Urgent action in urban areas, key to achieving Zero Hunger and healthy diets for all
07/03/2019
New FAO publication aims at improving integration of food into urban planning
The FAO Food Price Index rises mostly on higher dairy prices
07/03/2019
Wheat output set to rebound in 2019
Italian President Mattarella receives leaders of the three Rome-based United Nations agencies
05/03/2019
FAO, IFAD and WFP highlight the close linkages between development, emergency work and finance
Candidates for the post of FAO Director-General announced
04/03/2019
FAO member countries to choose successor to José Graziano da Silva in June
Increasing number of people face severe food shortages in South Sudan
22/02/2019
Nearly 7 million people expected to be in acute food insecurity at the height of lean season
The biodiversity that is crucial for our food and agriculture is disappearing by the day
22/02/2019
FAO launches the first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity that underpins our food systems
Tackling food insecurity at the urban level - turning global commitments into local realities
20/02/2019
At high-level UN meeting with mayors and urban food policy representatives, FAO Director-General calls for transforming food systems to offer healthy and nutritious food for everyone
Right to healthy food should be a key dimension for Zero Hunger, says FAO DG
17/02/2019
Graziano da Silva speaks at University of California Law School
FAO sounds alarm on Desert Locust outbreak in northeast Africa and Saudi Arabia triggered by heavy rains
15/02/2019
Increased vigilance, strict monitoring and early control needed to prevent further swarms forming and spread along both sides of the Red Sea
Pope Francis calls for technological innovations to fight poverty and hunger
14/02/2019
Pontiff stresses importance of “science with conscience" in service of the poor
FAO and Saudi Arabia renew fruitful cooperation
13/02/2019
New $93 million contribution from Saudi Arabia is a boost for sustainable rural development efforts
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New UN report reveals that hunger in Africa continues to rise
13/02/2019
237 million people affected in sub-Saharan Africa, straining global and continental hunger eradication efforts
International push to improve food safety
12/02/2019
International Food Safety Conference opens with call for greater global cooperation
In 2019, FAO aims to provide 32 million people with livelihoods support to keep them on their feet
11/02/2019
$940 million required to meet urgent needs of food-insecure people in more than 30 countries
FAO Food Price Index rises in January
07/02/2019
Early forecasts for cereal output in 2019 are positive
Working together for the sustainable mechanization of farming in Africa
07/02/2019
FAO and the African Conservation Tillage Network sign a collaboration agreement
FAO and Italy's Unitelma University join forces to promote innovation, international cooperation and capacity development
07/02/2019
The new partnership includes academic programmes focusing on issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals
Achieving sustainable agriculture requires an integrated approach
05/02/2019
FAO launches comprehensive publication that points the way to how we can improve our food systems
FAO and Italy’s FICO Foundation step up efforts to tackle malnutrition and food waste
04/02/2019
New partnership aims to raise public awareness of good nutrition practices and responsible consumption
EU provides €5.9 million for FAO-led efforts to strengthen Yemen's capacity to monitor drivers of food insecurity and hunger
04/02/2019
Comprehensive data means assistance can be targeted to where it is most needed