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...

La Commission, à sa 20e session ordinaire, qui s’est tenue du 24 au 28 mars 2025, a adopté des recommandations et a invité les membres à contribuer aux travaux de la Commission, notamment en communiquant des observations et des contributions portant spécifiquement sur la mise en oeuvre des pri...

Le Centre de connaissances sur la biodiversité de la FAO regroupe les informations et les ressources existantes de la FAO relatives à la biodiversité dans les systèmes agroalimentaires. Cette plateforme aide les pays à renforcer leurs connaissances et leurs capacités pour mettre en œuvre le Cadre...

L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et le Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni ont lancé une nouvelle initiative qui vise à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire, à renforcer les moyens de subsistance ruraux et à aider des communautés afghanes à mieux résister aux chocs...

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

Agriculteurs et scientifiques s’associent pour préserver les variétés de semences et garder vivant le patrimoine alimentaire

As the global community confronts the escalating realities of climate change, Zambia faces increasingly urgent challenges. From destructive flash floods to prolonged droughts, climate-related events are threatening livelihoods, particularly in rural communities reliant on agriculture and natural ...

In 2019, Norway published the first national strategy for conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of animals, plants and forest trees. The overall goal is to secure the gene pool for future agriculture and food production. Just before the 21st  Session of the Commission, whi...

If you are working to protect and promote biodiversity for food and agriculture – BFA-Net is a platform for discussion of issues relevant to the management of the biodiversity that underpins the world’s agrifood systems. It covers all aspects of the management of all components of ...

Across the world, climate change is shifting the delicate balance that keeps plants – and everything they support - healthy. As temperatures rise, rains become less predictable, and extreme weather strikes more often, plant pests and diseases are spreading in ways not seen before. The conse...

Edible fungi (mushrooms) and terrestrial invertebrates (particularly insects and snails) are a source of nutrition and income for many people around the world, especially in developing countries. As well as being eaten by humans, many invertebrates are also used as animal feed. Both groups are...

The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture documents progress in the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) since the publication of the previous report in 20

An integrated mountain agropastoral system in Tajikistan has become the first Central Asian addition to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, with a pine tree agroforestry system and traditional bamboo and fishery system in the Republic of Korea and an agrosilvopastoral system in ...