As FAO marks its 80th anniversary this year, we are launching a global call for submissions to showcase and recognize impactful solutions in land, soil, and water resource management. FAO invites its Members to submit proven, innovative, and scalable solutions that have strengthened food security and promoted resilient agriculture over the...

To mark the 2025 Desertification and Drought Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is launching Living Land – Taking a sustainable land management approach in law, a new publication developed by the Development Law Service of the FAO Legal Office and the Land...

As global water scarcity intensifies, driven by factors like climate change, population growth, and rising food demand, the agricultural sector faces growing pressure to produce more with less. Paddy fields, among the most water-intensive cropping systems, receive increasing attention. Enhancing water use efficiency in rice cultivation is, therefore, essential to...