Successive reforms leave FAO fitter for the 21st century
27/06/2011
Significant savings and efficiency gains achieved over the years
Globe's first line of defense against toxic chemicals strengthened
27/06/2011
UN adds three pesticides to ‘Prior Informed Consent' procedure to protect health and the environment against hazardous chemicals in international trade
José Graziano da Silva of Brazil elected FAO Director-General
26/06/2011
Succeeds Senegal’s Jacques Diouf
Annan warns hunger could become permanent disaster
25/06/2011
Land size of France bought by hedge funds in 2009, says chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Celebration honours success against cattle disease
25/06/2011
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf lauds international cooperation
Higher agriculture commodity prices here to stay
17/06/2011
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 published
Olympic track legend Carl Lewis sprints again for Haiti forests
14/06/2011
Trees at the epicenter of the earthquake-hit nation's reconstruction
Drought in Horn of Africa threatens millions
14/06/2011
Herders and farmers in need of urgent support
Urban horticulture in DRC reaps $400 mln for small growers
10/06/2011
City malnutrition drops as more affordable fruit and vegetables available
Turning the tide on desertification in Africa
10/06/2011
FAO pilot project in Senegal combats desertification
Climate change: major impacts on water for farming
09/06/2011
New FAO survey sums up current scientific understanding of impacts, highlights knowledge gaps and areas for attention
Stemming post-harvest waste crucial to African food security
31/05/2011
Grain losses in sub-Saharan Africa could total $4 billion, FAO/WB report
FAO and Max Planck Institute take on species-swapping diseases
30/05/2011
Focus on interactions between wild animals, livestock, and human populations to reduce risks, strengthen responses
No more deaths from rinderpest
25/05/2011
OIE’s recognition pathway paved way for global declaration of eradication by FAO member countries in June
Iraq and Syria under attack from devastating alien weed
24/05/2011
Silverleaf nightshade takes root in Lebanon and Jordan too
Good forest governance key for climate change schemes
23/05/2011
FAO, World Bank and Chatham House present ways to assess governance for sustainable forest management, mitigation of climate change
Anti-locust programme in Central Asia and Caucasus
19/05/2011
Locusts threaten food security of 20 million
New tool for weighing pros and cons of bioenergy
17/05/2011
FAO-developed methodology offers policymakers a way to evaluate potential benefits of growing energy crops, avoid pitfalls