The Bioeconomy Talks series features interviews with experts on bioeconomy themes that are linked to agrifood systems transformation.

Agricultural communities worldwide face heightened vulnerability to climate hazards including droughts, floods, storm surges and heatwaves. These extreme weather events can have detrimental effects on agrifood systems and jeopardize all four pillars of food security, namely: availability, access, utilization and stability. Droughts lead to water scarcity, stunting crop growth, and cause substantial economic losses for farmers.

At its 39th Board meeting, the GCF approved a climate project with investments worth USD 52.3 million to help Malawi cope with the devastating effects of climate change and boost the country's long-term food security. Led by FAO, the project is set to benefit nearly 575 000 vulnerable people in rural communities over six years...

Gita Adikhari se dio cuenta de que algo importante había cambiado cuando su granja del distrito de Jhapa, en el este de Nepal, rindió casi el doble de lo que cosechaba normalmente. La abundante cosecha de papas no se produjo de casualidad sino gracias a las enseñanzas extraídas de una escuela de campo para agricultores (ECA) dirigida por la FAO...

Los productores de cacao de Côte d'Ivoire se enfrentan a desafíos climáticos cada vez mayores, ya que los cultivos de cacao son muy sensibles a los cambios meteorológicos. Con el apoyo de la FAO y del Fondo Verde para el Clima, se han adoptado prácticas agroforestales que hacen que los cultivos sean más resilientes y los rendimientos aumenten. “He observado que los árboles de cacao se están desarrollando bien y el rendimiento de mi plantación ha aumentado considerablemente”, asegura Monique...

Los sistemas agroalimentarios pueden acelerar la acción por el clima proporcionando soluciones transversales a la inseguridad alimentaria, la pobreza y la pérdida de biodiversidad. La financiación para el clima es fundamental para liberar este potencial, pero la proporción actual de financiación ...

El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA), la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA) y las presidencias de la COP 28 y la COP 29 hicieron hoy un llamamiento para ampliar de manera urgente la escala de la acción por el clima y la financiación para el clima en favor de unos sistemas agroalimentarios adaptados y resilientes en situaciones de fragilidad y conflicto.

In consideration of the persistent debates about what role bioenergy should play in support of climate and sustainable development goals, and acknowledging the most recently available scientific evidence, the undersigned organizations issued the following joint statement. 

Seeing agriculture and food security so prominent in the Bonn session is a good sign that COP29 can deliver on placing agrifood solutions at the heart of the climate action agenda, FAO Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, Kaveh Zahedi has concluded at the close of climate talks in Bonn.

La 11.ª Semana de la Bioenergía de la Asociación Mundial de la Bioenergía comenzó oficialmente hoy en la Sede de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), con la participación de más de 120 partes interesadas procedentes de 27 países, entre representantes de países, expertos, líderes del sector e investigadores.

The new publication takes a fresh look at the complex interactions between different land uses, their dynamics and potential contributions to climate action. This more holistic view of land use also considers how agriculture interacts with other land uses in the context of the Sharm el-Sheikh decision and other relevant processes under the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

En el pueblo de Corralillo, en la provincia de Villa Clara, en el centro de Cuba, Mariano Quintero Almeida trabaja ocho horas al día bajo un sol abrasador en la finca que él denomina El despertar. No se lamenta. De hecho, está contento.

As the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food and water security become increasingly visible, initiatives, coalitions, networks, and partnerships to address these challenges are growing rapidly.

Our agrifood systems are the backbone of global food production and are essential for achieving a more sustainable future. These systems have the potential to provide solutions for critical challenges like food insecurity, poverty, and climate change. However, they face a significant barrier: a lack of adequate funding, particularly when it comes to climate action.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Université Laval (UL) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The five-year MoU outlines actions to ensure food security by combatting climate change and promoting the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity for resilient agrifood systems.

As the world prepares to celebrate the first-ever International Day of Potato next month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is shining a spotlight on the enormous importance of this crop that feeds billions of us and on the further potential to be tapped. 

21 May 2024, Rome-Nairobi – 21st May is International Tea Day and there’s a lot to celebrate. Tea in all its types and forms is, aside from water, the world’s most popular beverage. Globally tea is an important cash crop, playing a significant role in rural development, poverty reduction and food security in developing countries.

Biodiversity and agriculture are inseparable. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, or ‘The Biodiversity Plan’, adopted by countries in 2022, fully recognizes this close interdependence. The Biodiversity Plan sets out a pathway to a world living in harmony with nature by 2050, with more than half of its 23 targets relating to agrifood systems. FAO is playing an active role in supporting countries to implement these ambitious targets and its four Goals. In reality, FAO’s projects and initiatives relate to most of the Biodiversity Plan targets, with five topping the list.

The Global Transparency Forum brings together more than 170 government officials, experts and representatives from international organizations with the common goal of driving ambitious climate action through stronger collaboration on transparency.

La iniciativa pionera “Earth Map” de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) que utiliza archivos de datos geoespaciales disponibles gratuitamente para realizar un seguimiento y una cartografía del medio ambiente y el clima ha sido galardonado con el premio de Google a la repercusión “Geo for Good”.