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.

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 ...

Un système d’agroforesterie traditionnel de culture de la yerba maté au Brésil, trois sites spécialisés dans les moules perlières, le thé blanc et les poires en Chine, un système ancestral de préservation des cultures essentielles et de la biodiversité au Mexique et un système agricole original s...

Restaurer la faune et la flore au Brésil, au Chili et au Venezuela

En améliorant la production et les revenus, ce petit insecte ailé essentiel contribue à préserver une communauté et sa forêt

La biodiversité est au cœur de la production agricole durable et de la sécurité alimentaire.
Les projets, programmes et produits de connaissance de la FAO sont conçus pour aider les pays à faire en sorte que la biodiversité soit conservée, restaurée et utilisée de manière durable dans les syst...

Á l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la biodiversité, nous célébrons la richesse de la vie sur Terre – des écosystèmes et des espèces aux ressources génétiques qui constituent la base de nos systèmes alimentaires, de notre santé et de notre bien-être.

Sous le thème « Harmonie ave...

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...

As the world comes together to celebrate World Bee Day 2025 on May 20, a wide array of initiatives and events are taking place across continents, reflecting the growing awareness of the essential role that bees and other pollinators play in our ecosystems, food systems, and livelihoods.

Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is accelerating its support to countries in the development and implementation of climate action plans with resilient and low-emission agriculture and food systems at their core. 

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...

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...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today on Earth Day launched Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Nature Restoration (AIM4NatuRe), a new initiative with GBP 7 million from the United Kingdom to improve monitoring and reporting of global ecosystem restoration eff...

The FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub consolidates FAO’s existing information and resources related to biodiversity in the agriculture sectors. This platform helps countries in strengthening their knowledge and capabilities to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, suppo...

In a groundbreaking moment, the 20th Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), held at FAO headquarters in Rome from 24 to 28 March 2025, marked a historic step toward inclusive participation of Indigenous Peoples in global governance for agricultural biodiv...

Over the past few decades, interest has grown for more knowledge on the utilization and production of...

Our world would be a very different place without bees and other pollinators! These amazing creatures are vital to our existence, and we owe them so much. Without pollinators, our diets would be very different, and so would our agriculture and biodiversity. Since 2018, World Bee Day has been an o...

 La diversité génétique est essentielle à la mise en place de systèmes agroalimentaires plus résilients, capables de résister notamment à l’épreuve du changement climatique. Dans la mesure où 80 pour cent des aliments que nous consommons sont d’origine végétale, la préservation d’un vaste év...

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) refers to any genetic material of plant origin of actual or potential value for food and agriculture.