Weakening demand and falling oil prices due to the global pandemic drive down international prices for major food commodities

Joint Statement by QU Dongyu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Roberto Azevedo, Directors-General of FAO, WHO and WTO

Global and national markets must continue to be a transparent, stable and reliable source of food supply

FAO’s Chief Economist maps the ways the world can mitigate shocks to agriculture and food systems

UN agency lights up its Rome headquarters in Italian green, white and red

The Central Emergency Response Fund’s new loan supplements its $10 million grant in January

A new publication and an innovative geospatial online tool help countries preserve critical carbon stores

The project will target 240 000 small scale beneficiaries in vulnerable rural communities and will be executed by the Ministry of Agriculture and FAO

Farmers known as Sempre-vivas flower gatherers from Espinhaço Mountain Range won recognition for their crucial role in enhancing biodiversity and preserving traditional knowledge

Precautionary measures have been developed and put in place over the weeks

FAO calls for $900 million to support the livelihoods of 43 million people facing acute hunger

FAO, IFAD and WFP mark International Women’s Day

Coronavirus outbreak helps push FAO Food Price Index down

FAO report highlights risks posed by locusts in Africa amid stronger output trends in the Near East and Asia.

FAO Director-General signs up to ethical resolution on AI endorsed by Pope Francis

Funds will assist farmers and protect rural livelihoods affected by the worsening outbreak

FAO advances Global Action to control the spread and damage of a crop-eating pest affecting millions of livelihoods

Food security of millions under threat as upsurge spreads from East Africa to the Persian Gulf

Joint statement by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Mark Lowcock, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; and David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

FAO Director-General urges “robust” outcome from Convention on Biological Diversity negotiations