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The awakening for Cuban farms
05/06/2024
In the town of Corralillo, in the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, Mariano Quintero Almeida works eight hours a day in the hot sun on the farm...
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Harmoniya 4 Climate Resilience: Empowering Farmers, Villages, and Rural Communities
05/06/2024
As the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food and water security become increasingly visible, initiatives, coalitions, networks, and partnerships...
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FAST Partnership bridges climate funding gap in agrifood systems
04/06/2024
Our agrifood systems are the backbone of global food production and are essential for achieving a more sustainable future. These systems have the potential...
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Key milestones to a world living in harmony with nature
22/05/2024
Biodiversity and agriculture are inseparable. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, or ‘The Biodiversity Plan’, adopted by countries...
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FAO and Université Laval strengthen partnership with signing of new strategic agreement
22/05/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Université Laval (UL) have signed a new Memorandum of...
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"From crop to cup"
21/05/2024
21 May 2024, Rome-Nairobi – 21st May is International Tea Day and there’s a lot to celebrate. Tea in all its types and forms...
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The Global Transparency Forum 2024 will drive more ambitious climate action
20/05/2024
The Global Transparency Forum brings together more than 170 government officials, experts and representatives from international organizations with...
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FAO’s environment and climate monitoring portal Earth Map receives Google impact award
06/05/2024
Earth Map, a pioneering initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that leverages freely available archives of...
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Collective challenges require collective solutions FAST
30/04/2024
At a critical time when climate-related development contributions to agrifood systems continue to spiral on a downward trajectory, the Food...
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Hands that heal our soils
29/04/2024
Soils are where our food begins. Without healthy soils, growing nutritious food would be next to impossible. Problems like soil erosion can cause up...
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Urgent global action is essential to stop wave of plastic pollution
22/04/2024
Studies have shown we are breathing microplastics, eating microplastics, drinking microplastics, and picking them up through skin contact. Evidence...
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FAO guide to new International Day of Potato sets scene for first-ever observance on May 30
15/04/2024
As the world prepares to celebrate the first-ever International Day of Potato next month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
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FAO and the Forestry Service of Kyrgyzstan planted trees in honor of International Day of Forests
20/03/2024
In honor of International Day of Forests, celebrated annually on March 21, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together...
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UN global climate report: a stark reminder of the urgent need to leverage agrifood solutions
19/03/2024
There is an urgent need to transform agrifood systems and leverage their climate solutions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
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Can climate finance move the needle on gender equality?
08/03/2024
The transition to a just, low-carbon future is possible, but not without women. Today, 1 in every 10 women lives in poverty, without equal access to...
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FAO report: Heatwaves and floods affect rural women and men differently, widen income gap
05/03/2024
Climate change is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women, people living in poverty, and older populations, as their capacity to react...
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FAO launches the Global Bioeconomy Dashboard
05/03/2024
FAO has unveiled the world's first Global Bioeconomy Dashboard, a comprehensive platform that supports the framing of bioeconomy strategies. The...
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FAO and Quebec strengthen commitment to climate adaptation in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Senegal
29/02/2024
Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Senegal are particularly vulnerable given their coastal exposure and reliance on natural resources. Recurring drought, irregular...
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Cultivating inclusive change for women in agriculture
20/02/2024
Agrifood systems are a major employer of women globally and constitute a more important source of livelihood for women than for men in many countries,...
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Sacred plant helps forge a climate-friendly future in Paraguay
15/02/2024
For generations, Ariel Benitez's ancestors, the Ava Guaraní people, one of the Indigenous Peoples living in eastern Paraguay, have been harvesting the...