Save Food (China) Forum 2024 held in Shanghai
18/11/2024
On 18 November, the Save Food (China) Forum 2024 and the Awarding Ceremony for Save Food Design Award & Sustainability Design Award China were held at the Shang World of...
Precision Farming Technology and Best Practices in China Report Released
05/11/2024
On 5 November, the Information-Sharing Meeting for the Project of Digital Transformation and Sustainable Development of Agrifood Systems in China (the Project) was held in Beijing. This project is jointly...
China hosts historic global gathering on agricultural heritage through FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation
04/11/2024
Huzhou, China – For the first time, China, through the Center for International Cooperation Services (CICOS) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, will provide an opportunity for GIAHS countries...
Celebrating World Food Day 2024 in China
16/10/2024
Every 16th of October marks the World Food Day (WFD). The WFD theme this year is "Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future". To celebrate the...
Institute of Plant Protection of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Wins 2024 FAO Achievement Award
16/10/2024
On October 16th, at the World Food Day global ceremony held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters, the Institute of Plant Protection of the...
"Container Farming" for High-tech Lettuce Cultivation
25/09/2024
"By using mobile vertical hanging cultivation racks, we can fully utilize the 70 cm aisle space inside the container to increase the actual planting area", "by channelling waste heat from...
Call for Applications: 2024 Youth Hackathon on Urban Agriculture
07/08/2024
Youth Hackathon 2024 is now calling for applications from all over the world!
Co-organized by FAO Representation in China and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the Youth Hackathon 2024 seeks to...
SOFI 2024: Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen
24/07/2024
Rio de Janeiro – Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of...
Representatives from OCOP demonstration countries gathered in China to discuss sustainable development of Special Agricultural Products
18/07/2024
Sanya — The First FAO Technical Workshop on the Implementation of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative for Demonstration Countries was held in Sanya, China from 15 to...
继往开来深化合作,博采众智创新发展——屈冬玉总干事对华进行工作访问
11/07/2024
北京/天津 — 联合国粮食及农业组织(粮农组织)总干事屈冬玉率高级别代表团于2024年7月5-9日对华进行工作访问。在京期间,屈总干事一行先后拜会了中国农业农村部、外交部、商务部等部委,考察访问了中国农业科学院、中国农业大学等科研院校,围绕全球粮农治理、加强多边合作、落实《2030年可持续发展议程》、合力推动全球农业粮食体系转型等议题,深入交换意见并达成广泛共识。此外,屈总干事一行还乘坐高铁前往天津,调研考察现代都市农业发展。
在与农业农村部党组书记韩俊、商务部部长王文涛、外交部副部长马朝旭举行会谈时,
Report on Digital Transformation and Sustainable Development of Agrifood Systems in China Released
21/06/2024
Today, the Information-sharing Meeting on Digital Practice in Agriculture and Rural Development in China was held in Beijing. This report marks the inaugural research topic under the Digital Transformation and...
FAO OCOP China Tea Programme launched
12/04/2024
On 12 April, the Launch Event of FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) China Tea Programme & 2024 International Tea Day Campaign in China takes place in Dongguan, Guangdong...
MoU Exchange Ceremony between FAO and China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) held in Rome
26/03/2024
On 26 March, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchange ceremony between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) was...
Governments from Asia and the Pacific gather to review lessons learned from pandemic and environmental crises and transform agrifood systems for present and future generations
19/02/2024
19/02/2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Government policymakers from across the vast Asia and Pacific region are meeting here this week to agree a pathway to reform their agrifood systems and...
FAO and China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation join hands to promote sustainable transformation of China’s livestock farming sector
23/01/2024
The livestock sector plays a key role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the balanced development of which lies in reducing carbon emissions and protecting animal welfare. To promote...
Second Int’l Forum on Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation Highlights Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship
06/11/2023
On Nov. 6, 2023, the International Forum on Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation - 2nd Event was held at the UN Compound in Beijing. Around 100 representatives of social groups, research...
Celebrating the World Food Day 2023 in China
16/10/2023
October 16 marks the 43rd World Food Day (WFD). To celebrate the WFD, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration...
Witnessing Poverty Alleviation and Advancing Rural Revitalization: Development of SDG Villages Project successfully completed
30/09/2023
On 30 August 2023, the Closing Ceremony of the Development of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Villages Project (the Project) was held in Laifeng County, Enshi City, Hubei Province. Representatives from...
A Journey Together: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of FAO in China
22/08/2023
On August 22, 2023, the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in China was held in Beijing. About 130 representatives...
Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries issue call for action to accelerate agrifood systems transformation and collectively build resilience
29/06/2023
Rome - Ministers, Vice-Ministers and other high-level representatives from dozens of countries most vulnerable to global crises and shocks have issued a call for action to boost the transformation of agrifood systems...