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Codex Alimentarius is a driving force for ensuring food safety and trade standards during COVID-19, says FAO Director-General

24/09/2020

Virtual 43rd session of the international body set to approve new guidelines and practices

Global trade in food and agricultural products more than doubles in last two decades

23/09/2020

Trade and markets can spur sustainable development and strengthen resilience to shocks

Opinion article: Disaster risk reduction in times of COVID-19: What have we learned?

22/09/2020

Disaster has no boundaries and it affects everyone. In her opinion paper, Wirya Khim discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the agriculture and food systems through a DRR lens and offers some key lessons learned. Read the opinion paper Disaster Risk Reducti

The Role of Trade and Trade Rules in Achieving Sustainable Agriculture explored in a webinar hosted by the FAO

18/09/2020

While there is global consensus that sustainable agriculture is the future, the role of trade and trade rules needs to be fully explored and channeled as an enabling one. This was highlighted during a webinar organized by the FAO Liaison offices of Geneva

Launch of FAO flagship report The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2020

18/09/2020

Wednesday, 23 September Time: 16:00 - 18:00 CET Register now to attend the launch of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2020 here

FAO Director-General at the UN Security Council meeting

18/09/2020

Urgent action needed to avert the risk of famine in Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen, FAO Director-General tells UN Security Council

Upcoming: 29 September 2020 - First International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

17/09/2020

We are pleased to invite you to join the virtual Celebration of the First International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, on Tuesday, 29 September at 16:00 hrs CEST. This event intends to raise awareness of the importance of the food loss and wast

Google and FAO launch new Big Data tool for all

16/09/2020

Earth Map empowers FAO’s Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform and allows anyone with basic Internet access to tap critical climate, environmental and agricultural information

“Biodiversity is fundamental to food security. We cannot, therefore, take our planet’s biodiversity for granted.” Ms Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett

16/09/2020

“Our agriculture and food systems must undergo fundamental transformation in order to meet the global food security and nutrition challenge”, said Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Director, FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations Office (Geneva) in a virtual

FAO report on food and agriculture indicators underscores lack of progress in achieving the SDGs

15/09/2020

FAO is rolling out innovative data tools to help countries track progress as COVID-19 pandemic poses new monitoring challenges

FAO to continue to support G20 to address the pandemic and strengthen agri-food systems

15/09/2020

Through the Hand-in-Hand initiative, the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme and other actions, FAO can help ensure well-functioning global food markets, promote responsible investments, and reduce food loss and waste, among other areas

COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis

15/09/2020

Pandemic aggravates pre-existing drivers of acute food insecurity - Democratic Republic of the Congo is now world’s largest food crisis. FAO and partners call for urgent and decisive action.