Empowering rural women is central to fulfilling the mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to eradicate hunger and ensure food security globally. Women play critical roles in agrifood systems as farmers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. However, their...

Chipo works as a Resource Monitor in northern Zimbabwe with the Mucheni Community Conservancy, which is being established with support from the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme.

They are food providers, custodians of seeds, keepers of medicinal plants and guardians of biodiversity. They are knowledge holders and teachers of the younger generations.

Fatmata Binta Jalloh grew up in Makeni, the largest city in the northern province of Sierra Leone. Her mom was a nurse who used to go to rural villages to treat women.

“She often told me about women who were victims of gender-based violence but who depended on their husbands to feed them...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) together marked International Women's Day 2025 at an event today, reiterating their strong commitment to the empowerment of women and...

Whether it’s using indigenous seeds that are more resilient, combining coffee crops with banana plants or restoring pollinator populations, biodiversity is not an abstract concept tossed around by scientists and activists. It is a whole range of concrete practices that farmers put into action in ...

In the farming community of rural Homs, a transformative initiative has taken place. With generations of unequal social norms, women and girls in many rural areas in Syria are subjected to different forms of discrimination and social injustice. Early marriage and economic disadvantage are core ex...

Nino Kavtaradze’s skills and experience processing fruits and making cheeses provided her with income for vital cancer treatment and equipped her to act as Lead Farmer in an FAO initiative.

Baku - To help farmers navigate their way through dozens of initiatives and programs working to support climate-resilient agrifood systems transformation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Azerbaijan COP29 Presidency, today launched a ...

The World Food Forum’s (WFF) Global Youth Forum opened today at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), marking a week of activities dedicated to youth-led solutions and actions for tr...

The Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2024), one of the three pillars of the World Food F...

Filipino community leader Nida Collado today won the 2024 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award for her outstanding achieve...

In a world where the climate crisis is affecting the food security of the most vulnerable, economic growth must be supported by policies aimed at reducing inequalities, QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), told a G20 Development ...

Women’s vital roles in the tea industry and how to overcome the challenges they face was the theme of today' s celebration for the 2024 International Tea Day hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organiza...

A new project aimed at supporting women fonio producers in Ghana has been announced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and acclaimed chef Fatmata Binta.  

Ottawa – The climate crisis, gender equality and innovation are three priorities that should guide the cooperation between Canada, the United States, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) over the next two years.

FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo addressed a series of events organized in Nairobi during the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly and the Second Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting.

In 2021, FAO launched the programme Empowering Women in Agriculture Tra...

With a client base of around 500 farmers, Blessing Andrew is an active veterinary animal health worker in her community. In fact, she is the sole practicing woman veterinary paraprofessional (VPP) in Sanga, in Nigeria’s southern Kaduna State.  

Cocoa producers in Côte d'Ivoire have faced increasing climate challenges, as cocoa crops are highly sensitive to weather changes. With support from FAO and the Green Climate Fund, they have adopted agroforestry practices, making the crops more resilient and boosting yields.