FAO Director-General participates in high-level international conference in Azerbaijan – Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture.

Call is also made for applications for the 2022 Transformative Research Challenge

Sixth winner of the award announced at the XV World Forestry Congress

The international community calls for a shift towards better prevention, anticipation, and targeting to address the root causes of food crises 

The Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey says expansion of croplands the biggest cause of deforestation

State of the World’s Forests Report 2022 details three pathways we must follow to unlock their potential 

FAO Director-General formally launches State of the World’s Forests 2022 report outlining pathways for forests to support economic and environmental recovery

This includes strategic investments, technology, innovation, solid institutions and adaptive capacities 

The role includes championing the sustainable use of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and combatting climate change

Plant pest still causing massive destruction of crops despite progress in tackling it

A new FAO report raises awareness about the need for their sustainable use

Director-General QU Dongyu addresses finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington

Over $115 million urgently needed to assist Ukrainian farmers and rural households through December 2022

Canada and the United States commit to supporting FAO’s work to build more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems at the 7th Informal North American Regional Conference

FAO and African Union Commission launch investment guidelines for youth

FAO Regional Conference for Africa concludes in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

The 32nd Session of the Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) takes place in Equatorial Guinea

Aid to keep rural, agriculture-dependent families on their feet is needed at massive scale to stave off catastrophe

War drives large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils.

The institutions have a long history of sharing knowledge and harnessing science and innovation for agrifood systems transformation