News - Rome — FAO and the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), strengthening collaboration to scale up sustainable agricultural practices around the world. This strategic partnership, formalized in a signing ceremony at FAO headquarters in Rome, reflects a shared commitment to transforming agrifood systems and improving global food security, environmental sustainability and climate resilience. This partnership will extend beyond promoting conservation agriculture (CA) – an approach that focuses on soil preservation, biodiversity and ecosystem health – to also advance sustainable agricultural mechanization, precision agriculture, and climate-resilient agricultural practices. Shared goals and commitments  During the ceremony, FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechdol...

News - In the small village of Betano, nestled in the lush landscapes of central Timor-Leste, a simple dispute over a humble legume has caused a quiet revolution to take root.

News - Opening the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, urged for new solutions and smarter ways to produce more food with less, and stressed that without a healthy environment, there are no healthy foods.

News - Growing up on a small farm in India, Dr. Rattan Lal experienced much of the hardship faced by today’s smallholder farmers. His family didn’t have running water or electricity, but he explains, “We never missed it because that was the way everybody lived.” As a farmer, his father struggled with irrigation challenges and the related issue of saline soil, both of which Lal later realised could be remedied by improving drainage of the land. But it wasn’t until after years of studying that he began to understand and teach the world about the fundamental role of soil.

News - Today, more than ever, digital agriculture is streamlining efficiency and productivity. But in Africa, many people do not have access to agricultural tools and equipment to improve their yields and reduce heavy labour. These tools, digital and non-digital, need to be available to farmers.   “Agricultural mechanization and innovation need to be part of the equation,” says Josef Kienzle, an agricultural engineer and leader of FAO’s mechanization task team...