Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva ask international community for commitments during International Year of Family Farming

Shared vision for joint action, FAO's workplan in the region

More than 220 universities join FAO to expand learning opportunities and improve policies

FAO Director-General addresses Ministerial Meeting of the Organization’s Regional Conference for the Near East

Region loses up to a third of the food produced and imported - FAO Regional Conference proposes solutions

FAO highlights need for strategic regional cooperation on food security

Small-scale fishers and fish farmers need support to enter regional and international markets

New initiative eyes role of regional cooperation to enhance agricultural water management

After the first case of A(H7N9) outside China, FAO says there is no evidence that infected people could transmit the virus to poultry

Studies reveal extent of risks from pesticides in the region, show that field schools can dramatically cut their use

A way to build opportunities for young Africans, says FAO Director-General

Missing the March planting season will increase risk of a full-scale food and nutrition security crisis

Modern standards expected to benefit small-scale farmers, consumers

New agreement expected to step up cooperation between FAO and Belarus

Favourable production prospects keep cereal prices under downward pressure

Neighbouring countries need to review emergency plans

New joint report by World Bank, FAO, and the International Food Policy Research Institute looks at prospects for fisheries and aquaculture

FAO calls for $77 million for urgent food security and livelihood support

$2 billion sought to help more than 20 million people at risk of food insecurity

French research institutions and FAO sharing a common view