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Bringing degraded African land back to life
21/01/2022
How combining new technology and traditional knowledge harvests rain and restores land
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Sustainable energy is vital to lifting people out of poverty and hunger, FAO Director-General tells UN-Energy meeting
11/01/2022
Rome – United Nations agencies and their partners should work closer together to make agrifood production more sustainable...
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Agreed conclusions on the six topics of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture roadmap
29/12/2021
At COP26, governments found significant agreement on the last three topics of the initial Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) roadmap,...
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Four actions to improve the state of our land, soil and water
09/12/2021
Protecting our land, soil and water resources for the future of our food
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Plastics in agrifood systems: The good, the bad and the ugly
07/12/2021
Ocean litter has been making the headlines, but a new report by FAO suggests that plastic pollution is also pervasive in our agricultural soils
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What went on a COP26? Check out our latest newsletter to find out more
02/12/2021
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26 was held in Glasgow, Scotland between 31 October and 12 November. COP...
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Agri-food systems as part of the solution to the climate crisis
02/12/2021
With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) behind us, we spoke to Eduardo Mansur, Director of the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and...
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FAO and JRC launch new guidance note on monitoring bioeconomy sustainability
30/11/2021
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) today launched...
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Is Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture shaping up to be a game changer at COP27?
19/11/2021
"FAO welcomes the progress made with Koronivia, and will continue supporting countries as they work towards defining next steps."
Eduardo...