance the One Health agenda, warning that persistent capacity ga...

Rangelands are often portrayed as idyllic panoramas or backdrops in films: alpacas ambling through grassy highlands or bison roaming great plains. These are picturesque scenes, but perhaps abstract concepts.

What exactly are these lands and who calls them home? How are these landsca...

World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the lat...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced three initiatives to help enterprising youth in the field of One Health, and outlined the three pillars undergirding the integrated approach that aims to sustainably ba...

The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) brings together more than 700 partners, representing FAO Members, national soil institutions, research centers, universities, the private sector, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, farmers’ associations, and civil society. GSP Partners play ...