World Food Forum - Youth take charge of shaping the future of food
01/10/2021
Pope Francis and world leaders address youth representatives as five-day meeting kicks off in Rome
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems publication wins the 2021 Best in the World Sustainability Report Award
30/09/2021
Unique, FAO-led collaborative study is currently exhibited in the 2021 best food culture books exposition at Alfred Nobel House
World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food
30/09/2021
Pope Francis to join young farmers, singers, innovators and others to kick off the five-day event
FAO updates its Members on the implementation of the Strategic Framework 2022-31
30/09/2021
Healthy diets and better nutrition vital for realizing Sustainable Development Goals
The scourge of food loss and waste needs to be urgently tackled to achieve the world's 2030 target
29/09/2021
FAO, UNEP and partners celebrate the second International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Preserving biodiversity: Effective, lasting solutions based on science and innovation
27/09/2021
FAO Director-General opens 18th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Food Systems Summit - "From New York back to Rome," FAO takes on lead role in implementing outcomes
23/09/2021
Director-General QU Dongyu pledges working with all to transform agri-food systems
Aquaculture is key to meet increasing food demand, says FAO
23/09/2021
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses Global Conference on Aquaculture Millennium+20
Afghanistan: FAO urges G20 countries to increase support for rural farmers
23/09/2021
Among Afghanistan’s many challenges, it is urgent that the international community tackle the dramatic hunger risk conditions faced by a third of the population and the livelihood risks in rural region areas where 70 percent of the population live, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu told G20 Foreign Ministers today.
Alarming new FAO report shows decades of development efforts undermined
22/09/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic sets back efforts to achieve Agenda 2030
From New York to Rome: The Pope, youth, singers, tech innovators, chefs, CEOs, public leaders and others to join hands galvanizing action after UN Food Systems Summit
22/09/2021
World Food Forum to take place in Rome on October 1-5
FAO and partners reach out to business world with "Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge"
21/09/2021
Pledges from 42 companies total $345 million so far
Global success in plant breeding celebrated by FAO and IAEA
21/09/2021
Joint Centre is providing assistance to experts worldwide in using nuclear techniques in agriculture
FAO and CIRAD join forces to promote sustainable production of fruit and vegetables
20/09/2021
New publication provides an overview of challenges and opportunities for small-scale farmers
FAO Director-General highlights role of greater investment, policies and innovation to transform agri-food systems
18/09/2021
G20 Agriculture Ministers adopt Communiqué acknowledging FAO’s work to promote innovation, resilience and sustainability
G20 Agriculture Ministers: Agri-food systems are key to reducing inequalities, says FAO Director-General
17/09/2021
QU Dongyu emphasizes the need to address long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Voices of the Global South for cooperation towards agrifood systems transformation
17/09/2021
UN Rome-based Agencies – FAO, IFAD and WFP – celebrate International Day for South-South Cooperation
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