Tea and coffee: celebrating their cultural, social and economic importance

20 Oct 2021

Virtual/Onsite event

Rome – Global tea and coffee experts came together today to explore and celebrate the cultural, social, and economic importance of the world’s two most popular beverages including their role in making agri-food systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable. The Dialogue on Tea and Coffee, part of World Food Day celebrations hosted by [...]

OECD-FAO Guidance, due diligence and de-risking agricultural supply chains from deforestation,

20 Oct 2021

Virtual event (Webinar)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Climate finance opportunities to foster forest-positive agriculture.” This session will be the third of three online events to be held in September and October under the [...]

G20 Agriculture Ministers: Agri-food systems are key to reducing inequalities, says FAO Director-General

17 Sep 2021

Florence, Italy

17 September, Florence - Leaders of the G20 countries must continue to support the smooth functioning of global agri-food systems, which faces ongoing challenges from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said in remarks opening the G20 Agriculture Ministers' [...]

Global food commodity prices rebound in August

02 Sep 2021

Rome, Italy

02 September 2021, Rome - Global food commodity prices rebounded rapidly in August after two consecutive months of decline, led by strong gains in the international price quotations for sugar, wheat and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook presents production, consumption, trade and price trends for the coming decade

05 Jul 2021

Rome, Italy

Although progress towards the SDGs is expected to be made in the coming decade - assuming a fast recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and stable weather conditions and policy environments - the past year of disruptions from COVID-19 has moved the world further away from achieving the SDGs. This [...]