Since 2004, the Right to Food Guidelines have introduced an approach that has influenced the global agenda to eradicate hunger and malnutrition and is relevant to today’s global efforts towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, grounded in human rights...
Through this mobile resource, you will be able to explore the Principles for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security.
Efforts to eradicate hunger are flatlining. Even where food is not scarce, malnutrition in the form of poor, undiversified diets is generating an obesity crisis with severe public health consequences. Buffered by extreme climate variability and protracted conflict, the planet is reeling from...
Food systems include the governance and economics of food, its sustainability, and the processes associated with the production, distribution, and consumption of it. Their political, social, and environmental dimensions impact our natural resources, human health, and most dimensions of life on Earth...
Este documento resume la discusión en línea Erradicar la pobreza extrema: ¿qué papel tiene la agricultura? que se celebró en el Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición de la FAO (Foro FSN) del 3 al 24 de abril de 2018. La discusión estuvo facilitada por Ana Paula de la O Campos y Maya...
The NOVA classification system groups all foods according to the nature, extent and purposes of the industrial processes they undergo. These involve physical, biological and chemical techniques used after foods are separated from nature, and before they are consumed or else made into dishes and...
According to this report, 41 countries, of which 31 are in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food, including Yemen where, in the December 2018−January 2019 period, about 15.9 million people faced severe acute food insecurity.
This report aims to identify the different scenarios where the process of digital transformation is taking place in agriculture. This identifies those aspects of basic conditions, such as those of infrastructure and networks, affordability, education and institutional support. In addition, enablers...
Este documento resume la discusión en línea Huevos: aprovechar su potencial para luchar contra el hambre y la malnutrición, que tuvo lugar en el Foro Mundial sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición de la FAO (Foro FSN) del 23 de octubre al 13 de noviembre de 2018. La discusión estuvo facilitada por...
This document is the result of an extensive consultation process and it aims at guiding the work of FAO in supporting government and institutions to develop, transform and strengthen school-based or school-relevant policies, programmes and other initiatives for enhances child and adolescents...