FAO Director-General QU Dongyu became today one of the first signatories of a ethical resolution on Artificial Intelligence (AI) endorsed by Pope Francis, stressing the importance of minimizing this new technology's risks while exploiting its potential benefits.

Download the publication here:  http://www.fao.org/3/ca5801en/ca5801en.pdf

The case study, 'Gender mainstreaming and c...

Rome - A traditional farming system in the Southern Espinhaço Mountain Range of the Minas Gerais State in Brazil has been recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), managed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It is the first time a B...

Havana/Rome - The Board of the Green Climate Fund today approved a $119 million disbursement for a FAO co-designed project to boost the resilience to climate change of vulnerable rural communities in Cuba.

With so many countries on board and complex topics to be discussed, the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) pr...

FAO’s new open data policy makes fact-finding and information sharing easier

It is more and more evident, that we can no longer think about agriculture and food security without simultaneously addressing the climate crisis. The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture is a landmark agreement under the

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, natio...

Climate Services support farmers to prepare for and adapt to climate change. Technology and innovation provide new opportunities for the dissemination of alerts and advisories to anticipate and prevent adverse weather impacts.

Hitting hoppers without harming the environment

A new publication and an innovative geospatial online tool help countries preserve critical carbon stores

New report presents the main regional consequences caused by the five types of the climate pattern

At the beginning of this year, the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) roadmap was on track to reach its conclusion at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) set to take place in Glasgow in November 2020. Countries were due to report back on progress made since the 2017 landmark agree...

Q&A with Coumba Sow, FAO Resilience Coordinator for West Africa

By observing World Bee Day each year, we can raise awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy, and on the many challenges they face today. We have been celebrating this day since 2018, thanks to the efforts of the Government of Sloveni...

Celebrating the popular beverage important to farmers, development and culture

Putting on the kettle for your afternoon tea? Sipping a cup of green tea to strengthen your immune system?
Have you ever thought that changes in the way your tea is produced could be beneficial to the changing climate?

Rome/Nairobi - Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world's forests amid alarming rates of deforestation and degradation, according to the latest edition of The State of the World's Forests released today.

Published on the International Day ...

Rashed is particularly happy this morning. Today he and his fellow farmers have their turn to access the solar-powered water well to irrigate their farms. “I am a farmer, and agriculture is my life. One of my biggest challenges is access to water. I grow carrots, potatoes, radishes, ...