The full video of the 19 October event on "Bioeconomy - the catalyst for agrifood systems transformation" held in FAO headquarters is now available for streaming and download on FAO webcast.   Read the FAO press release for the event here. Read the FAO Director-General's opening remarks here. More photos available on FAO flickr.   Photo credit: ©FAO/Riccardo De...

FAO calls for global engagement at High-Level Event of Science and Innovation Forum Rome - The bioeconomy can be a catalyst for addressing the current climate crisis and achieving global agrifood sustainability through a more efficient and responsible management of our natural resources. This was the theme of Thursday's High Level Event, entitled Bioeconomy:...

Director-General reiterates FAO’s commitment to scale-up sustainable bioeconomy in the region and support cross-continent collaboration Rome  - A sustainable bioeconomy holds the key to many challenges we face today including eradication of poverty, inequality, hunger, malnutrition, addressing the impacts of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation but we need strong...

Organization is set to host nine separate bioeconomy events FAO is ramping up its outreach on sustainable and circular bioeconomy through a series of exciting events taking place in Rome from 16 to 20 October. FAO and partners will host most of the events under the umbrella of the World Food...

Farmers use a natural extract from local trees to manage the pest sustainably   It was a sad day when Ali Abdoul from Al-Buniyah, Yemen turned the leaf of his sorghum crop and saw a worm. This loathed pest is not just any worm, it is the so-called Fall armyworm that attacks...