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 ...

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.

At the opening of the

El Gobierno de Filipinas acogerá el Segundo Simposio Mundial sobre los Derechos del Agricultor del 16 al 19 de septiembre de 2025, en Manila, Filipinas. Este importante evento internacional reunirá a cientos de importantes representantes de organizaciones de agricultores...

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 pr...

En su 20.ª reunión ordinaria, celebrada del 24 al 28 de marzo de 2025, la Comisión aprobó recomendaciones e invitó a los miembros a contribuir a la labor de la Comisión, en particular realizando contribuciones y aportaciones específicas en relación con la implementación de los principales resu...

El Centro de Conocimientos sobre Biodiversidad de la FAO consolida la información y los recursos existentes de la FAO relacionados con la biodiversidad en los sistemas agroalimentarios. Esta plataforma ayuda a los países a fortalecer sus conocimientos y capacidades para aplicar el Marco Global de...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Gobierno del Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte han puesto en marcha una nueva iniciativa para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria, impulsar los medios de vida rurales y ayudar a las comunidades afga...

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 grou...

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

Agricultores y científicos se unen para mantener a salvo las variedades de semillas y vivo el patrimonio alimentario