Talks center on Sustainable Development Goals and improving outreach to Japanese public

Bolstering budgets of Codex Alimentarius and the International Plant Protection Convention

FAO Director-General calls for information technologies tailored to developing world farmers at ministerial meeting

FAO Director-General calls for better water management and improved access for small farmers

While hunger and malnutrition have fallen, overweight and obesity have greatly increased, especially among women and children.

Renewed commitment for protecting agriculture-based livelihoods in emergencies

Once seen as a problem to be disposed of, municipal liquid waste is now being eyed as an option for addressing water scarcity

FAO targets pastoralists in southern regions facing failed rains on heels of a calamitous El Niño

Food Price Index remained stable in December amid sharp fall in sugar prices

Partnership to directly assist 150 000 people and strengthen early warning information

New FAO project brings jobs, food to vulnerable Iraqis

UN Conference agrees to mainstreaming biodiversity to ensure sustainable development

Agricultural support critical now to protect livestock, equip families to plant in rainy season

But gender inequality putting a brake on sustainable development

2016 Nobel Peace Laureate hails FAO’s role in plan to ramp up country’s agriculture after 50-year conflict

FAO data point at strong potential of forest sector in emerging bioeconomies

Director-General praises countries hosting refugees from neighboring conflicts, announces new programmes

Members approve new Department of Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water, plus work plan that better syncs with the SDGs

Global agricultural prospects are improving but lean seasons loom in near future

FAO Food Price Index dips slightly in November, maize and rice on course for record output in 2016