A new paradigm for boosting the impact of humanitarian responses to food crises
23/05/2016
UN agencies and European Union launch global network for joint assessments, coordinated action
Agriculture sector key to protecting livelihoods, addressing conflict and climate change risks
23/05/2016
World Humanitarian Summit: FAO stresses prioritizing investments in crisis prevention and rural resilience to reduce humanitarian needs
Bees are bellwethers for the healthy agricultural ecosystems they help create
21/05/2016
FAO's Director-General urges all to embrace “pollinator-friendly” approaches
Food guidelines offer opportunities to protect the planet, too
19/05/2016
New study makes case for addressing sustainability, climate change when promoting good nutrition
Ground-breaking illegal fishing accord soon to enter into force
16/05/2016
FAO Port State Measures Agreement set to become binding law
Near East countries stress peace is needed to fight hunger
13/05/2016
Declaration acknowledges role of food security in building peaceful societies
European Union and FAO to step up efforts to combat illegal timber trade
13/05/2016
$30m initiative aims at empowering smallholder wood producers, reducing poverty
Near East: Improvements in food security being offset by impacts of conflict, strife
12/05/2016
FAO Director-General says more support for agriculture needed from rich countries
FAO and Nobel laureates to tackle the twin problems of hunger and violence
11/05/2016
Agriculture can drive post-conflict recovery – New alliance will strengthen agency's role in peacebuilding
New pesticide guidelines seek faster phase-out of risky toxins
10/05/2016
FAO and WHO offer road map to deal with Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Near East countries gather to discuss shared food security priorities
09/05/2016
FAO Regional Conference for the Near East opens in Rome
Palm oil keeps global food price trend heading up in April
05/05/2016
FAO’s updated global cereal harvest forecast points to stable markets for key staples
Europe and Central Asia set sights on better nutrition, sustainable agriculture
04/05/2016
Full week of discussions planned as FAO regional conference kicks off in Turkey
Urgent action needed to help Ethiopia’s farmers produce food in main cropping season
29/04/2016
FAO seeks $10 million to provide underserved districts with seeds, prevent further rise in food insecurity
Continued spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants bolsters case for eradication
28/04/2016
FAO and OIE map campaign to stamp out a virus that kills millions of sheep and goats each year
North Korea's food production falls for first time since 2010 as water scarcity hits agricultural sector
27/04/2016
Food security expected to deteriorate, most households already estimated to have poor or borderline consumption
Drones help farmers in the Philippines prepare for climate disasters
25/04/2016
New tech allows for rapid and detailed assessments of vulnerable farmlands
To fight climate change, invest in agriculture
22/04/2016
Rural poor and smallholder farmers among hardest hit - FAO Deputy Director-General at signing of Paris Agreement
On Earth Day, FAO Director-General stresses need to protect ecosystems
22/04/2016
UN agency launches new mountain facility to tackle hunger in highland areas
New technologies boost efforts to cut down on environmentally harmful "ghost fishing"
21/04/2016
Growing concern for impacts of lost and abandoned fishing gear - marking guidelines being developed