News Archive
18 October 2016
- Assessing the overall sustainability of the beef value chain and connecting consumers and sustainability were just a couple of the topics discussed at the 2016 Global Conference on Sustainable Beef held from 4 to 7 October 2016 in Banff Springs, ...17 October 2016
- Committee on World Food Security focuses on livestock and smallholders’ market access
The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) opened its plenary today, poised in the wake of international agreements on new global Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on ...15 October 2016
- Urban food systems take center stage at second meeting of the world’s mayors
All cities, big and small, can and must help build the sustainable, resilient food systems of the future, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva stressed during the second ...01 October 2016
- FAO and Slow Food team up to boost market access for highland producers
FAO's Mountain Partnership and Slow Food have launched a voluntary product label for mountain goods that's meant to improve market access for small highland producers from developing countries ...22 September 2016
- Investing in sustainable agrifood value chains and inclusive agribusiness in the Mediterranean region was the focus of a high-level forum on 21 September 2016 in the Albanian capital, Tirana. The event was hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...