The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked a milestone celebrating 28 sites across 14 countries that have been designated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) over the past two years.

Jamaica has officially launched its national implementation of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative with a workshop aimed at revitalizing the country’s struggling ginger industry. The workshop, held in Kingston on 10 July 2025, was organized by FAO in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA).

Port Moresby/Rome - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved projects worth more than $300 millio...

The transformation of agrifood systems (AFS) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) has become a critical priority for sustainable development in the Caribbean. To accelerate agrifood systems transformation at the country level, FAO has launched the  Common Country Analysis (CCA)/United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) Analytical Support Mechanism, integrating technical expertise into UN country-level planning

The 2025 Honiara Summit is a call to action ...

Farmers and agripreneurs from East and West Sepik of Papua New Guinea united in a peer-learning event to refine cultivation methods, boost market opportunities, and strengthen the region’s vanilla industry for lasting resilience and development.

A joint study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assessed the feasibility of biogas technology in the Solomon Islands, identifying opportunities to transform organic waste, particularly pig slurry and other farm residues, into clean energy

Near the Corentyne Coast in the most eastern part of Guyana, locals farm the endemic brackish water shrimp (Penaeus subtilis and 

As a spotlight feature for this month, we speak to Temarama Anguna-Kamana, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Cook Islands and the incoming Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau representative for the Southwest Pacific Region