Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

A particular type of forests are the so-called primary forests, which are rich in native tree species, biodiversity while showing no visible indicators of human activities

FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment provides essential information for understanding the extent of the world’s forest resources, their condition, management and uses.

This online consultation contributes to improvements of guidance and methods for reporting comparable global information for primary forest area and its changes.

During its 46th Plenary Session (14 – 18 October 2019), the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) requested its High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to produce a report entitled “Promoting youth engagement and employment in agriculture and food systems”, to be presented in 2021. To implement this CFS request, the HLPE is launching an open e-consultation to seek views and comments on the scope and building blocks of the report.

FAO is organizing a regional workshop “Consolidating school food and nutrition approaches in Europe and Central Asia” under the FAO project “Developing Capacity for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition in Selected Countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia”, which is funded by the Russian Federation.

Countries and international organizations from around the world committed to use the potential of digitalization to increase agricultural productivity and sustainability. To advise governments and other relevant actors on digitalization in the agricultural sector, FAO and partner organizations are developing a concept for an international Digital Council for Food and Agriculture.

Closing the gender gap in access to productive resources and services is crucial for the achievement of a Zero Hunger world. This online discussion aims at collecting the views from a wide range of stakeholders about the relations between gender equality, sustainable soil management and food security.

The webinar provided an introduction to the role that digitalization can play in making agriculture more productive and sustainable and presented the ideas behind the International Digital Council and the multi-stakeholder process leading to its implementation.

UNIDROIT, in collaboration with FAO and IFAD, is preparing a future Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts (ALIC), to cater for the needs of legal counsels working on the leasing of agricultural land from States and local communities. This online consultation invites you to share your views and comments on the document's Zero Draft. 

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is undertaking a policy process which will lead to the development of Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition. This e-consultation outcomes will contribute to the preparation of the First Draft of the Voluntary Guidelines.

The consultation invites you to provide feedback and suggestions on the outline of the Voluntary Codes of Conduct (CoC) for the reduction of food loss and food waste, which are currently being developed at the request of the FAO Committee on agriculture (COAG).