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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.
FAO Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific discusses responses and recovery work on COVID-19 and hunger
01/09/2020
The virtual conference takes place between 1 and 4 September.
Green Climate Fund approves new projects
31/08/2020
FAO helps Côte d’Ivoire, Armenia and Colombia win investment grants for agriculture projects to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
COVID-19 pandemic: impact on food, agriculture sectors
17/08/2020
The impact on food production and supply and FAO’s recommendations
A dynamic new FAO for a better world
05/08/2020
Food and agriculture are at the heart of solutions for many of the challenges...
When we work together, we go further - working with partners to deliver
04/08/2020
Building strong partnerships to advance FAO's work...
Contributions to FAO and key achievements in 2019
30/07/2020
FAO maintained its reach and support to over 130 countries last year
IKEA Foundation contributes $3.5 million to FAO's work in eastern Africa
30/07/2020
Initiative seeks to increase self-reliance of vulnerable populations and ...
FAO unveils platform to help accelerate action on reducing food loss and waste
30/07/2020
The UN agency gears up for the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
FAO Director Torero makes presentation at WTO
28/07/2020
Geneva, 28 July 2020. Mr. Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, made a presentation on behalf of FAO to the World Trade Organization's Committe on Agriculture outlining the supply chain disruptions and a snapshot of policy responses thereon. The FAO Chief Econo
FAO and Russian Federation ramp up fight against desert locust
28/07/2020
$10 million contribution to support FAO's operations in East Africa
United Kingdom supports FAO's desert locust-fighting efforts with £ 17 million
23/07/2020
The added support will help to step up control efforts in Africa and Asia
FAO launches Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform
21/07/2020
The platform will help build stronger food and agriculture sectors post COVID-19
Rising uncertainties from COVID-19 cloud medium-term agricultural prospects
17/07/2020
According to OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2020-2029, the pandemic could further undermine food security
New report identifies 27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises
17/07/2020
FAO and WFP collaborate on a unique analysis of countries on the precipice of what could be the worst food...