New educational itinerary on the Sustainable Development Goals launched at Rome’s G20 Garden
16/09/2021
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, and Italian Minister of Education, Patrizio Bianchi, today inaugurated a new educational itinerary on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the G20 Green Garden in Rome.
FAO ready to follow up on the UN Food System Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems Together
15/09/2021
QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
UN report calls for repurposing of $470 billion of agricultural support that distorts prices and steer us away from environment and social goals
14/09/2021
FAO, UNDP and UNEP estimate that 87 percent of growing producer supports, amounting to $470 billion annually and growing, are harmful to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Afghanistan: FAO appeals for $36 million to urgently save rural livelihoods and avoid massive displacement
13/09/2021
Director-General QU Dongyu stresses that time is of the essence in address to UN High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan
Make a real difference: Reduce food loss and waste!
10/09/2021
FAO Director-General urges all stakeholders to develop open-minded solutions to a problem affecting more than 30 percent of the food we produce
FAO calls for a greater focus on heading off food crises before they strike
10/09/2021
Acting before shocks hit, instead of after disaster unfolds, is a more cost-effective humani-tarian approach, agency tells UN General Assembly event
Acting ahead of crises should become the new normal
10/09/2021
FAO aims to protect vulnerable populations from disasters before they strike
First post quake assessment in Haiti finds hunger spike in affected areas
09/09/2021
Restoring damaged agriculture the only path to recovery, improved food security - FAO
“Ecology, Cultivation and Uses of the Prickly Pear”
08/09/2021
A new book launched by FAO and ICARDA in Arabic
FAO launches practical tools to encourage soil organic carbon sequestration
08/09/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu says healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems
FAO is “working against time” on climate change, Director-General emphasizes
08/09/2021
QU Dongyu participates in consultation with Members on developing a new FAO thematic climate change strategy
FAO launches Global Action on One Country One Priority Product
07/09/2021
The initiative aims to boost the value chains of special agricultural products to ensure food security, improve nutrition, increase incomes and preserve the environment
FAO at forefront of global efforts to build partnership between agri-food systems and conservation
06/09/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses World Conservation Congress in Marseille
One Health approach and intensified collaboration needed to prevent and respond to pandemics
05/09/2021
Speaking as current chair of the Tripartite (FAO, OIE and WHO) for One Health, QU Dongyu calls for G20 countries to step-up coordinated action against COVID-19 at Health Ministers Meeting in Rome
Global food commodity prices rebound in August
02/09/2021
Sugar, wheat and palm oil push up FAO Food Price Index
FAO calls for renewed digital push in Small Island Developing States battered by COVID-19
30/08/2021
High-Level Forum saw the launch of the SIDS Solutions Platform to foster innovation and digitalization
Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan
28/08/2021
FAO calls for urgent humanitarian assistance for the winter wheat season
Make every drop of water count
26/08/2021
Two new reports from FAO map water stress levels and underscore urgency of water efficiency
Management of world’s forests must be water-centred
25/08/2021
New FAO-led report launched at World Water Week provides guidance on integrated forest-water management
Global food prices decline in July
05/08/2021
Cereals, vegetable oils and dairy drive FAO Food Price Index lower for second month in a row