Consumers to benefit from new food safety standards

Common indicators and guidelines for environmental assessments will lead to shared understanding of environmental impacts, better policymaking

FAO/OIE Global Strategy to control foot-and-mouth disease benefits farmers and consumers

Ultimate objective is to achieve FMD-free status

FAO acts to stop spread of disease that has killed 75 000 goats and threatens neighbouring countries

Mobilizing political commitment for a hunger-free world

Discussions link hunger, poverty and sustainable development

First-ever address by an FAO Director-General to the G20 Leaders’ Summit

Joint statement by FAO, IFAD, WFP and Bioversity on Rio+20 Summit

Joint statement published for G20 summit in Mexico

Italy finances $3 million project

New FAO report profiles how sustainable forestry can help meet development goals

Governing body supports new strategic planning, decentralization

Pontiff focuses on the Horn of Africa and outlook for Rio+20 conference

FAO advocates for energy-smart food systems during UN Conference on Sustainable Development

FAO Director-General highlights value of quinoa, South American superfood

As governing Council opens, member countries briefed on world food situation, internal reforms

Without stronger commitment target to eliminate child labour by 2016 will be missed

World cereal supplies expected to be abundant in 2012/13

Smallholders key in feeding growing populations