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FAO unveils new data domain tracking agricultural research and development trends
30/04/2026

Publicly-oriented agricultural R&D systems surpass $50 billion globally and investment is steadier since 2009

Strait of Hormuz crisis: FAO Director-General outlines risks, actions and policy responses
28/04/2026

QU Dongyu addresses FAO Council on implications for world food security and agriculture due to supply...

Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
28/04/2026

Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of severe and deadly malnutrition

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Acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen, UN, EU and partners warn in new report
24/04/2026

Over the past decade acute hunger numbers have doubled, while funding retreats to 2016 levels

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What fuels the stove, fires the change: rethinking cooking for health, empowerment and climate

21/08/2025

Despite clear benefits, clean cooking solutions receive limited support, leaving billions without a safe way to cook.

FAO Interviews
Closing the gender gap in agrifood systems can help reduce food insecurity and boost global GDP: FAO gender experts
19/03/2026

Interview with Tacko Ndiaye, Gender Team Leader and Mariola Acosta, FAO’s Strategic Coordinator of the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026,...