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  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 have the chance to make it happen!   FAO China and its partners invite you to register your team to the Hackathon...

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. At the Expo Exhibitor Awards Ceremony held on October 8th, the booth of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

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 Systems (GIAHS) under the Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations (FAO) and China’s South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme. The...

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 closely linked. In many regions, a secure supply of food for people depends on the health and well being of...

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 by 70% while preserving the environment and adapting to climate change. What if technology could be used to answer some...