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Affordable healthy diets can trigger positive development in nutrition, sustainability
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What are pesticides? 

Pesticides are any substance or mixture of substances of chemical or biological ingredients intended for repelling, destroying or controlling any pest, or for regulating plant growth. The term pe...

11/05/2021
Town hall meeting with global staff offers space for dialogue, and insight into the meaning of “MORE”
11/05/2021
Pressing need to upscale both food aid and agricultural livelihoods assistance to head off a worst-case scenario
10/05/2021
FAO Director-General urges measures to tackle agricultural underfunding
10/05/2021
Recognizing the argan tree’s unique environmental, nutritional and income-generating qualities
07/05/2021
The Vision and Strategy for FAO’s Work in Nutrition was approved by FAO Council
07/05/2021
FAO's Chief Scientist presents the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Science Days to be held on 8-9 July
06/05/2021
Leaders spoke of continued partnership at the 2021 Strategic Dialogue
06/05/2021
FAO Food Price Index posts 11th consecutive monthly increase, new forecasts point to growth in world wheat and maize output
06/05/2021
FAO and its partners are creating cutting-edge technology to destroy the pests
06/05/2021
Director-General says FAO will “stay and deliver” to support vulnerable communities
05/05/2021
Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020
01/05/2021
Council Members commended FAO’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
30/04/2021
The online public consultation will feed into the organizations' strategic outlooks and provide a platform to share ideas to accelerate achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
29/04/2021
New Memorandum of Understanding confirms further collaboration between the two parties
29/04/2021
Need to address the double challenge of meeting growing demands for animal proteins while reducing AMR risks
28/04/2021
Call to Action to tackle AMR through the One Health approach and to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
27/04/2021
A group of 15 international organizations working on forestry today issued a joint statement
26/04/2021
FAO joins the global call to action for reversing deforestation at the UN Forum on Forests