Bilateral meeting with Senators from the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Canada
14/07/2023
Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with a delegation of Senators who sit on the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry of Canada, including: The Honourable Robert Black, Senator and Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agri...
FAO’s Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) receives global special achievement award for innovative use of mapping and analytics technology
17/07/2023
San Diego/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) has been awarded a global prize for special achievement in using geographic information sys...
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 40 and its work has never been more important
17/07/2023
Rome - The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the only intergovernmental body that deals with all matters specifically related to biodiversity for food and agriculture, is marking its 40th anniversary, and the importance of its ...
Advancing One Health with USAID and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
18/07/2023
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FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
20/07/2023
Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Action Plan designed to support the implementation of its ambitious&nb...
Ecosystem Restoration: Best practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning
24/07/2023
The webinar “Ecosystem Restoration: Best Practices for capacity development, knowledge and learning”, hosted by the Task Force on Best Practices (TFBP), took place on 23 June 2023....
Opinion: Investing in agriculture in emergencies is a game-changer
31/07/2023
Facing an alarming food security outlook, investing in agriculture in emergency contexts has never been so important — but it needs to be at scale and included in the planning of humanitarian aid programmes.
FAO champions implementation of 12 projects as The Pandemic Fund rolls out first round of financing
18/08/2023
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will co-lead the implementation of 12 projects worth $264 million aimed to boost local and global health security as part of
Efforts to safeguard biodiversity receive welcome boost
25/08/2023