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FAO launches a $150 million Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine to support war-affected rural communities
17/04/2025
From FAO Office in Ukraine

Boost for the global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
16/04/2025
China becomes party to the PSMA to support the future of sustainable fisheries
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Two years since the start of the conflict, Sudan is facing a severe food security catastrophe
15/04/2025
Five things you should know about Sudan's food security crisis
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Earthquake in Myanmar: As the planting season nears, FAO scales up emergency response for farmers
11/04/2025
FAO aims to reach over 70,000 people with agricultural inputs and financial and infrastructure support to help them rebuild their livelihoods

At FAO Council, Director-General QU Dongyu emphasizes world’s growing need for the urgent and accelerated transformation of global agrifood systems
07/04/2025
The 177th Session of the FAO Council opened on Monday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome

FAO Food Price Index remains stable in March
04/04/2025
Rising vegetable oil quotations offset lower prices for wheat, maize, rice and sugar

30 years of AQUASTAT: FAO celebrates global water data milestone
04/04/2025
Event also features UN-Water strategy briefing and calls for stronger global coordination on water data

Transforming our agrifood systems holds the key to helping the world’s poorest
02/04/2025
FAO Director-General addresses the UN Finance for Development Summit at the Vatican

Europe and Central Asia: To feed the population, sustainable water management is essential, UN report says
02/04/2025
From FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

AI can be a game-changing solution for farmers: FAO Innovation Chief
02/04/2025
Interview with Vincent Martin, Director of the FAO Office of Innovation

New FAO-led study highlights that improving productivity is key to reducing antibiotic use in livestock
01/04/2025
Global antibiotic use in livestock could rise by almost 30 percent by 2040

FAO at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks 2025
28/03/2025
FAO actively participated in this year’s deliberations, leading discussions on the importance of safeguarding food security and agricultural livelihoods in fragile settings, to save lives and build resilience.

Conflict and rising food prices drive Congolese into one of the world's worst food crises according to new IPC data
28/03/2025
From FAO Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The genetic diversity of our plants and forests is at risk, new FAO reports warn
26/03/2025
Empowering farmers, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and scientists to conserve and use genetic resources is key to resilient agrifood systems

International Day of Forests 2025: Engaging the next generation in the connection between forests and foods
21/03/2025
FAO, together with the Government of Italy, and a forest expert and a master ice cream maker from Italy, educate young students on the significance of forest foods at FAO Park

The spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza calls for stepped up action, FAO says
17/03/2025
Averting losses of hundreds of millions of poultry crucial to mitigate impacts on food security, nutrition and affordability of poultry products

FAO urges bold and urgent action to safeguard plant health as global body convenes in Rome
17/03/2025
Commission on Phytosanitary Measures: FAO Director-General highlights the need for innovation and digital solutions to strengthen global cooperation, ensure safer trade and to protect human, animal, and environmental health
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Adverse climatic conditions drive coffee prices to highest level in years
14/03/2025
New FAO study notes a nearly 40 percent price surge in 2024 due to supply-side disruptions, primarily from unfavourable weather

Ugbaad symbolizes hope: Somalia looks to boost climate resilient agriculture with new project
13/03/2025
FAO is chief implementing agency for the Green Climate Fund’s first single-country project in Somali

New SDG indicator on Minimum Dietary Diversity adopted by UN Statistical Commission
10/03/2025
FAO assumes joint custodianship of indicator seen as key to ending malnutrition