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The world is facing unprecedented challenges characterized by the COVID 19 pandemic, frequencies of extreme climate-related disasters such as wildfires, floods, heatwaves, among others. These events have had a massive impact on the food security provisions of many worldwide,...
The FAO LEAP secretariat recently convened the second plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Methaneto discuss progress, consolidate information and identify opportunities to curb methane emissions from agriculture.  Initiated in February 2021, the methane...
Opportunities for quality food and the productive use of water and other resources to nourish and benefit the poor, as well as society as a whole, exist, but need to be well integrated into policy and development actions. Based on...
The SOFA2020, one of FAO's major annual flagship publications, highlights the importance of LEAP in promoting sustainable water use in livestock production systems and supply chains This year's edition of the FAO’s State of Food and Agriculture 2020 (SOFA2020)...
Both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement represent the road map for global action to, amongst others, end poverty, protect the planet, and improve livelihoods while tackling climate change. Governments and the private sector are...