$1.06 billion needed to help communities in 26 countries fight back against hunger
08/02/2018
As conflicts and climate-related shocks undermine global food security, FAO asks donors to renew their support in 2018
New estimates suggest global cereal output set a record
01/02/2018
FAO Food Price Index stable; world cereal stocks-to-use ratio heading for highest level since 2002
Hunger in conflict zones continues to intensify
29/01/2018
Correction: An earlier version of this news release published on 29 January 2018 reported that 26 percent of the population in Ukraine currently faces acute hunger. The correct information is that 2.6 percent (rpt: 2.6 percent) of the total population in Ukrai...
FAO calls for renewed commitment to get Africa back on track to eliminate hunger
27/01/2018
27 January 2018, Rome/Addis Ababa - Hunger-fighting initiatives in Africa need to be deepened and broadened to put the continent back on track to eliminating the scourge of undernutrition, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today told heads of state and governmen...
Note to Editors: FAO at the 30th African Union Summit
25/01/2018
Ending hunger and boosting nutrition are in focus.
FAO and IOM boost cooperation on migration
24/01/2018
The two organizations will chair the Global Migration Group
Urgent livestock vaccination campaign in South Sudan in jeopardy without more support
23/01/2018
Keeping animals alive and healthy is vital to combat hunger - Donor appeal
More than meat: Shaping the future of livestock
20/01/2018
FAO points the way for low-carbon animal products to support nutrition and rural livelihoods
FAO leader calls for end to “triple discrimination” against indigenous women
12/01/2018
Fight against hunger and poverty requires empowering indigenous women at home and everywhere
Food prices down in December but up for the whole year
11/01/2018
FAO Food Price Index fell 3.3 percent in December but still averaged 8.2 percent higher in 2017 compared to 2016
Conflict causing spikes in food insecurity in the Near East and North Africa
21/12/2017
Strife and violence in some countries are casting a shadow on prospects for Zero Hunger across the entire region
Global wood production growth accelerates
21/12/2017
Surge driven by economic growth, new manufacturing capacities in Eastern Europe and demand for biofuel
FAO hails UN resolutions honoring family farmers, bees, camelids and fisheries
21/12/2017
General Assembly draws attention to key players in pollination, production, adaptation and the world underwater
FAO and WFP step up efforts to alleviate hunger in Greater Kasai
20/12/2017
Belgian funding channelled through the UN bodies will benefit tens of thousands at risk in the Democratic Republic of Congo
From rainy to dry season – sustained support brings relief to farmers in northeastern Nigeria
18/12/2017
Hunger declines for the first time since the onset of the Boko Haram crisis
Helping Latin America’s rural smallholders sell to the rest of the World
13/12/2017
FAO helps small-scale beekeepers, quinoa growers and coffee producers develop export opportunities
France and FAO renew partnership on sustainable agriculture and climate change
12/12/2017
Director-General attends One Planet summit in Paris
Governments and civil society step up efforts to help mountain people better cope with climate change, hunger and migration
11/12/2017
Putting sustainable mountain development on the 2030 Agenda
FAO Food Price Index declines in November amid cereals boom
07/12/2017
Surge in maize output on course to lift cereals stock-to-use ratio to highest level since 2002
Conflicts and drought spur hunger despite strong global food supply
07/12/2017
37 countries require external assistance for food