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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...
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FAO proposes five key actions to address climate-conflict nexus at the United Nations Security Council
14/02/2024
Climate crisis and conflicts are becoming increasingly intertwined, feeding into one another to perpetuate hunger and poverty. Urgent action and innovative...
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Global Environment Facility approves new FAO-led projects and programs benefiting 46 countries
12/02/2024
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has greenlighted 48 FAO-led projects worth about $2.9 billion –$294 million in project financing and $2.6 billion...
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Pulses and soils: a dynamic duo
05/02/2024
They are the dried edible seeds of legumes both cultivated for food and feed. They are pulses, and if you didn’t know already, they have the potential...
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The climate crisis and accessing finance top agenda at high-level gathering of SIDs, LDCs and Landlocked Developing Countries
02/02/2024
The challenges of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the perils of the climate crisis and the complexities of leveraging finance were...
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Moving from declarations to action - COP28 Outcomes: Addressing climate change through agrifood systems solutions
30/01/2024
In a bid to emphasize the transformative potential of agrifood systems in responding to climate change and ensuring good food for today and for tomorrow,...