FAO and Brazil launch new regional project to transform urban agrifood systems in Latin America
12/05/2025
Lima, Peru, May 12, 2025 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Brazil, represented by the Ministry of Social Development and…
FAO and Brazil Promote Regional Learning on Territorial Rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples in Latin America
06/05/2025
The development of differentiated regulations and processes for the legalization of land for Afro-descendant populations by national land and agrarian institutions is fundamental to addressing the…
Türkiye and Kazakhstan strengthen cooperation on integrated forest fire management amid growing climate challenges
02/05/2025
2 May 2025, Semey, Kazakhstan –A two-day Integrated Forest Fire Management Training programme took place on 22–23 April 2025 in Semey, Kazakhstan. It assembled forestry…
RAES representatives attend the V International Cuba Health Convention 2025
25/04/2025
Havana, Cuba – Representatives from the Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) of Latin America and the Caribbean participated in the hygiene and epidemiology…
Out of its cocoon - FAO-China-Uganda South-South project creates new farming opportunities in sericulture
10/04/2025
Nestled in the lush hills above the northern shores of Lake Victoria, a new industry is emerging from its cocoon. Waiswa Aggrey Mubeerwa, its young manager, is waiting for it to mature so…
South-South Cooperation project supports the transformation of rice and millet food systems in The Gambia
03/04/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of China and the Ministry of Agriculture,…
Building resilience in Kenya’s fall armyworm management strategies
26/03/2025
Like many other tropical countries, Kenya faces fall armyworm infestations, with maize crops recording high levels of infestations during the growing season. The pest has enormous potential to…
Poultry Training Strengthens Farmers’ Capacities in Kharas Region
26/03/2025
In a move to strengthen poultry farming in southern Namibia, more than 30 local farmers and agricultural officers gathered in Keetmanshoop for a hands-on training session focused on poultry…
Fall Armyworm in Ghana: FAO strengthens sustainable pest management through South-South Cooperation
14/03/2025
In the face of growing threats to food security, Ghana is stepping up its efforts to sustainably manage Fall Armyworm (FAW). Twenty-five (25) national plant protection and extension officers…
The transformative power of school meals
12/03/2025
A teacher from El Salvador, a young student from the Dominican Republic and a family farmer from Guatemala have never met, but their life stories are wound around the same cause.
They all…