FAO emergencies director Rein Paulsen calls for greater investment in emergency agriculture during a visit to Sudan

From FAO Country Office in Somalia

 

Local conditions, and challenges, vary enormously for a sector providing a third of the world’s protein

Launch of new online hub brings together livestock data and tools to support early warning, preparedness and decision-making

From FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

FAO hosts high-level event marking 10 years of the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture

Countries are invited to place forests at the heart of food and nutrition policies

From FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

In this interview, Beth Bechdol, FAO Deputy Director-General, outlines the impact of the floods on rural communities and the urgent path towards agricultural recovery

Key decisions strengthen action on soil health, food security and pastoralist livelihoods.

Success of Agreement on Port State Measures to eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing hailed as countries gather for COFI discussion on global fisheries and aquaculture challenges.

Director-General urges governments to further implement the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries.

FAO Director-General says stronger regional cooperation, science and Blue Transformation will secure the subregion’s fisheries future 

In Croatia, FAO Director-General highlights youth, innovation and appropriate technologies as key to sustainable rural development 

Adverse weather, Middle East conflict, and Black Sea trade logistics mostly behind higher quotations for major food commodities.

Recognition highlights sustainable design and construction of new entrance complex at FAO’s Rome headquarters

Global assessment finds soil erosion remains the most severe threat, while sustainable soil management practices are not being adopted fast enough.

Efforts to restore degraded ecosystems in Brazil’s Cerrado, the Sahel and Saudi Arabia recognized     

Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol highlights rangeland restoration, the Great Green Wall and the need to scale up investment.

QU Dongyu lauds Asia-Pacific’s progress on food security while calling for science and innovation to tackle persistent hunger, unaffordable healthy diets and rural inequalities