The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today released a new report assessing progress on 22 indicators under the Organization’s custodianship spanning six Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDGs 2 (Zero Hunger), 5 (Gender Equality), 6 (Clean...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to support the implementation of a landmark United Nations (UN) treaty aimed at conserving and sustainably using marine biological diversity in waters beyond national jurisdiction. The agreement wil...

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The Director-General of FAO, Qu Dongyu, calls for a wide participation to the First FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods, at the Park of Porta Capena, across FAO headquarters in Rome.

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The Government of the Philippines will be hosting the Second Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights from 16-19 September 2025, in Manila, Philippines. This important international event will bring together hundreds of key stakeholders, including representatives of farmers’...

A high-level webinar, hosted by FAO on 10 September 2025, focused on how seed systems in Mozambique have been improved over the past decade, increasing the quality of seeds produced by smallholder farmers in support of sustainable crop production systems. The Government...

The FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub consolidates existing information and resources related to biodiversity in agrifood systems from FAO. This platform supports countries in strengthening their knowledge and capabilities to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversi...

This event is a high-level dialogue, which will present the successful collaboration between the Government of Mozambique, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the European Union on strengthening seed systems of crops that are essential ...

Women farmers in Cambodia are growing climate resilient – starting with rice seeds

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today launched a new global partnership to help countries monitor and report on ecosystem restoration, including in Asia-Pacific, one of ...

FAO has developed two new practical guides to support ex situ conservation in genebanks: Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Conservation of species producin...

The Commission, at its 20th Regular Session, held from 24 to 28 March 2025, adopted recommendations and invited Members to contribute to the work of the Commission, including by providing specific contributions and inputs to the implementation of the major outputs and milestones of the&...

The FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub consolidates FAO’s existing information and resources related to biodiversity in agrifood systems. This platform helps countries strengthen their knowledge and capabilities to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), support the achi...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UK  government have launched a new initiative to improve food security, boost rural livelihoods and help Afghan communities better withstand climate and economic shocks.

The world of food and agriculture has changed considerably since 1945. The pace of change is increasingly rapid. As part of celebrations to mark FAO’s 80th Anniversary, the First FAO Global Exhibition - From Seeds to Foods will showcase the rich traditions and groundbrea...

Plastic pollution is contaminating agricultural soils and causing damage that undermines food security. These are the findings of a groundbreaking study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Soil Health and Crops. The study was...

Expanding efforts to measure, monitor and protect soil biodiversity around the world will intensify further with the establishment of the Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory, to be led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and serving as a global reference for scie...

New global map supports the restoration of degraded lands and preservation of natural vegetation

Farmers and scientists unite to keep seed varieties safe and food heritage alive