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BELGIUM 2025: SDG Forum
13/11/2025

The FAO side event at the SDG Forum Belgium explored how agribusiness incubation can unlock the transformative power of MSMEs in delivering on the Sustainable...

Brussels World Food Day and 80th anniversary - Manneken-Pis ceremony
14/10/2025

On 15 October 2025, the Manneken-Pis statue in Brussels was dressed as an FAO field expert to celebrate FAO’s 80th anniversary and World Food Day 2025...

Launch of the European Union Funded Project on New Aquatic Food Value Chains (NAVAC)
20/10/2025

FAO and the European Union (EU) have launched NOVAC, an initiative to increase access to safe and nutritious aquatic foods for vulnerable populations...

International Day of Plant Health 2025 Celebration in Brussels
11/05/2025

On the occasion of the International Day of Plant Health, the team of the FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium organized an intergenerational...

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Global Report on Food Crisis 2025
16/05/2025

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2025 provides consensus-based analysis on acute food insecurity, acute malnutrition, and population displacement in countries/territories identified as having food crises in 2024. It is produced in collaboration with technical agencies and partners to provide a consensual analysis based on rigorous methodologies and the consolidation of data from various sources.

Ukraine: Impact of the war on commercial crop producers
13/05/2025

This analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of the war’s impact on various producers and actors within Ukraine’s agriculture sector, including crop and livestock production as well as agrifood value chains. The data gathered will help identify the most pressing needs requiring immediate intervention to support commercial crop enterprises in absorbing and recovering from shocks, increasing their resilience, and informing programming decisions and advocacy efforts.

Food safety in personalized nutrition
28/04/2025

This publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides a comprehensive overview of potential safety concerns associated with food supplements and functional foods. It examines regulatory frameworks across different regions, highlighting variations in classification, labelling, composition, registration, and claims. The report also explores consumer perceptions of these products, analysing the motivations behind their use.

Europe and Central Asia Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2024
02/04/2025

This report provides the latest updates on hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in Europe and Central Asia, including the cost and affordability of healthy diets. It also explores the central theme of water security, highlighting its critical connections to agriculture, food security, and nutrition.

The Second Report on the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources
26/03/2025

The Second Report on the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources provides a global assessment of forest genetic resources. It highlights the crucial role of these resources for sustainable development and examines progress in implementing the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources.

Enhancing the sustainability and financing of forest-based value chains
21/03/2025

Despite established methodologies for agriculture, guidance for assessing and upgrading forest-based value chains (FBVCs) remains limited. This document addresses this gap by providing a framework for conducting FBVC assessments, designing upgrading strategies tailored to their unique characteristics (including multifunctionality, ecosystem services, common property, and long production cycles), and exploring financing mechanisms.