FAO Desert Locust campaign: East Africa upsurge suppressed, Kenya free from Desert Locust
15/06/2022
Interview with Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s Resilience Team Leader for East Africa, and Carla Mucavi, FAO Country Representative in Kenya.
FAO Council endorses new 10-year strategies on Climate Change and on Science and Innovation
14/06/2022
The two Thematic Strategies will guide FAO’s work in these areas until 2031.
Afghanistan: FAO and the World Bank step up their response to the worsening food security
14/06/2022
$195 million emergency project aims to provide critical life-saving and livelihood assistance to smallholder farmers.
FAO Council gathers to review plans and progress
13/06/2022
Director-General hails “extraordinary” efforts made by Members, staff and partners as FAO readies for “next normal”.
New UN Food Outlook report: World’s most vulnerable are paying more for less food
09/06/2022
FAO flags risks to food security from high food and agricultural input prices.
Mediterranean Dialogue on Food Crisis: Conflict bolsters the case for transforming agrifood systems
08/06/2022
FAO Director-General participates along with dozens of ministers in summit to tackle higher prices for food, fertilizer and fuel.
To tackle the interrelated drivers of hunger, coherent, bottom-up approaches are key
08/06/2022
FAO delivered a statement from the floor during the UN ECOSOC Management Segment today, alluding to the critical work of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and the UN Nutrition network.
Today saw the meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Management Segment, convened to discuss and integrate key...
World's primary forum for fisheries and aquaculture meets for first time since pandemic
07/06/2022
FAO Director-General highlights challenges and opportunities facing the sector at COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade.
As rains fail again, catastrophic hunger looms over Somalia
07/06/2022
Food insecurity and malnutrition worsen across Somalia as risk of famine increases amid historic fourth failed rainy season.
Mali’s food stocks, water and pastures under severe stress, urgent livelihood support needed
06/06/2022
In a virtual briefing from New York to Member States and humanitarian partners on the situation on Mali, FAO categorically stressed the need to make agriculture and livelihood support a priority.
Support is urgently needed to restore food production at the household and community levels, FAO said at today’s humanitarian briefing...
FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
06/06/2022
Conflict, weather extremes, economic shocks, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine push millions of people in countries across the world into poverty and hunger.
Open letter by FAO Director-General, on occasion of World Environment Day
05/06/2022
Statement by Dr. QU Dongyu on this year's theme “Only One Earth” calling for “sustainable living in harmony with nature”.
Amidst uncertainty in global commodity prices, export restrictions to be kept at bay
03/06/2022
At a press briefing today from New York, journalists heard from Máximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, who spoke on the Food Price Index update for May and its implications for world food commodity markets ahead.
World food commodity prices saw a modest decline in May, says the latest update of the FAO...
FAO Food Price Index dips in May
03/06/2022
Benchmark measure shows international prices for vegetable oils and dairy products down, while up for wheat, rice and poultry meat.
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.