Today is the United Nations (UN) Day, which marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by...

2019 marks the Tenth Anniversary of the establishment of the FAO-China SSC Programme. FAO is organizing a 3-day event in Kampala, Uganda, from 25-27 November 2019, to commemorate this anniversary...

The 2019 China Poverty Reduction International Forum was held in Beijing on October 16, on the theme “Joint efforts on knowledge sharing to promote global poverty reduction governance.” The forum...

Today, China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration(NFSRA), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, All China Women's Federation and the Food and...

  Hackathon for Reducing Food Loss and Waste is finally here! Do you have innovative solutions to challenges around sustainable food system, packaging and waste reduction/re-utilization? Tell us now, and you...

Last night, at the foot of the Great Wall and the bank of Gui River, a grand closing ceremony marked the end of the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition (Expo) 2019....

From September 16 to 25, more than 30 representatives from 15 countries in Asia, Europe, South America and Africa participated in the 6th Capacity Building for Globally Important Agricultural Heritage...

We often hear about human welfare, but what do you know about animal welfare and why it is so important? The welfare of animals and the welfare of humans are...

The food and agricultural sector is going to face enormous challenges to feed a growing population of 9 billion people by 2050, with the need to increase the food production...

Bangkok – The Asia-Pacific region has some of the world’s richest concentrations of earth’s biological diversity, but human activities, including the expansion of agriculture, are threatening the survival of many...

The “Development of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Villages” project officially launched in Beijing on July 12. From 2019 to 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),...

On July 5th, the “Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Tsinghua University Ag-LabCx Innovation Incubation Event” was held at the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA)....

Family Farming is when agriculture production, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture production is managed and operated by a family, and is predominantly reliant on the family labour of both women...

On 19 June, Mr. Vincent Martin, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in China, and Mr. Wei Zhenglin, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department...

Rice is one of the most important food crops globally, and China's rice production ranks first in the world. Chinese people are no strangers to rice, but have you heard...

The "2019 China Agricultural Outlook Conference" was held in Beijing from April 20 to 21, 2019 with the aim to highlight current and future market trends of major agricultural products...

On April 18th, the opening ceremony of the 10th annual 2019 International Forum on Food Safety and Health was held in Beijing. The two-day Forum, focusing on “Innovation Drives Food...

Bangkok, Thailand- Alarmed by the continuing threat of infectious diseases that can spread between animals and humans in Asia and the Pacific, three international organizations have announced they are increasing their...

Xi’an, China – Forestry experts from all over China are meeting today in Xi’an to collect accurate data on land use and land use change in China. With improved access to...

On April 2nd, representatives and stakeholders from the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Forestry Bureau from the provinces of Fujian,...