Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

16 October 2022

World Food Day

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Thomas Pesquet
30/09/2022

France 

Since 2018, European Space Agency Astronaut (ESA) Thomas Pesquet has been working with FAO to advocate for greater food security,...

Gabriella D’Cruz
07/10/2022

India 

Growing up on the coast of Goa sparked a fascination in Gabriella D’Cruz for exploring the tidepools of the Arabian Sea. Over...

Mohamed Ali Gaidi
11/10/2022

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Sophia Roe
21/09/2022

USA

Chef, Writer and TV Host, Sophia Roe lives in Brooklyn, New York and is passionate about food. She loves to discover where her food comes...

The Roca brothers – Joan, Josep and Jordi
21/09/2022

Spain

The Roca brothers – Joan, Josep and Jordi – are third generation restaurateurs in their family who had a dream to start a new venture...

FAO Somalia Team
12/10/2022

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Mazeda Begum
16/08/2022

Bangladesh 

When COVID-19 first hit Mazeda Begum’s informal settlement in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s sprawling capital, she and her husband...

Edik Harutyunyan
16/08/2022

Armenia

When Edik Harutyunyan began farming 20 years ago, he had little more than a small plot of land and a big goal. He wanted to prove...

Ninfa Aguilar Medina
16/08/2022

Peru

Ever since she was a child growing up in the district of Pucara, in the Junín region of central Peru, Ninfa Medina wanted to have a...

Rodrigo Pacheco
29/09/2022

Ecuador

Rodrigo Pacheco is a world-renowned Ecuadorian chef known for much more than his delicious recipes. This food hero is also cooking...

The Merlo Family
16/10/2022

Uruguay

When Karina and Francisco Merlo decided to bet...

Nadia Selmi
16/08/2022

Tunisia

For...

Edy Prasetyo
06/09/2022

Indonesia 

When Edy Prasetyo began farming catfish in 2001, he couldn’t have imagined how popular it would become for Indonesian...

Rebecca Clopath
06/09/2022

Switzerland 

Rebecca Clopath is a well-known Swiss chef renowned for her nature-focused approach to preparing food. Despite her impressive...

FAO Ukraine Team
07/10/2022

Ukraine

The FAO Ukraine team is a group of like-minded professionals who are extremely committed to their work. Before the war, the...

Zeinabou Mint Smail
06/09/2022

Mauritania  

Zeinabou Mint Smail comes from the traditionally pastoral region of Assaba in Mauritania. Her family members were...

Martha Negumbo
19/09/2022

Namibia

Marula has long been a staple in Namibian homes, where both the nut and the fruit have a reputation for being healthy and the nut...

Jacob Beaton and Jessica Ouellette
28/09/2022

Canada

When Jacob and Jessica Beaton traded suburban life for a 140-acre farm in British Columbia, they relied on YouTube videos to learn...

Association of Italian Catholic Scouts and Guides
19/09/2022

Italy

In the early days of Italy’s first lockdown due to the COVID-19 virus, when everybody was instructed to stay home, a group of young...

Gloria Montenegro
19/09/2022

Chile

Honeys are as diverse as the flowers that lend their pollen to the bees that visit. And if anybody can tell a story about this delicious...

Marina Rukhaia
19/09/2022

Georgia

At 57, Marina Rukhaia has had a more eventful life than many in her village of Etseri in the northwest of Georgia. These days, she...

Shakira Deyanira Andy Shiguango
21/09/2022

Ecuador 

Whenever people highlight the poverty of Amazon communities, Shakira Andy makes an effort to correct them.  
"For...

Shristi Adhikari
21/09/2022

Nepal

Apples are of great importance for Nepal, and any problem in production affects female farmers in particular: “Apples are the only...

Shelley Burich
28/09/2022

Samoa

When Shelley Burich started growing vanilla some 15 years ago, it was merely a hobby next to her full-time job as CEO of a charity...

Esteban Gallie
28/09/2022

Argentina

The story of Esteban Gallie begins with his great-grandfather, who at the end of the 19th century owned his own farm called Morro...

Nikita Rossov
28/09/2022

Russia

Camembert, burrata, gruyere... they are not cheeses one associates with Siberia, but Nikita Rossov makes them all. In all, the young...

Gürsel Appa
23/09/2022

Türkiye

In Türkiye, Gürsel Appa has become a successful role model for women farmers, demonstrating how women’s empowerment in agriculture...

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14/10/2022

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