Nairobi – An extended, multi-season drought is driving acute food insecurity in the Horn of Africa, with 12 to 14 million people now at risk as crops continue to wither and animals weaken, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners warned t...

Washington, D.C.- FAO North America and Slow Food USA celebrated legumes, pulses and beans on World Pulses Day through a Slow Food Live webinar moderated by Anna Mulé, Executive Director of Slow Food USA. The hour-long session highlighted how these small but mighty seeds teach ...

Fighting drought in Afghanistan: commitment and tears

An FAO officer, Jawid Sultany, goes back to Herat and finds a worrisome situation

I have to admit that I was obsessed with getting back to the office. I couldn’t wait for the security ...

The new annual Awards acknowledge progress in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Awards are open to individuals, organizations, governments, foundations, academia or private sector leaders across the world.  We want to hear your story about ho...

Rome/Nairobi– Over $138 million in urgent funding is needed to assist 1.5 million vulnerable people in rural communities in the Horn of Africa whose fields and pastures have been hard hit by an extended drought, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

Dear Readers,

I hope this New Year brings with it reinvigorated hope to you, your colleagues and loved ones! I also hope that the holiday season allowed time for reflection, especially on how we can help vulnerable and marginalized populations worldwide address the sc...

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a $10 million contribution from the United States of America to its COVID-19 response efforts and to help counter other challenges that threaten human, animal and environmental health, inc...

Greetings, 

During this last month of 2021, as we gather with family and friends to celebrate the many holidays from religions around the world, I am deeply grateful to farmers, producers and ranchers who provide us with the food we have on our tables. They have ...

Rome – Countries need to make their agrifood systems more resilient to sudden shocks of the kind witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has emerged as a major driver of the latest rise in global hunger estimates. According to a new report published today by the Food an...

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will hold six regional consultations between September and November 2021. These consultations will contribute to the preparation of the Voluntary Guidelines (VGs) on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment (GEWE) i...

Rome – Agricultural expansion drives almost 90 percent of global deforestation – an impact much greater than previously thought, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said when releasing the first findings of its new