Agrifood systems play a pivotal role in achieving climate commitments globally. They can help countries and communities to adapt, build resilience, and mitigate emissions, ensuring food security and nutrition while reversing environmental degradation and its impacts. 

From November 22nd to 24th, FAO, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme will be co-hosting a significant workshop focused on developing a roadmap for supporting ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal G...

It is my great pleasure, as Officer-in-Charge of the Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, to address the Governing Body at today’s opening session. 

The International Treaty released a study, The plants that feed the world – Baseline data and metrics to inform strategies for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, bringing together crucial data on over 350 food and agricultural crops, made possible ...

More than 600 delegates from all around the world will gather in Rome, from 20 to 24 November, to discuss how seeds can provide innovative solutions to the sustainable transformation of our agrifood systems and safeguarding biodiversity. The FAO Headquarters in Rome will host the Tenth Session of...

The loss of biodiversity is seriously undermining our ability to feed and nourish an ever-growing global population. Biodiversity includes not only the plants and animals that we eat and that provide feed, fuel and fibre. Biodiversity for food and agriculture also includes the myriad of organisms...

The CGRFA is an international forum and intergovernmental body established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The Commission facilitates cooperation and collaboration among member countries to address issues related to the conservation, utilization, and manageme...

CABI’s expertise in the role that Digital Sequence Information (DSI) plays in the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture has been shared at a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) event in Rome, Italy.

The first-ever Global Symposium on Farmers' Rights under the International Treaty of the FAO was inaugurated by the Honourable President of India, Ms Droupadi Murmu, in New Delhi today,  amidst an audience of over 700 people from 52 countries, marking a crucial milestone in the global agricu...

在联合国可持续发展目标峰会第二天、联大一般性辩论前夕，联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）总干事屈冬玉在联合国总部召集了一次部长级对话。多国部长级官员齐聚一堂，共同探讨如何加大行动和投资力度，推动农业粮食体系转型，应对生物多样性丧失和气候危机。会议由加拿大共同主持。

Kaveh Zahedi, leading FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment is attending high-level events at the UN General Assembly and events in partnership with businesses, climate philanthropists and other stakeholders, as part of Climate Week NYC. He bears a clear message for c...

Chile.
11-09-23 - 13-09-23

粮食和农业遗传资源委员会（遗传委）是处理粮食和农业生物多样性所涉各项具体事务的唯一政府间机构。今年恰逢遗传委成立40周年，遗传委第十九届例会（2023年7月17-21日）于今日在罗马召开，进一步强调了自身工作的重要性。

This year FAO’s Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 40. Its vision to value and conserve biodiversity for food and agriculture and promote its sustainable use in support of global food security and sustainable development, for present and future generations, is...

亚洲又有三个项目近期被正式认定为 全球重要农业文化遗产系统（GIAHS），进一步彰显这片大陆古老的农业实践对于满足不断增长的世界人口粮食需求的重要意义。

Today, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, and the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, launched the FAO Park - Global Library of Trees and Flowers project, a green space initiative to educate the public about the importance of biodiv...

新冠疫情之后，不丹的年轻人在农业领域开启新事业

联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）现任总干事屈冬玉博士在7月2日举行的投票中以高票胜选连任。今天，屈总干事出席粮农组织部长级大会第43届会议...

全球环境基金于6月26日在巴西利亚举行基金理事会第六十四届会议，批准由联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）牵头的26个项目，着眼粮食和纤维生产方式，再接再厉应对环境问题。

 Address by Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General