FAO Brief
PODCAST SERIES
Find out the latest news from the frontlines of the world of food and agriculture. This brief podcast delivers a round-up of current global initiatives, the latest on food prices and FAO events.
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FAO Brief - 9 December 2024
09/12/2024
In this episode: FAO calls for urgent agricultural aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid the severe food insecurity in the country; a new FAO report offers guidance on integrating nutrition goals into international food trade policies; and, in Riyad, Saudi Arabia, FAO joins global call for action to combat land degradation at the COP16 Desertification Conference.
FAO Brief - 25 November 2024
25/11/2024
In this episode, FAO’s role in the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, FAO at COP29; and tackling Antimicrobial Resistance.
FAO Brief - 11 November 2024
11/11/2024
In this episode; FAO calls for the transformation of food systems at the UN Climate Summit in Azerbaijan; a new FAO report reveals that unhealthy dietary patterns drive $8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems; and the Food Price Index reaches its highest level in 18 months.
FAO Brief – 28 October 2024
28/10/2024
In this episode, FAO urges immediate access to Gaza to deliver agricultural aid as data shows high risk of famine remains; ahead of the UN Climate Summit, FAO reiterated a more sustainable agrifood system is central to tackling climate change; and the fourth annual World Food Forum concluded in Rome with strong commitment for transforming global agrifood systems for a better future.
FAO Brief - October 14
14/10/2024
In this episode, FAO hosts the fourth edition of the World Food Forum, the largest annual gathering of agrifood systems stakeholders globally in Rome, Italy from 14 to 18 October ; new data produced by FAO and the United Nations Satellite Centre shows intensifying damage to Gaza’s agricultural infrastructure from the ongoing conflict; and the FPI rises in September.
FAO Brief - 30 September 2024
30/09/2024
In this episode, the FAO Director General welcomed the 'Pact for the Future' adopted at the Summit of the Future in New York; the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste calls for funding; and FAO released a tsetse fly atlas to combat a livestock disease in Africa.
FAO Brief - 16 September 2024
16/09/2024
In this episode, FAO calls for urgent funding to prevent further starvation and suffering in Haiti; FAO’s Director-General underscores that the world should step up efforts and cooperation to tackle world food crises at the opening of the G20 meeting in Brazil; and the Food Price Index dips slightly in August driven by the drop in sugar, meat and cereal prices.
FAO Brief - 29 July 2024
29/07/2024
In this episode, a new UN report reveals 1/11 faced hunger in 2023; an FAO report warns rising climate stress on forests as demand grows; and $52 million for an FAO project in Malawi.
FAO Brief - 15 July 2024
15/07/2024
In this episode, experts and policymakers call to reinforce the vital role of fisheries and aquaculture in tackling food insecurity at FAO’s Headquarters; a new report reveals emerging economies will drive agricultural markets in the next decade; and the Food Price Index stable.
FAO Brief - 1 July 2024
01/07/2024
In this episode, FAO warns of high famine risk in Gaza with 1 in 5 Gazans facing catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity; FAO and the European Union convened in Rome to transforming agrifood systems; and the Global Environment Facility approved $70 million for FAO projects.
FAO Brief - 3 June 2024
03/06/2024
In this episode, food insecurity in Haiti deteriorates due to economic setbacks, below-average agricultural production, and escalating violence; FAO wins the King Hassan II Great World Water Prize; and the launch an updated action plan for mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors.
FAO Brief - 20 May 2024
20/05/2024
In this episode, 1.8 million people in Honduras experience high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification or IPC; FAO’s Director-General urges peace and digitalization to achieve the SDGs in the Regional Conference for Europe; and FAO’s environment and climate monitoring portal Earth Map receives the Google impact award.
FAO Brief - Food crises, maize shortfall, and FPI
06/05/2024
In this episode, over 282 million people in 59 countries suffered acute food insecurity in 2023, according to the Global Report on Food Crises; FAO warns about the food insecurity threat in Southern Africa posed by a foreseen shortfall in maize production; and the Food Price Index increases marginally in April, driven by higher meat prices.
FAO Brief - Sudan, ARC33, and tackling plant pests
22/04/2024
In this episode, FAO calls for more funding for farmers in Sudan to prevent the escalation of the hunger crisis; FAO’s Director-General emphasised Africa’s potential for development at the FAO’s Regional Conference that took place in Morocco, and the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention met to define strategies to curb pests and diseases amid climate crisis.
FAO Brief - 22 March 2024
22/03/2024
In this episode, FAO urges immediate humanitarian access amid projected famine in Gaza, FAO launches a new tool in partnership with Google to monitor and protect forests, and looking ahead to the role of Latin America and the Caribbean in global food security despite challenges.
FAO Brief - 23 February 2024
23/02/2024
In this episode: the latest on acute food insecurity in Somalia; the Global Environment Facility approves a series of new FAO-led environmental projects; and looking ahead to food and climate challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.
FAO Brief - 22 December 2023
22/12/2023
In this podcast, our last one for the year, we are offering a glimpse into FAO's activities and advocacy through the eyes of those who manage them in more than 130 countries around the world.
FAO Brief - 15 December 2023
15/12/2023
In this episode, FAO unveils a 'Global Roadmap to Achieve Zero Hunger' within 1.5°C limits; an updated FAO global livestock assessment maps a pathway to lowering greenhouse gas emissions; and the latest Food Price Index.
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FAO Brief - 17 December 2023
17/11/2023
In this episode: FAO’s Director-General's statement on the food security situation in Gaza; we look at how agrifood system solutions are shaping the climate change agenda ahead of COP 28; and an urgent action plan to prepare for El Niño in 34 countries.
FAO Brief - 3 November 2023
03/11/2023
In this episode, the spotlight is on FAO’s Food Price Index showing a moderate decline; a first-ever global assessment in crop and livestock losses due to disasters; and a deepening partnership with the Green Climate Fund support countries’ access to climate action resources.