Climate change is one of the greatest threats to food security, poverty reduction and sustainable development across the world. To cope with the consequences of climate change, innovative solutions are needed. Blockchain technology is one of them – but what is it and how can it be used? 

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كيف تقدّم أربعة مشاريع مشتركة بين منظمة الأغذية والزراعة والصندوق الأخضر للمناخ الحلول

Marathon event hears calls for joined-up action on food security and policies for the planet

Identification of climate resilient interventions for agricultural investment projects

يتصدى القرويون لزحف الكثبان الرملية وتدهور الأراضي لبناء سبل عيش قادرة على الصمود

الاحتفاء بأشجار الأركان كجزء من تراث زراعي رائع

In the search for alternatives to fossil fuel-based energy, FAO has been supporting the Zambian Government in developing and integrating sustainable bioenergy in the agriculture sectors

Beekeepers in Senegal build resilience through productive practices

International Tea Day 2021: FAO and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences launch three pilot case studies

Key actors in the climate finance and international development arena joined together on 20 May 2021 to discuss the climate change-related challenges African countries face, and the opportunities to access Green Climate Fund (GCF) resources fo...

FAO’s safeguard system helps to ensure resilient agriculture and food systems, protecting and promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, while meeting the needs of those living in poverty. FAO ensures measures are in place at each step of the project cycle to ad...

يُعتبر عمل كورونيفيا المشترك بشأن الزراعة قرارًا هامًا في سياق اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة الإطارية بشأن تغير المناخ، يعترف بالإمكانات الفريدة للزراعة في مواجهة تغير المناخ. ويتناول قرار عمل كورونيفيا المشترك بشأن الزراعة ستة مواضيع مترابطة حول التربة، واستخدام المغذيات، والمياه والثروة الحيوانية، وطرق...

Pests destroy up to 40 percent of global crops and cost $220 billion of losses

4 يونيه 2021، نيروبي/ روما – تضافرت جهود القادة في مجال السياسة العالمية والعلوم والمجتمعات والدين والثقافة اليوم لإطلاق عقد الأمم المتحدة لاستعادة النظام البيئي رسمياً - وهو نداء حاشد لحماية وإحياء ملايين الهكتارات من النظم البيئية في جميع أنحاء العالم لصالح الناس والطبيعة.

Launch of the FAO-led, Global Environment Facility-funded initiative paves the way for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Philanthropist delivered biennial McDougall Memorial Lecture

Land is our lifeblood. About 95 percent of our food is either directly or indirectly produced on land, yet desertification and drought threaten to dry out fertile soils and leave millions food insec...

Monday, 21 June 2021 14:00 pm – 16.00 pm CEST

Ambitious plans to help small, medium and large cities become greener, cleaner and integrated into sustainable agri-food systems

Innovation, the complex process by which products, services and activities are renewed and brought up to date by applying new processes and introducing new technologies, is very relevant to agriculture. Innovation in agriculture cuts across all dimensions of the production cycl...