New 5-euro silver coin, produced in collaboration with Italy’s State Mint, celebrates women’s essential contributions to agrifood systems

FAO, IFAD and WFP bring together high-level representatives and farmers’ organizations for the annual joint event in Rome

In this capacity, Madame Lula da Silva will advocate for food security, women’s empowerment, and sustainable agrifood systems.

Regional Conference kicks off as FAO Director-General emphasizes the need for enhanced coordination and support for farmers to bolster progress in food security

Most land has no documented ownership and uncertainties are rising, according to FAO, ILC and CIRAD

Joint News Release


Mogadishu - Nearly 6.5 million Somalis face high levels of hunger, and more than 1.8 million children face acute malnutrition due to worsening drought, the Somali government and UN agencies have warned in a new report. 


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The Vienna gathering promotes the application of nuclear techniques in food and agriculture, supporting their progress from laboratory studies toward effective field implementation

FAO, the UN Biodiversity Conference’s incoming Armenian Presidency and the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Secretariat convene event focused on agrifood systems’ central role to take action for nature

Technical review begins to fill a research gap and details challenges and opportunities

Joint FAO/UNICEF/Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France News Release

All too often the seafood we eat is not what it says on the menu, potentially posing health and environmental risks

Updated forecasts suggest global stocks-to-use ratio may rise to quarter-century high

Project to support more than one million Afghans in restoring livelihoods and withstanding future shocks

A high-level Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) mission to Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week underscored a central reality for the Caribbean: food security is a shared regional challenge, requiring both life-saving, emergency agricultural action to respond to acute needs as well as cutting-edge prevention and preparedness systems to protect food supply chains.

Experience in governance of fisheries and genetic resources make FAO a critical partner in implementing the BBNJ Agreement

Publication and webinar focus on chemicals that mitigate methane emissions in cows and other livestock and tackle nitrogen losses in soils

Agriculture ministers and partners commit to integrated global action on water scarcity and competing uses

Rome - The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell in December compared to the previous month, as declines in dairy product, meat and vegetable oil quotations more than offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine for 2026–2028, outlining priority actions to protect agricultural livelihoods, restore productive capacity and support Ukraine’s agrifood sector.

FAO statistical overview shows production increases across most wood-based product categories