Antimicrobial resistance: Now is the time for collective action

FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and the Geneva Trade Platform (GTP) organized a Hackathon competition, inviting students all over the world to provide innovative ideas on mobile applications that could improve outcomes for farmers and policy makers. 

South-South Cooperation project between Uganda and China advances to new level amid impressive results

Boubaker Ben-Belhassen, FAO Director of Markets and Trade Division addressed the Geneva Press Corp on the newly launched FAO Food Outlook at the Biweekly Press Briefing organized by the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva Boubaker Ben-Bel

Geneva - The 2022 Geneva Peace Week (GPW) took place from 31 October to 4 November and brought together UN agencies, NGOs and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) based in Geneva, as well as their partners, with the final goal of sharing knowledge and pract

FAO’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) mark 20th anniversaryFlagship programme contributes to sustainable agriculture and rural development

World Food Forum calls to keep trade in fertilizers open and increase their affordability and accessibility for farmers

World Food Forum: Young people’s role in transforming agrifood systems at the heart of global youth event

World Food Forum opens to galvanize youth engagement, science and innovation and investment in transforming agrifood systems

One Health Joint Plan of Action launched to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment

“There is political momentum to do more and better – to build back better and stronger, together”

IN FOCUSWorld Food Forum 2022Through youth action, science, innovation and investment, let’s build a better food future for all

Save the Date! 16 October - World Food Day 2022

Check out the FAO in Geneva newsletter September 2022!

At this event, FAO presented the main highlights of the 2022 edition of its flagship report, The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO), under the theme ‘The Geography of Food and Agricultural Trade: Policy Approaches For Sustainable Development’.

World Food Day Commemorations 2022 FAO Geneva and Partners Activities in Switzerland World Food Day 2022 will mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The theme of the World Food Day 2022 i

Youth are at the front lines of today’s global challenges. As advocates and active citizens, youth have demonstrated their transformative power, sparking worldwide movements to drive the urgently needed changes. Yet, they stand to face an uncertain future

FAO ready to help map a pathway out of global food crisis

Weaving a better future for cottonWorld Cotton Day is a chance to recognize the importance of this unique fibre

FAO Food Price Index drops for the sixth consecutive month