India, the world’s leading exporter of Basmati rice and a major contributor to the global rice economy, stands at a pivotal moment where export competitiveness must align with sustainability imperatives. Recognizing this, a Stakeholders’ Meet on Sourcing Sustainable Rice&...

On 29 August 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), organized the seventh Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Workshop on Antimi...

Rural prosperity through PPIS- MCAD 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), Government of India, convened a one-day national workshop on Operationalizing Modernized Command Area Dev...

The Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, inaugurated the mobile Migration Resource Centre (mMRC) on 4 August 2025 at the premises of Krushi Bhavan in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) convened a district-level stakeholders’ workshop in Chhatrapur, Ganjam district, Odisha under the Joint Programme “Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change of Migrant and Vulnerable Households in the Coastal Areas of Odisha and Drought-Prone Areas of Telangana.”

Under the Joint Programme (JP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for enhancing climate resilience of rural households in Odisha and Telangaga...

Punjab and Haryana lie at the heart of India’s rice–wheat production system, underpinning national food security and agricultural exports. Yet this intensive system is under growing stress from groundwater depletion, crop residue burning, soil degradation, and climate vulnerabilit...

The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Water Resources Group (WRG)...

Globally, agriculture and allied sectors receive just 4.3 percent of total climate finance, far below what is needed to strengthen resilience and achieve global climate adaptation goals

On 20 June 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India, organized a One Health Communication Strategy Workshop...

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly organized a one-day workshop on 16 June 2025 in Mumbai...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Alue Dohong as Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, with effect from 15 May 2025...

On 3 June 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Gujarat, organized a state-level advocacy workshop on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...

On 15 May 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in India, in collaboration with FAO Regional Asia Pacific (FAO RAP), the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)...

In a significant step toward climate-resilient and biodiversity-friendly agriculture, a sow under the Green-Ag Project—supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...

India, a major global exporter of Basmati rice, plays a vital role in the world’s food supply. However, years of intensive cultivation—particularly in Punjab and Haryana—have led to environmental issues such as groundwater depletion, residue burning, and rising emissions...

Early detection and timely response to animal health threats are critical to preventing outbreaks that could impact both animal and human populations. Recognizing the importance of empowering communities in the early identification of such threats, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration...

On 21 April 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), organized the second workshop on...

A 35-member African delegation participating in the International Training Programme on ‘Livelihood Promotion through Self-Employment at the Grassroots Level’, conducted by the National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD) under NITI Aayog, visited the UN House on 4 April 2025 for a knowledge-sharing session hosted by the Food...

The Chambal landscape in Madhya Pradesh, spanning the Morena and Sheopur districts, faces significant ecological and socio-economic challenges. Effective livestock management is crucial to mitigating threats to global environmental values, including land degradation, greenhouse gas emissions, and the protection of ecosystems and species of global importance. The rapidly increasing livestock...