Agriculture ministers and high-level officials from FAO’s Member nations will review wide-ranging reform proposals for the UN agency during the 33rd Session of its governing Conference opening on Saturday.

More than 100 countries are participating in the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) 2010 round of agricultural censuses covering the period 2006-2015, the agency announced today.

Brazil and FAO will work together on school nutrition programmes in poor countries, according to a multilateral agreement signed in Rome today.

More than 150 countries around the world will observe World Food Day with special events, seminars, conferences, contests and media campaigns.