17 February, Washington DC – As highlighted in FAO’s State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 report, approximately one-third of global agricultural and food exports are traded within global value chains (GVCs). Over one‐thir...

11 February 2021, Washington, DC / Rome – FAO and The Nature Conservancy co-hosted a publication launch and webinar to explore the potential of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to support the transformation of our food systems, delivering nutrition for people while restoring natural reso...

On World Pulses Day, join FAO North America and Pulse Canada for a Twitter Chat on the important role pulses can play in contributing towards the sustainable development goals to end hunger and promote sustainable agriculture.

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| Coming to America

I arrived in Washington State in the winter of 1994. I had never seen snow or experienced freezing temperatures before. How I ended up in the U.S. is a story of luck and sheer determination.

Two years prior to my arrival, I met Ruth Klava...

27 January  2021, Washington, DC – According to FAO’s State of Food and Agriculture Report 2020, intensifying water constraints threaten food security and nutrition. Urgent action is needed to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and equitable. To discuss approaches to overcomin...

Dear Readers,

Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful, rejuvenating, and safe holiday season despite the ongoing pandemic, which has changed the world as we know it.

We have a very important year ahead of us, including key global events aimed at accelerating action towards achie...

1. How did you get interested in food and agriculture issues?

I grew up in a small village in rural Germany, where we had a big garden and always went to buy fresh milk from the village cowshed. Our neighbors had chickens, cows and goats. Many of my e...

North American Indigenous Peoples and the UN Food Systems Summit Leadership exchange expertise and visions during High-Level Expert Seminar.

22 December 2020 – “The Food Systems Summit is going to do everything we can to ensure the voices of Indigenous peoples ...

16 December 2020, Washington DC – An estimated 70 percent of the global population does not have adequate access to social protection, and the majority live in rural areas, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). To discuss the potential of and challenges to social prote...

9 December 2020 - FAO North America and the CSIS Global Food Security Program held a private roundtable featuring a keynote address by Dr. Pamela Ronald, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at University of California Davis, followed by a discu...

7 December 2020, Washington, DC – From tiny bacteria to agile millipedes and slimy earthworms – organic matter in soil are indispensable to life on Earth. To celebrate healthy soils, FAO North America organized a webinar on 2 December in advance of World Soil Day on 5 December.

Thomas P...

Dear Readers,

2020 will go down in modern history as the year that wasn’t. But it was. Never before has so much changed for so many.

As it comes to a close, we are grateful to each and every one of you for your tireless effort in building a hunger-...

The 2020 World Food Law Symposium, which took place on 12 November 2020, explored innovations, creative financing and supportive legal approaches to transform food loss in commercial or nutritional products. The annual event – co-hosted by the World Food Law Institute and FAO North America – a...

Greetings! My name is Ahdi Z. Mohammed. I am a Communications and Partnerships Consultant at FAO North America. After several years of working in a similar role at the UN Environment Programme, I joined FAO in February 2018.

I grew up in the bustling capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, an...

19 November 2020, Washington DC – Women are a critical force in agriculture and food systems worldwide. However, they are disproportionately affected by hunger and malnutrition. As producers, women have less access to resources, assets, and access to credit. To raise awareness about how empowe...

18 November 2020, Rome - As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) drastically rises threatening to turn into the next pandemic with serious implications for global health, agri-food systems and eco...

As governments worldwide impose lockdowns in an attempt to halt the spread of the coronavirus, many industries are expected to suffer the consequences. The forest sector is no exception, and this comes after a couple of particularly tough years marked by a rise in pest infestations, wildfires ...

Dear Readers,

October 16th has always been a significant date for FAO. It marks the start of our journey from Québec City in 1945. This October 16th was special. FAO turned 75 - a major milestone to celebrate, to introspect and to plan ahead. With nearly 700 million people still ...

I am Emily Pliscott, a Communications Intern at FAO North America. I grew up in Kenyon, a rural town in Southeastern Minnesota. I graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Agricultural Communication and Marketing. Currently, I am a master’s ...

The 2020 World Food Day marked 75 years of FAO’s work to defeat global hunger and highlighted the Organization’s deep roots in North America. FAO was conceived in Hot Springs, Virginia in 1943, when 44 governments gathered and agreed on the need for a permanent organization in the field of foo...