"Good progress made at FAO" says new DFID report
22/07/2013
UK Development Agency welcomes new focus on results and greater efficiency
World cereal production set to reach historic high in 2013
11/07/2013
Serious food insecurity affects Syria, Central Africa, parts of West Africa
Moratorium on using live rinderpest virus lifted for approved research
10/07/2013
Benefits of future research should be carefully balanced against potential risks
Four million Syrians are unable to produce or buy enough food
05/07/2013
If conflict continues, Syria's food prospects will be seriously at risk in 2014, joint FAO/WFP report finds
New UN food safety and nutrition standards will benefit consumers
05/07/2013
Codex Alimentarius adopts new limits on fruit, vegetables and fish, salt and fat labelling, hygiene and carcinogenic contaminants
Linking farmers to moving markets
03/07/2013
FAO report says policy-makers need to recognize the vast diversity of ‘smallholder farmers’, while linking them to constantly evolving markets, to be able to feed more people
World’s food standard body praised as safety net for consumers
02/07/2013
Countries celebrate 50th anniversary of Codex Alimentarius
2025: United behind the African agenda to eradicate hunger
01/07/2013
High-level Meeting adopts Declaration for unified and focused action by all to end hunger and malnutrition by 2025
Strong leadership is a critical determinant of success in ending hunger
30/06/2013
From reducing to eradicating hunger: a new common goal that can make the difference
Climate-smart farming takes root in Kenya
28/06/2013
Kenyan farmers learn by doing, with simple technologies and practices
New tool to improve assessment of forest biomass and carbon stocks
28/06/2013
Better forest data needed to tackle climate change and develop bioenergy strategies
FAO and ILO urge countries to better protect children working in fisheries and aquaculture
27/06/2013
Many children are exposed to harsh and hazardous working conditions that harm their health and learning abilities
Locust plague threatens to trigger severe food crisis in Madagascar
26/06/2013
Locusts have already infested over half of the island nation’s cultivated land and pastures
FAO Members find consensus on Programme of Work and Budget
22/06/2013
Director-General welcomes consensus as sign of commitment to FAO goals
Project to support access to market for marginalized farmers
21/06/2013
Italy donates $1.9 million for women and youth in Kenya and South Sudan
Pope Francis: Starvation in a world of plenty “scandalous”
20/06/2013
Papal audience with FAO Conference
Angola joins Equatorial Guinea in contributing to Africa Solidarity Trust Fund
20/06/2013
Government of Angola donates $10 million to fund food security actions in the region
FAO Statistical Yearbook paints a big, and detailed, picture of food and agriculture
19/06/2013
Updated edition of data compendium sheds new light on greenhouse gas emissions from food production