FAO Special Ambassadors, heads of the Rome-Based UN agencies, and other keynote speakers will join FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu to mark FAO’s 75th anniversary during the global World Food Day ceremony on Friday, 16 October. The digital event will also i

World Food Day 2020  - Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions are our Future.  World Food Day 2020 celebrated under the theme “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions are our Future” will mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Unit

On the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme

Trade plays a key role in achieving food security and sustainability, but it depends on use of trade and trade policy from a developmental perspective.  This was one of the key messages from an event, held virtually on 29th September 2020, jointly organiz

FAO Director-General calls for “reverence of nature” and accelerated action on transforming food systems at UN Summit on Biodiversity  

FAO joins hands with global community in commemorations of the second World Cotton Day on 7 October 2020. “World Cotton Day celebration represents a unique occasion to highlight the important role cotton plays in fighting poverty and hunger and to confir

First International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste observed on 29 September 2020

Session 13 Ensuring Food Security, Sustainably: What Role for Trade? Tuesday, 29 September 2020 Time: 3:00-4.30 p.m. Organized by FAO, IISD, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, this session will seek to explore how policies and interventions shaping

FAO Director-General calls for an integrated agri-food systems approach to better address food insecurity and malnutrition amid COVID-19

You are kindly invited to join us in a global virtual meeting aimed at sharing experiences and opportunities for the reduction of food losses and waste.

Welcome back from the summer break! As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be with us and the challenges in several countries increase, FAO continues to redouble its efforts with Member countries and partners to build resilience in the agriculture sectors

Agricultural markets and sustainable development: Global value chains, smallholder farmers and digital innovations

FAO, IBM and Microsoft focus on concrete and sustainable ways Artificial Intelligence can be used in line with ethical principles endorsed by Pope Francis

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

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

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

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

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  

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

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