World Food Forum side-event discusses ways to unleash the potential of the Amazon bioeconomy
17/10/2023
Director-General reiterates FAO’s commitment to scale-up sustainable bioeconomy in the region and support cross-continent collaboration
World Food Forum: Strong momentum as Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum opens
17/10/2023
More countries, more pitches and more investors set the stage for action on sustainable agrifood system transformation.
Second UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum kicks off with a spotlight on the importance of blending tradition and innovation
17/10/2023
Week-long event at FAO highlights Indigenous Peoples as key allies in the fight against hunger and custodians of biodiversity
World Food Forum opens with a call to accelerate climate action by transforming agrifood systems
16/10/2023
Leveraging the power of youth, investment and innovation, the week-long event aims to forge new paths towards a more sustainable, resilient, inclusive and hunger-free future
New FAO report calls for action to bridge ‘green social divide’ in cities
16/10/2023
World Food Day: Global ceremony highlights water’s role against troubled backdrop
16/10/2023
FAO rallies global community behind 2023 theme: Water is Life, Water is Food - Leave No One Behind
World Food Forum: Youth at the centre as global event brings together students, young farmers, scientists and entrepreneurs
16/10/2023
The Global Youth Forum opening ceremony celebrates the power of music as a catalyst for change
First-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agriculture
13/10/2023
New FAO report shows that about $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost over the last 30 years
Immediate action is needed to get Africa on track with global goals
11/10/2023
World Food Day and World Food Forum 2023 set to spark global action for water, climate action and sustainable agrifood systems
10/10/2023
On 16-20 October, FAO headquarters in Rome will welcome world leaders, experts, changemakers and youth and indigenous activists to work for a sustainable future
Fighting a rare “Super El Niño” in Somalia
06/10/2023
Interview with Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO Representative in Somalia
FAO Food Price Index unchanged in September
06/10/2023
Higher world maize and sugar prices offset by lower vegetable oil quotations.
Rome Water Dialogue 2023 seeks solutions and synergies and brings practical contributions
04/10/2023
FAO Director-General urges intensified efforts towards resilient, sustainable water-secure, food-secure future
FAO broadens scope of innovative water monitoring tool to include the whole world
04/10/2023
Open-access WaPOR system uses geospatial data to track actual crop water consumption down to the field level.
Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance
04/10/2023
Global Symposium on Soils and Water brings experts from around the world to discuss a multifold relationship
02/10/2023
Almost a quarter of the population in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to face acute food insecurity as humanitarian needs grow to record levels
29/09/2023
FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization forges path ahead
29/09/2023
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste: FAO calls for circular model in agrifood systems
29/09/2023
Director-General says “take-make-use-discard” model wasteful and unsustainable as FAO launches new Food Loss App
FAO unveils new fungi-inspired art exhibition for World Food Forum 2023
28/09/2023
The unique exhibition by Italian artist Egeon will be showcased at the Rome Botanical Gardens for almost a month to highlight the vital role of mushrooms in ecosystems