Q&A: How FAO and partners are working to help countries explore sustainable bioenergy development
08/12/2014
If developed in the right way, a healthy biofuels sector can help improve energy access and food security
FAO and partners call for a global response to deadly banana disease
23/12/2014
New program will aim to prevent spread of Fusarium wilt
Latin America and the Caribbean need final push to achieve World Food Summit Goal
10/12/2014
Region has advanced 92 percent towards goal of halving the total number of people suffering from hunger
2014 seen as record year for world cereal production
11/12/2014
Conflict, Ebola and adverse weather exacerbate local food insecurity
South-South Cooperation: “A relationship among equals”
15/12/2014
Knowledge exchanges between nations of the global south can offer new solutions for development challenges - FAO Director-General
Ebola leaves hundreds of thousands facing hunger in three worst-hit countries
17/12/2014
Lack of access to food in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone could threaten over one million people
FAO Investment Centre celebrates 50th anniversary
16/12/2014
Centre helps member countries increase and improve quality of agricultural and rural investments
Global wood production grows for the fourth year
18/12/2014
2013 saw record levels of global wood pellet and wood-based panel production
Ten years after Asian tsunami, the region is better prepared to cope with disasters
22/12/2014
But more needs to be done to further enhance resilience
Maize, rice, wheat farming must become more sustainable
19/12/2014
World experts agree improved crop varieties need to go hand-in-hand with eco-friendly farming systems
Growing concern for South Sudan’s herders as conflict displaces millions of cattle
31/12/2014
Unusual herding and migration routes in 2014 stir tensions and pose risk of spreading diseases
Brazil offers an extra $17 million to FAO projects as new government takes helm
31/12/2014
Director-General Graziano da Silva will meet new cabinet ministers in Brasilia
Healthy soils are the foundation of food production
20/04/2015
Global Soil Week opens with emphasis on soils for development
Eataly-FAO collaboration bears fruit
21/04/2015
Jars of cactus pear jam produced in Ethiopia have now reached consumers in Rome, thanks to partnership effort
Dramatic impact of climate change on people's lives demands response - FAO leader
23/04/2015
Director-General briefs Italian politicians on Paris summit, says poor can’t be asked to pick up the climate change bill
Huge opportunities for agricultural growth in West Africa
02/07/2015
New report sees regional integration as high road to making the most of changing food patterns and dynamic populations
Pope Francis tells FAO Conference delegates eradicating hunger is an obligation that must not be neglected
11/06/2015
Stresses importance of solidarity to achieve food security, good nutrition, reducing food waste
Queen Letizia of Spain named FAO Special Ambassador for Nutrition
12/06/2015
Highlights the importance of "mobilizing will" in the fight against hunger and malnutrition in address to FAO Conference
New guide on preventing child labour in agriculture
15/06/2015
Provides a suite of tools for use by development professionals, policymakers, civil society groups