Advancing an ecosystem approach to fisheries management
01/06/2022
The ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAF) played a center role in FAO’s engagement during the 15th Round of Informal Consultations of State Parties to the UN Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA), taking place in New York last 17-19 May.
Earlier last month, the 15th Round of Informal Consultations of State Parties to the United...
The Sudan: FAO scales up response to soaring acute food insecurity exacerbated by potential impacts of the war in Ukraine
31/05/2022
FAO welcomes a $12 million contribution from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, more funds are urgently needed to avert hunger crisis.
Doubling global potato production in 10 years is possible
30/05/2022
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s keynote speech to World Potato Congress in Ireland points to seeds, yields and poverty reduction.
Bringing the benefits of digital agriculture to all: FAO joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
30/05/2022
Membership will help FAO contribute to making digital tools and knowledge products more accessible to farmers.
Gender equality is key to transform agrifood systems and fight hunger
27/05/2022
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses inaugural High-Level Dialogue by the Food Coalition.
FAO unveils new public tool based on agricultural census data
25/05/2022
New FAOSTAT domain allows for easier assessment of trends in agriculture sectors around the world.
Global Soil Partnership: Ten years of promoting the foundation of global agrifood systems
23/05/2022
Launch of global black soils map and new key targets for 2030
International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines the need for greater sustainability
23/05/2022
Empowerment of women and youth working in the tea sector is also crucial, FAO Director-General says.
FAO highlights need to consider rural dimensions at the International Migration Review Forum
20/05/2022
Revisit FAO’s engagements during the first IMRF, at the crossroads of human mobility, rural development, and the need to transform our agrifood systems.
The first quadrennial International Migration Review Forum 2022 (IMRF) took place in New York from 17-20 May. Convened by the UN General Assembly, the IMRF serves as the...
Bees and pollinators: small creatures but great allies on earth
20/05/2022
FAO marks World Bee Day 2022 with a focus on protecting the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems.
UN Security Council meeting: Agriculture is key to lasting peace and security, FAO says
19/05/2022
Director-General QU Dongyu notes that conflict remains the main driver of global hunger
Time to transform agrifood systems in response to multiple shocks and worsening food security
18/05/2022
FAO Director-General outlines steps to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable at ministerial-level event in New York
Food security in Ukraine: FAO distributes seed potatoes to vulnerable rural families
18/05/2022
Some 46 000 people are assisted during the spring potato sowing campaign.
Director-General addresses the Joint Meeting of the FAO Programme and Finance Committees
16/05/2022
Amid challenging global food security conditions, there are reasons for optimism about transformations of agrifood systems, says QU Dongyu.
G7: FAO puts forward proposals to address current and future food shortages
13/05/2022
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses G7 meeting of agriculture ministers in Stuttgart.
1 billion ‘dryland-like’ hectares under threat, FAO study confirms
13/05/2022
Report launched at United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification COP15 side-event in Abidjan.
Geospatial data for more targeted agricultural interventions: FAO receives excellence award
12/05/2022
Hand in Hand Geospatial Platform launched by FAO in 2020 wins recognition at Geospatial World Forum 2022 in Amsterdam.
First ever International Day of Plant Health: no food security without healthy plants
12/05/2022
Investment in innovation and outreach vital to promote plant health, FAO Director-General says.
Europe and Central Asia commits to ensuring food-secure, sustainable and inclusive agrifood systems
12/05/2022
Issued by the Secretariat of the Regional Conference for Europe.
Amid the war in Ukraine, Europe and Central Asia discuss ways of ensuring food security and transforming agrifood systems
11/05/2022
FAO Director-General calls for approaches to prevent an even greater crisis at 33rd FAO Regional Conference in Poland.