The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in February for the eleventh consecutive month, albeit only marginally, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. 

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 129.8 points in February, a ...

Three candidates have been presented by FAO member nations for the post of Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to be elected in July 2023.

Election for the Organization’s top leadership post with a four-year term of office starting on 1 Aug...

Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made publicly available country-by-country indicators on healthy diets that show their cost - including by food group - and the number of individuals unable to afford them. The data serves as a reminder that even if the ...

FAO raises concerns over disruptions to basic food production, seeks support to address immediate livelihood needs

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu today called for a collective sustained effort, political will and renewed commitment across the African continent, and globally, to transform agrifood systems and deliver better nutrition.
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Improving management practices in grasslands— large areas covered with grass, especially used for animal grazing— can boost the capacity of soils as carbon sinks, and help countries reach their climate goals, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nati...

Two biodiverse agricultural and agroforestry systems, or chakras, in Ecuador - one in the Andes mountains and one in the country’s Amazon region - have won recognition as Globally Important Agricultural H...

Following the successful celebration of the International Year of Pulses in 2016, every 10 February the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Pulses Day. 

The Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today highlighted four key areas for efforts to foster agrifood systems transformation in least developed countries (

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank Group (WBG) President David Malpass, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-Gen...

Agrifood systems play a key role in limiting the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is fully committed to tackling what the UN lists as one of the top 10 threats for global health, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today ...

The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the tenth consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported Friday. 

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The need to transition to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems was the core message shared by FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol to Member States and UN partners in New York this week in remarks to the Group of Friends on Food Security and Nutrition and&n...

New FAO Framework includes innovative processes to identify potential risks, climate mitigation and resilience measures

FAO Director-General points to priority areas for action to heads of state and government at regional CELAC forum

In 2021, 396 million people in the region were undernourished and an estimated 1.05 billion people suffered from moderate or severe food insecurity.

Chief Economist Máximo Torero Cullen briefs Ministers at G-7 meeting in Berlin

FAO hosts panel discussion at Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin

FAO event at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin highlights that agriculture and land use received only 26 percent of the global climate finance flows to all sectors

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the SEED partnership today officially launched the SDG Agrifood Accelerator Programme, an instrument designed to help agrifood system start-ups develop their ...