The genetic resources of trees and other woody plants are essential for the health of all forests and their capacity to provide food, livelihoods and various ecosystem services. The genetic diversity of forests is crucial for the sustainable supply of wood and non-wood forest products, as well...

The Commission, at its 20th Regular Session, requested the Secretariat to re-open the questionnaire on genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA) and climate change by 30 April 2025 and invite all National Focal Points to submit or update their responses. The National Focal Points ...

The Conference is FAO’s supreme Governing Body, determining the Organization’s policy and approving its budget. Access the agenda, meeting documents and more information on the 44th Session.

Join us at the FAO Conference side event on crop diversity for food security, where key findings of the Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources will be shared. Be part of a high-level dialogue shaping policies for the future of our food.

For thousands of years –and across a diverse range of cultures – fermentation has played a vital role in preserving food and improving its flavour and nutritional value. It underpins the production of many widely eaten products such as bread, cheese and yoghurt. Emerging innovations in ferment...

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.

The Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference 2025 opened today at  the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), bringing together policymakers, scientists, civil society, farmers, youth leaders, private sector and development partners under the the...

A Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) project puts Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the center of biodiversity conservation, sustainable land use, and ecosystem restoration in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

First in-person workshop of the Benefit-sharing Fund’s ‘Community of Practice’ lays groundwork for future collaboration & innovation Cusco, Peru, 10 June 2025 – Participants from 14 different countries across Latin America and the Caribbean region gathered in Cusco, Peru, from 27 to 29 M...

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...

Every year, on 5 June, World Environment Day raises awareness about pressing environmental issues. This year, the focus is on ending plastic pollution – a growing crisis that poses severe threats to our biodiversity, genetic resources and food systems. It threatens ecosystems on land and in wa...

Meet the camelids in 3D and see how they help sustain livelihoods, cultures and more.

Find out how the Global Soil Partnership promotes sustainable soil management around the world.

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 development th...

The Twentieth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was held from 24 to 28 March 2025. The event brought together over 260 participants from 90 countries, including scientists and policy experts, international organizations, and observers from Indigeno...

The Draft Voluntary Guidelines for the Implementation of the Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture are available for written comments (click here to download). 

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 ...

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 agrifood sys...

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 policy and p...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu today paid tribute to bees and other pollinators – who he called ‘silent heroes’ – and called for increased international collaboration to protect and use them sustainably, as World Bee Day 2025 wa...