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FAO welcomes €40 million from Germany to help farmers withstand shocks like COVID-19 and extreme climate events
08/02/2021
Funds will contribute to building resilience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Yemen
FAO Members endorse Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
08/02/2021
FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing strengthened at COFI34
Food prices rise sharply in January
04/02/2021
FAO Food Price Index up 4.3 percent to reach highest level since July 2014, while worldwide cereal stocks are set to drop sharply
New project to boost sustainable wildlife management and food security in southern Africa
03/02/2021
FAO and the French Development Agency will support development of community conservancies in Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area of Botswana and Namibia
Global fisheries and aquaculture hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic, says FAO report
02/02/2021
More disruption expected as supply and consumption affected by lockdowns
Fisheries and aquaculture are a critical part of global agri-food systems transformation, says FAO Director-General
01/02/2021
FAO Committee on Fisheries this week explores sustainable future for a fast growing industry
Transforming agri-food systems will shape the future, FAO chief told World Economic Forum
27/01/2021
Director-General contributes to the Davos Agenda with call for solidarity, action, and inclusive innovation
Prominent global leaders in science, industry and government meet to step up fight against antimicrobial resistance
26/01/2021
Curbing the slow-moving pandemic requires intensified actions, says FAO chief
Innovation key to feed the world in times of pandemics and climate change
22/01/2021
FAO Director-General made the call in his address to global agriculture ministers' conference
Promoting food systems transformation in the Mediterranean towards 2030
22/01/2021
FAO, CIHEAM and UfM join forces to boost progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda across the Mediterranean, ahead of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
FAO pledges intensified action to end child labour in agriculture
21/01/2021
Director-General joined International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour launch
FAO Director-General highlights how to build an advanced society with green, innovative, competitive and sustainable development
21/01/2021
QU Dongyu reflects on Austria’s model of rural development as a landlocked country at the Winter Conference 2021
UN agencies warn that COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific
20/01/2021
Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable
East Africa's locust "air force" could be grounded, as another wave of the scourge takes flight
19/01/2021
Funding shortfalls threaten continued operations
Innovation to counter food supply-chain disruptions and spur recovery
19/01/2021
At Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, FAO Director-General appeals for a creative and integrated approach to agri-food systems to drive recovery from COVID-19 and achieve a sustainable world
Eradication of Peste des petits ruminants disease in sight
13/01/2021
Outbreaks of this highly contagious animal disease decrease considerably in recent years
One Planet – FAO’s work on biodiversity, One Health and climate
13/01/2021
Q&A with Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General
FAO Director-General stresses crucial role of biodiversity in combating zoonotic diseases
12/01/2021
Qu welcomes new Franco-German initiative in session with Macron, Merkel
Small towns are bigger than we think
12/01/2021
Innovative FAO study maps urban-rural catchment areas and points to ways to optimize policy and planning coordination for agriculture, services and agri-food systems
FAO Director-General calls for urgent scale-up of Africa’s Great Green Wall
11/01/2021
QU Dongyu joined President Macron and The Prince of Wales at One Planet Summit