From butter beans to pigeon peas: UN launches International Year of Pulses
10/11/2015
2016 will promote protein power, health benefits of dried legumes
Adverse weather pushes food prices up in October
05/11/2015
Concerns over sugar and palm oil supply are behind the increase, grain prices also firmed
New world agriculture census round to kick off in 2016
03/11/2015
Updated and revised FAO guidelines set international standard on collecting data
FAO and WTO: Food safety and trade should improve nutrition and boost development
02/11/2015
Small-scale producers in developing countries must access world markets says WTO's Azevêdo
Homestead gardening brings hope as Lesotho seeks to adapt to climate change
27/10/2015
Campaign aims to improve food security and diets of most vulnerable
Vatican calls for urgent action on climate change and hunger
26/10/2015
FAO Director-General emphasizes importance of an agreement at Paris summit
Improving rural livelihoods in the Mediterranean region
23/10/2015
FAO/CIHEAM partnership focuses on food security, nutrition, and resilience
UN calls for immediate access to conflict-affected areas to prevent catastrophe in South Sudan
22/10/2015
3.9 million people now face severe hunger, tens of thousands on brink of famine
FAO and Mars join forces to strengthen food safety
20/10/2015
Partnership will focus on enhancing traceability systems
U.S. backs FAO efforts to combat global animal disease threats with $87 million
20/10/2015
Ebola, MERS-CoV and H5N1 avian influenza among diseases with human health implications and pandemic potential being targeted in Africa, Middle East and Asia
Feeding a growing world population requires investments in rural areas
16/10/2015
Social protection programs and growing agricultural productivity key to ending poverty traps
World Food Day: Building a movement to end hunger
16/10/2015
Global ceremony at Milan Expo calls for social protection, fairer food systems
FAO hails pledge by more than 100 cities to fight hunger and improve nutrition
15/10/2015
Milan Urban Food Policy Pact aims to build more resilient food systems and curb food waste
Urgent climate action key to food security in small island states
15/10/2015
Political commitment, partnership needed to protect SIDS against rising sea levels and climate changes
FAO and Xinhua News Agency sign global communication partnership
14/10/2015
New agreement to highlight food issues to audiences in China and beyond
Global accord demands new approach to hunger and nutrition in protracted crises
14/10/2015
Framework for Action seeks coherent humanitarian and development efforts
FAO and France urge including agriculture in global climate change debate
14/10/2015
More targeted policies and investments needed to adapt agriculture to the impacts of climate change
Expanding social protection offers a faster track to ending hunger
13/10/2015
Programmes proliferate but vast majority of rural poor remain uncovered by social protection
Committee on World Food Security focuses on SDGs, youth and protracted crises
12/10/2015
FAO’s Director-General welcomes delegates to first international meeting since agreement on Sustainable Development Goals
First global food and agriculture plant genetics data library gets go-ahead
09/10/2015
New gateway provides vital information on global seed pool to develop shock-resistant varieties