Doha - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) have signed a USD 10 million agreement to support rural communities affected by the potential contamination of agricultural land with mines and explosive remnants of war...

Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, on Friday urged Member Countries to reinforce global partnerships to prevent and control transboundary animal diseases (TADs), warning they are one of the most urgent...

Kyiv - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine, with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and in partnership with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop T...

Belém, Brazil – The UK Government today announced long-term funding of GBP 16.9 million for the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). AIM4Forests is a flagship partnership betwe...

Rome – Today, the Food and Agriculture Museum & Network (FAO MuNe) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was inaugurated by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, launching an exciting new e...

Rural women in the Gambia are leading efforts to sustainably restock Cockles (Cerastoderma edule), an ecologically important species which was once abundant and central to local diets. The effort is part of the Climate Resilient Fishery Initiative for Livelihood Improvement in The Gambia (PR...

Reykjavík - On the occasion of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s official visit to Iceland, FAO and Iceland strengthened their partnership through the signature of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The agreement expands the scope of the partners’ current ...

Rome - For the second year in a row, the AIM4Forests programme — a collaboration between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) — has receive...

Port‑au‑Prince/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), have launched an emergency initiative in Haiti’s North and Centre departments to deliver critical assistance to the most vulnerab...

Port Sudan/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, has launched the 2025 national livestock vaccination campaign to safeguard livelihoods of over three million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists acro...

Suva, Fiji – In a significant step toward strengthening its economy, Fiji officially launched its first-ever Agribusiness Incubation (ABI) Center today. The center will serve as a dynamic hub for entrepreneurs, offering crucial support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh launched a marine survey of the Bay of Bengal to evaluate the status of fishery resources and ecosystem health. The survey will generate critical data providing a foundation for evidence-based strategies with a view to inform decisions for sustainab...

Rome/Nairobi – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a partnership from the Mastercard Foundation, for a five-year initiative designed to create economic opportunities in the livestock sector with young people living in Kenya’s arid and se...

Tiranë - Across the rugged highlands and sunlit lowlands of Albania, a quiet but powerful transformation is underway. Farmers, especially women and young people, are beginning to adopt digital tools and approaches, gradually reshaping traditional roles and practices. From precisi...

Rome/Kabul - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UK  government have launched a new initiative to improve food security, boost rural livelihoods and help Afghan communities better withstand climate and economic shocks.

FAO’s Resil...

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the government of Norway have signed a new agreement to support FAO in continuing to host the office of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), providing a collaborative platform to advance for...

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed Canada’s pledge of nearly $10 million (CAD 13.5 million) to mitigate wildfire risks and protect ecosystems worldwide through the FAO-hosted Global Fire Management Hub.

Canada’s contributi...

Sulaymaniyah - Under the auspices of H.E. Mr. Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq marked a major step toward safeguarding its agricultural heritage and enhancing its food security with the laying of the foundation stone for the first-e...

Port Moresby/Rome - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved projects worth more than $300 million that will protect forests in Papua New Guinea, promote sustainable fisheries in Saint Lucia, and help grow Africa’s Great Green Wall.

The initiatives, designed by the Food a...

Chiang Mai, Thailand – Stretching from Bhutan to Papua New Guinea, the Indo-Malaya forest biome harbors one of the last major primary forest areas in the world, hosting more than 5,000 threatened species. 60 percent of its original vegetation is already lost, and the remaining pr...