Cairo, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), jointly with the League of Arab States (LAS) and in partnership with Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), hosted a workshop to discuss the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) in the Arab reg...

Il est crucial d’accélérer les travaux sur la Grande muraille verte, dont l’objectif est de lutter contre la désertification en Afrique, non seulement pour des raisons climatiques et environnementales, mais aussi pour «permettre aux populations d’avoir une vie meilleure», a déclaré aujourd’hui...

Earth Map vient renforcer la Plateforme géospatiale de l’Initiative Main dans la main de la FAO

Rome/New York - La FAO a dévoilé aujourd'hui sa nouvelle initiative Villes  vertes et son plan d'action visant à contribuer à la transformation des systèmes ag...

First International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste observed on 29 September 2020

Assistance will support capacity development and sustainability in vulnerable countries

2020 State of Climate Services Report says 11,000 disasters caused by weather, climate and water-related hazards in the past 50 years

On October 16^th, 1945, delegates from nearly forty countries met in Quebec City, Canada, for the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This day marks the celebration of what is known as ‘World Food Day’, celebrated in more ...

Journée mondiale de l'alimentation

This World Food Day, you can have your chocolate and fight climate change too! Cocoa that is produced sustainably under dense and diverse tropical forest canopies can help developing countries lower their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a...

Le programme Cash+ aide les agriculteurs de Somalie à traverser la période de soudure.

Recent webinars look at how a sustainable and circular bioeconomy can transform food systems

Five key takeaways from FAO regional workshops on climate action in the livestock sector

Alors qu’il se relève à peine du cyclone Idai, João doit maintenant affronter la pandémie de covid-19

Le Conseil d'administration du Fonds vert pour le climat (FVC) a approuvé un financement d'un montant total de 158,6 millions de dollars américains aux fins de trois nouveaux projets conçus par la FAO et devant être exécutés en Argentine, au Guatemala et au Soudan, en vue d'atténuer les...

Single-use plastics and the myriad of disposable goods, along with unsustainable agricultural practices are taking a toll on our natural resources and ecosystems, as well as our health. But it’s not too late to reverse the damage.

Sustainable and Circular Bioeconomy for Food Systems Transformation

Rome/Buenos Aires – FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening collaboration on eradicating hunger and achieving food security in Argentina and in the world. 

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Véritable pionnier de la recherche sur les sols et de l’agriculture de conservation, Dr. Rattan Lal a montré la voie à suivre dans l’un des principaux domaines de travail de la FAO.

Africa’s soils are as diverse and varied as the knowledge of the communities that farm them. Different management strategies are used to enhance the carbon storage capacity of soils, and their adaptation to climate change. 

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