The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, conducted a rapid needs assessment in light of the escalation of conflict in Lebanon in September 2024. The assessment aimed to determine the proportion of agricultural hou...

Through events, programmes and publications, FAO reiterates its call to restore agricultural lands as key to transforming agrifood systems

The report was presented at the International Soil and Water Forum 2024 in Bangkok

The event showcases a new climate challenges and strategies publication, while the inaugural Mountain Future Award includes honours for initiatives from India and Rwanda

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the FAO Right to Food Team of the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP) organized the launch of the report Realizing the right to food in a changing world – The Right to Food Guidelines: 20 years on and beyond.

FAO statistical overview records significant 12 percent drop from record levels in 2021-2022

Inaugural gathering of global platform is co-organized by Thailand and FAO

FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and Agroscope, the Swiss Confederation's center of excellence for agricultural research under the Federal Office for Agriculture, jointly organized a presentation and an interactive discussion with experts on the results of the assessments undertaken in Switzerland and Cote d’Ivoire using the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE).  

The Global Environment Facility-funded initiative focuses on promoting sustainable and resilient crops, commodities, livestock and aquaculture systems across 32 countries

New forecasts point to declining but still comfortable global cereals stock-to-use ratio

Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage” is the theme of unique celebrations hosted in Thailand and Saudi Arabia

Escalating violence continues to drive extreme hunger crises from Gaza to the Sudan and Haiti

FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol spoke at the Cairo Ministerial Conference on enhancing the humanitarian response in Gaza

Innovative nanotechnology solution helps reduce food loss, supports farmers, and promotes sustainable agriculture

At a hybrid event co-organized by the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section and FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels and Geneva, experts, policymakers, and industry leaders convened to launch the groundbreaking publication Circularity Concepts in the Pulp and Paper Industry.

The 176th Session of the FAO Council opened on Monday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024 looks at global trade flows of nutrients and possible obesity drivers

FAO welcomes the opportunity to highlight how sustainable agrifood systems can be a vital source of solutions to biodiversity loss

Restoring degraded agricultural lands is crucial for transforming agrifood systems for the benefit of people and the planet