The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has upgraded its innovative ABC-Map geospatial app with a new indicator which shows that several major crops including wheat, coffee, beans, cassava, and plantain could lose half their best or optimally suitable land by 2100.

Узнайте, как Глобальное почвенное партнерство способствует устойчивому управлению почвами во всем мире.

Проект Рекомендаций по осуществлению Рамочной программы действий в области биоразнообразия для производства продовольствия и ведения сельского хозяйства доступен для письменных замечаний (загрузить...

Двадцатая очередная сессия Комиссии по генетическим ресурсам для производства продовольствия и ведения сельского хозяйства состоялась 24–28 марта 2025 года. В работе сессии приняли участие более 260 делегатов из 90 стран, включая ученых и экспертов по мерам политики, представителей международн...

Today the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture joins the world in celebrating the International Day of Potato. This is an important occasion to recognize the significance of the potato as a global food source, a key player in food security, and a vital part of agricultural ...

The global future of the potato is rarely discussed, but it deserves our attention. This unassuming tuber crop has shaped civilizations and continues to play a vital role in global food security and nutrition for people around the world. It’s time to focus resources on research and developm...

The second observance of the International Day of Potato will be on 30 May 2025, with the theme of Shaping history, feeding the future. The theme acknowledges the potato’s deep historical and cultural significance and its evolving role in today's global agrifood systems.

Wednesday, 28 May 2025 | 15:30 – 16:45 CEST
FAO (Sheikh Zayed Center)

In alignment with the international initiative on biodiversity for food and nutrition, this event will explore how coherent ...

The Asia and the Pacific region is rich in biodiversity while facing mounting food insecurity and environmental degradation due to decades of unsustainable agriculture. This study assesses how biodiversity and food systems are integrated in national strategies, examining 41 National Biodiversity ...

Восстановление флоры и фауны в Бразилии, Чили и Венесуэле

On this the International Day for Biodiversity, we celebrate the richness of life on Earth – from ecosystems and species to genetic resources that form the foundation of our food systems, health, and well-being. 

Under the theme "Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development...

The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is excited to announce an open call for s...

The Commission’s Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture aims to support countries in the management of biodiversity for food and agriculture as a whole and to promote coordinated action across all genetic resources sectors to improve their sustainable use and conse...

Список систем сельскохозяйственного наследия мирового значения (ГИАХС) пополнили традиционная агролесоводческая система выращивания падуба парагвайского в Бразилии, три объекта по выращиванию жемчужниц, белого чая и груш на территории Китая, унаследованная от предков система сохранения важнейших ...

Bees are speaking to us — not with sound, but through their presence, their absence, and their steady disappearance. Alongside butterflies, bats, beetles, some mammals and birds, these tireless workers sustain the crops and wild plants that feed us, protect biodiversity, and keep our agrifo...

Recognizing the pivotal role of bees and other pollinators in sustaining biodiversity and food security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Governments of Ethiopia and Slovenia, and with the support of the United Nations Industrial Developme...

Сегодня на специальном мероприятии, организованном Федеративной Демократической Республикой Эфиопия и приуроченном ко Всемирному дню пчел – 2025, Генеральный директор Продовольственной и сельскохозяйственной организации Объединенных Наций (ФАО) Цюй Дунъюй воздал должное пчелам и другим опылителям...

Разведение пчел – важнейших крылатых насекомых – способствует росту производства и доходов, поддерживая благосостояние местного населения и здоровье лесов

Biodiversity is at the core of sustainable agricultural production and food security.  
FAO’s projects, programmes and knowledge products help countries conserve, restore and sustainably use biodiversity in agrifood systems.

The importance of plant health in One Health

Plant health is the foundation of food security and is interconnected with human, animal and environmental health. Healthy plants provide nutrient-rich diets for humans and animals and help promote a balanced ecosystem.&n...