Dear Readers,

As the flowers bloom this spring, so does hope for a new normal.

At FAO, we work tirelessly to build back better, leaving no one behind. Yet, as the latest FAO and World Food Programme early warning Hunger Hotspots report shows, ...

Tom Pesek has 20 years of experience in international development with extensive expertise in sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, as well as rural development. Over the past two decades, Tom has worked at UN Headquarters in New York and for all three of the Rome-based Agencie...

FAO, the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems organized the first exchange of knowledge between Indigenous leaders and the Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit to discuss the White/Whipala Paper on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems.

More than 476 million Indigenous Pe...

31 March 2021 Washington, D.C. – “Nature-based Solutions in Agriculture promise to be an effective way forward to ensure enhanced and yet sustainable food production, but we need to understand that the facilitating environment for its effective adoption has to be put in place quickly,” stated ...

31 March 2021, Washington, DC - The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) is calling for bold new actions to create more sustainable and equitable food systems. To highlight the potential role of landscape partnerships to support nature-positive food production systems, FAO North America and Eco...

FAO North America is currently hiring for the following Internships positions. The duration is 3-6 months, and the remuneration is up to 700 USD per month. Please carefully follow the instructions on how to apply at the bottom of the page. 

8 March 2021, Washington, DC/Rome – In celebration of International Women’s Day, FAO North America and the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit co-hosted a webinar honoring Indigenous Women as change-makers in food systems. North American Indigenous women, who are leaders in research, policymaking, lan...

Dear Readers,

With nearly 700 million people suffering from chronic hunger, 2 billion lacking access to regular food, and 3 billion not being able to afford healthy diets, compounded with the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need all hands and ...

Hello! My name is Elena Clark and I have been a Congressional Engagement and Partnership Consultant with FAO North America since February 2021.

I grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, where many of my family members still raise cattle, chicken, and goats and grow corn. My first direct experien...

Join our dynamic team as Partnerships and Outreach Consultant, administering several partnerships, acting as focal point on Trade and Markets, and supporting outreach activities!

Apply by 4 March here: 

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.

Pu...

| 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...