FAO Committee on Fisheries opens with focus on aquatic food systems’ transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients
$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability.
Vegetable oils and cereals lead FAO Food Price Index lower.
$20 million contribution from U.S.A. will catalyze more efficient use of fertilizers.
Director-General Qu Dongyu warns of double burden on global agrifood systems, leaving poor farmers and lack of food availability at the same time