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New data shows that crops like wheat, coffee, beans and cassava could lose half of the best land for growing them by 2100
05/06/2025

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has upgraded its innovative ABC-Map geospatial...

Khilamaya is now a vocal and active participant in the farmer field school
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A voice of resilience
03/06/2025

Meet Khilamaya Nepali, a determined farmer from Nepal’s Churia region who is transforming her future through sustainable agriculture. Despite living...

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Agrifood systems in the voluntary carbon market: Growth with integrity can provide critical finance
29/05/2025

Agrifood systems play an important role in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), accounting for more than 10 percent of projects. But with only 1 percent...

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Six new sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
21/05/2025

Rome - A traditional agroforestry system growing the erva-mate plant in Brazil, three sites in China specializing in pearl mussels,...

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Listening to bees, working for the planet: interview with two beekeepers in Casamance
20/05/2025

Bees are essential for pollination, food security and biodiversity preservation. World Bee Day, celebrated in 2025 under the theme “Bee inspired...

Beekeeper Marcelo Rodríguez
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Trees for the Bees
20/05/2025

In Chile’s Arauco Province, Marcelo Rodríguez is planting native trees to support bees, biodiversity, and his family’s future. Through an FAO-led project...

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Celebrating the agricultural heritage of Austria’s carp ponds
12/05/2025

Lower Austria’s centuries-old carp ponds have been officially recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the...

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On the road to COP30, FAO scales up its support to countries on NDCs
08/05/2025

Copenhagen, Denmark - Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is accelerating...

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FAST Partnership initiatives mapping: understanding the climate finance and agrifood systems landscape
06/05/2025

In pursuit of its mission to enhance climate finance contributions to drive the transformation of agriculture and food systems, the FAST Partnership has...

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Helping climate resilience along with a little nudging
05/05/2025

On two plots of land next to each other, villagers have planted maize. The difference between them: one is cultivated using the method called ripping,...

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Senegal: National Adaptation Plan for the Agriculture Sector now available online
30/04/2025

Rome – Following its official launch in April 2025, Senegal’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for the agriculture sector is now available online. This...

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In a Warming World, Agriculture Must Be at the Heart of Climate and Clean Air Action
30/04/2025

The world must take urgent, coordinated steps to deliver on both climate and clean air agendas. In March 2025, representatives of governments, inter-...

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Cultivating solutions against climate change in Central America
21/04/2025

In the countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) lies the Dry Corridor, considered one of the most vulnerable ecoregions to climate...

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FAO enhances regional support on nationally determined contributions
04/04/2025

Months after launching a new help desk to support countries strengthen agriculture and food security commitments in their nationally...

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FAO strengthens ties with Brazil to elevate food and agricultural priorities for COP30
26/03/2025

Brasília, March 26, 2025 – A high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), led by Kaveh Zahedi, Director...

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2024 breaks climate records | Early warning systems and climate services are crucial for building resilience in agrifood systems
25/03/2025

Rome, Italy - In the State of the Global Climate 2024, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reveals that temperature rise fueled...

Farmer along the banks of the Tonle Sap River, Cambodia
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Agricultural weather alerts boost resilience and yields for Cambodian farmers
21/03/2025

In the northern Tonle Sap Basin, the future of farming hangs in the balance. Rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and shifting seasons are threatening...

Farmers in Yemen discussing best practices for growing almond trees.
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100 climate readiness projects driving investments in climate action through agriculture and food systems
18/03/2025

From thriving forests in Papua New Guinea to climate-resilient fisheries in Saint Lucia, FAO’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness portfolio has hit...

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Adverse climatic conditions drive coffee prices to highest level in years
14/03/2025

Rome – World coffee prices reached a multi-year high in 2024 - increasing 38.8 percent on the previous year’s average – mostly driven by inclement weather...

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Meet women driving climate resilience in their communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal
08/03/2025

Women are central to producing and providing our food, yet they are among the hardest hit by climate change, especially in low- and middle-income countries....