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08/06/2024

Galway. Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General, visited the University of Galway (UoG), one of Ireland’s top-rated universities for educat...

05/06/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance joint work. FAO's Assistant Director-General and...

09/05/2024

Ithaca, New York - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu visited Cornell...

19/02/2024
FAO and China’s oldest land and environmental research institute signed an agreement today to harness an innovative geographical and environmental traceability tool that will link consumers and growers of special agricultural products (SAPs) to promote their unique qualities and cultural importance.  
12/01/2024

Building upon a successful partnership since 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Sapienza University of Rome are set to reinforce their collaboration through the...

14/12/2023

December 14, 2023, marks an important moment for both the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) in Brazil as they signe...

14/11/2023

FAO marked an important milestone on 19 October at its Science and Innovation Forum when it signed partnership agreements with three institutions - CAB Interna...

13/11/2023

FAO and the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)renewed their partnership on 27 October 2023, a further sign of their mutual commitment to achieving the United Nations Sustainabl...

31/10/2023

Achieving the objectives of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 and the global goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda requires high levels of collaboration across the board. Strategic partnerships, particularly with non-state actors (NSAs), are vital and bring transformative, added va...

23/10/2023

Starkville, Mississippi - The power and potential of science, data and innovation were center stage Monday as QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), met with senior executives and researchers at Mississippi State University (MSU)....

19/10/2023

A renowned regional intergovernmental organization, the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) is a driver for policy and strategy development in the Mediterranean region. Both...

16/10/2023

On 16 October, during World Food Day, a solemn ceremony was held to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between FAO and the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy ...

10/10/2023

On 17 October, FAO will host the Fifth Annual Academia Perspectives Roundtable – a hybrid, interactive dialogue on the role of FAO partnerships with academia and research institutions to address climate change and food security, as a side event at the 

31/07/2023

In partnership since 2010, the Food and Agriculture Organizat...

24/07/2023

In June 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Italian Research Institutions (IRIs), namely the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Agenzia Nazionale ...

25/05/2023

Patrick Stover, Ph.D. is the focal point for the TAMUS partnership with FAO. Joined by a IHA/TAMUS delegation, Dr. Stover recently undertook a mission to the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture in Vienna and FAO headquarters in ...

23/05/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of International Development in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the 

30/03/2023
Accra – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a five-year partnership agreement with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). The deal renews...
20/02/2023
What active role can consumers play in shaping healthier and more sustainable food systems? And what are the implications for rethinking Mediterranean diets? This is the key question raised during a...