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FAO, IFAD and WFP join forces to celebrate International Women's Day 2025
06/03/2025
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...
Together for farmers: FAO and COP29 Presidency launch the ‘Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers’
19/11/2024
Empowering women in agricultural trade through access to finance
01/11/2024
In 2021, FAO launched the programme Empowering Women in Agriculture Tra...
Commit to Grow Equality attracts broad commitments from partners to increase gender equality in agrifood systems
28/10/2024
FAO’s Commit to Grow Equality initiative has attracted an initial set of wide-ranging commitments from a diverse group of stakeholders that could benefit up to 54 million women in agrifood systems.
World Food Forum: Inclusive innovation takes centre stage at SIF 2024
18/10/2024
World Food Forum: putting youth at the forefront in efforts to tackle hunger ensuring good food for all, for today and tomorrow
14/10/2024
Filipino community leader wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award 2024
27/07/2024
Inequality stands in the way of the global fight against hunger, FAO tells G20
23/07/2024
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 ...
On International Tea Day, FAO spotlights the role of women in the sector and their significant contributions
21/05/2024
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...
FAO welcomes the celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026
02/05/2024
Transforming discriminatory gender norms to build food security and reduce gender based violence in Zimbabwe
22/04/2024
Climate, gender and innovation are top priorities for FAO-North America collaboration
09/04/2024
FAO and AfDB host joint event on investing in gender equality to mitigate and prevent food crises and transform agrifood systems
05/04/2024
FAO and chef Fatmata Binta announce new project to empower women fonio producers in Ghana
29/03/2024
FAO launches global commitment to enhance gender equality in agrifood systems
27/03/2024
Investing in women in agrifood systems in order to close gaps in productivity and wages is crucial to grow the global economy by $1 trillion, reduce hunger for 45 million people, and incre...
FAO calls for increased financing for gender equality in agrifood systems at CSW68
21/03/2024
FAO enhances gender equality and women's empowerment in agrifood systems
08/03/2024
Investing in women and girls makes economic sense and accelerates progress for millions of people
07/03/2024
FAO report: Heatwaves and floods affect rural women and men differently, widen income gap
05/03/2024
Rome - Climate change is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women, people living in poverty, and older populations, as their capacity to react and adapt to extreme weather events is unequal, a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) finds.