Puerto Príncipe (Haití) y Roma (Italia). La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Fondo Central para la Acción en Casos de Emergencia de las Naciones Unidas (CERF), han puesto en marcha una iniciativa de emergencia en los departament...

Puerto Sudán (Sudán) y Roma (Italia). La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), en colaboración con el Gobierno del Sudán, ha puesto en marcha la campaña nacional de vacunación del ganado de 2025 para salvaguardar los medios de vida de má...

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 Enter...

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 sus...

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...

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 pr...

Roma/Kabul - La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Gobierno del Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte han puesto en marcha una nueva iniciativa para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria, impulsar los medios de vida rurales y...

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 advan...

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.

Can...

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 (Papua Nueva Guinea)/Roma (Italia). El Fondo Verde para el Clima (FVC) ha aprobado proyectos por valor de más de 300 millones de USD con el objetivo de proteger los bosques de Papua Nueva Guinea, promover la pesca sostenible en Santa Lucía y favorecer el crecimiento ...

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 remain...

A new US$4.5 million project will create employment opportunities for vulnerable farmers in Lebanon and reduce production costs in the dairy value chain. The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and ...

The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) has approved USD 8.9 million in grant funding for an FAO-led initiative to strengthen food security and climate resilience in the Solomon Islands.

With rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and a large rural population dependent on agricul...

Baghdad, Iraq - Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr. QU Dongyu, together with key Iraqi ministries, today launched the Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded project titled "Strengthening Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural...

The Pandemic Fund, hosted by the World Bank, provides multiyear grants to help low- and middle-income countries strengthen prevention, preparedness, and response to pandemic threats. Using a One Health approach, the Fund supports collaborative disease surveillance and early warning systems, la...

Milan – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today took part in the 58th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Milan, where he emphasised the need to strengthen cooperation for furtheri...

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was awarded Wednesday for its sustained effort to help Zimbabwe use satellite-tracked evidence to improve its crop production data. FAO won the SDG Custodian Agency Prize at the seventh annual ...

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today on Earth Day launched Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Nature Restoration&nb...

Kyiv - The war in Ukraine continues inflicting pressure on the agricultural sector, making it increasingly difficult for farmers and rural families to continue food production and sustain their livelihoods. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has...