Restoration needs along Africa's drylands have been mapped and quantified for the first time

Urgent assistance to farmers critical to stemming growing food insecurity, UN agencies say

FAO report surveys risks in livestock production and sketches road map for mitigation

New agreement aims to improve food security, boost rural development, and address climate change in the Global South

Forecasts for cereal production and stocks raised

Legislators from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Europe will discuss strategies to fight hunger and to tackle climate change

Head of UN’s ECOSOC visits FAO to emphasize how agencies must leverage expertise in pursuit of common goals

First salvo against plague affecting sheep and goats will focus on high-risk countries, build on 2011 eradication of rinderpest

Consecutive years of drought amplified this year by El Niño will have lasting impact - nearly 850 000 people need urgent humanitarian assistance

Countries’ statistical capacities need a major boost in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda

New international agreement recognizes urbanization as a key driver for sustainable development and hunger eradication

Humanitarian assistance urgently needed

FAO Director-General meets with President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré during Rome visit

$4 million Africa Solidarity Trust Fund grant aims to help countries strengthen job creation

Rapid action needed to put smallholders and food systems on sustainable paths

Committee on World Food Security focuses on livestock and smallholders’ market access

New agreement aims to safeguard, biodiversity, traditional knowledge and landscapes

Italian Prime Minister Renzi, Pope Francis and Princess Lalla Hasnaa of Morocco urge collective action

Urban food systems take center stage at second meeting of the world’s mayors

Support for political alliances key to fight malnutrition globally