Rome – A significant milestone in global plant health capacity development was achieved with the launch of the IPPC Plant Health Campus, during the 19th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19). Developed under the "Strengthening Food Control and Phytosanitary Capacities...

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed a contribution of nearly USD 1.2 million (£ 950 000) from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which will support the implementation of the Africa Phytosanitary Programme ...

Rome/Mogadishu – Ugbaad – the Somali name for a new project that aims to boost climate resilient agriculture – translates as “fresh sprouting pasture”, symbolizing hope. The Climate Resilient Agriculture project bearing its name will tackle persisten...

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has received $11.9 million in contributions from the Government of Japan to scale up its emergency and resilience activities in humanitarian contexts across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. This fu...

Songdo/Roma – El Fondo Verde para el Clima (FVC) ha aprobado la financiación de dos nuevos proyectos valorados en más de 130 millones de USD para fortalecer la resiliencia al clima y promover el desarrollo sostenible en Kenya y Serbia.

Las iniciativas dirigidas por la Orga...

Alexander Jones, Director of Resource Mobilization Division (PSR) at FAO, recently concluded a week-long mission to Ukraine, reaffirming FAO’s commitment to supporting the country’s agricultural sector amidst the challenges of war and economic instability.

During his visit,...

Rome - The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), an inter-agency platform which works to increase transparency in international food markets, welcomed a EUR 1.2 million contribution from the European Union’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development...

La Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático de 2024 (COP29) será un hitoen los esfuerzos mundiales para combatir el cambio climático y garantizar la seguridadalimentaria para las generaciones presentes y futuras. El Gobierno de Azerbaiyán acoge laConferencia en Bakú.

Songdo/Roma - En una decisión histórica, el Fondo Verde para el Clima (FVC) ha aprobado la financiación de dos proyectos transform...

Roma - De las abejas y las lombrices de tierra hasta los arrecifes de coral y las selvas lluviosas, la biodiversidad contribuye a garantizar nuestra diversidad alimentaria y debe considerarse como un elemento clave para transformar nuestros sistemas de producción de alimentos, subrayó hoy la Orga...

Roma – La iniciativa pionera “Earth Map” de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) que utiliza archivos de datos geoespaciales disponibles gratuitamente para realizar un seguimiento y una cartografía del medio ambiente y el clima ha sido galardonado con...

Rome - One of the major development challenges in today's rapidly expanding agricultural value chains is connecting small farmers to increasingly competitive markets. The format of Productive Alliances between small farmers, the public sector, and the private sector is a type of partnership that ...

Yaundé - El Sr. QU Dongyu, Director General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), ha firmado hoy un acuerdo por el que la FAO va a prestar apoyo al Gobierno del Camerún para fomentar la capacidad de los agricultores en pequeña esca...

Rabat/Roma - Los niveles de hambre en África han aumentado en los últimos dos años, debido a los efectos persistentes de la pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), los conflictos en curso, la crisis climática y las perturbaciones económicas, pero las posibilidades del continente son...

The ocean provides food and livelihoods for millions of people. But pollution, unsustainable practices, and climate change pose major threats to ocean ecosystems, the food they provide and the communities that depend on them.

Kampala/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a 15 million euro ($16.29 million) project funded by the European Union (EU) to help Uganda’s forestry sector contribute more sustainably to the economy and the environment.

The five-yea...

Roma. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) celebró hoy el Día Internacional de los Bosques mostrando innovaciones transformadoras como los avances en materia de vigilancia forestal, los sistemas de alerta temprana y otras soluciones técnicas esenciale...

Afghanistan is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) single largest country programme, where it continues to carry out its operations despite the ongoing political instability. The Organization has over 400 employees on the ground and is present in every one of the 34 provinces in the country. The food security situation remains alarming with over 15 million people or 36 percent of the population being food insecure. However, the work that FAO has been doing there with other partners— having reached over 10 million farmers last year and intending to reach more this coming year with wheat seed, animal vaccines, and other agricultural production inputs— is contributing to the gradual reduction in the food insecurity numbers. These interventions play a vital role since 80 percent of the country’s population derive their income from agriculture.

Building on the support provided to countries for the Pandemic Fund's first call for proposals and the 12 successful proposals that FAO will help implement in partnership with governments, civil society and other Implementing Entities, attention now turns to the second call for proposals. FAO will support countries and regional bodies to develop proposals in support of national, regional and global efforts in preventing, preparing, and responding to pandemics. The application portal is open until 17 May 2024.

Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Senegal are particularly vulnerable given their coastal exposure and reliance on natural resources. Recurring drought, irregular rainfall patterns and rising temperatures threaten agriculture, food security and livelihoods. Agriculture and food systems face serious risk if urgent measures to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss are not taken.