FAO and OIE present initial battle plan in global campaign to eradicate Peste des petits ruminants
28/10/2016
First salvo against plague affecting sheep and goats will focus on high-risk countries, build on 2011 eradication of rinderpest
Crop losses in southern Madagascar mean severe hunger likely to persist into 2017
27/10/2016
Consecutive years of drought amplified this year by El Niño will have lasting impact - nearly 850 000 people need urgent humanitarian assistance
A data revolution to build a Zero Hunger world
26/10/2016
Countries’ statistical capacities need a major boost in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda
New Urban Agenda links urban and rural areas, acknowledges the centrality of food security and nutrition
24/10/2016
New international agreement recognizes urbanization as a key driver for sustainable development and hunger eradication
Food security of 800,000 Haitians seriously threatened after passage of Hurricane Matthew
24/10/2016
Humanitarian assistance urgently needed
Burkina Faso to host ceremony marking end of the International Year of Pulses 2016
21/10/2016
FAO Director-General meets with President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré during Rome visit
FAO and NEPAD team up to boost rural youth employment in Benin, Cameroon, Malawi and Niger
19/10/2016
$4 million Africa Solidarity Trust Fund grant aims to help countries strengthen job creation
Rome-based UN agencies urge transformation of food systems for better nutrition
17/10/2016
Committee on World Food Security focuses on livestock and smallholders’ market access
Agriculture has big role to play in curbing greenhouse gas emissions
17/10/2016
Rapid action needed to put smallholders and food systems on sustainable paths
Italy and FAO team up to promote agricultural heritage systems in Italy and other European areas
14/10/2016
New agreement aims to safeguard, biodiversity, traditional knowledge and landscapes
World Food Day highlights that climate is changing and that food and agriculture must too
14/10/2016
Italian Prime Minister Renzi, Pope Francis and Princess Lalla Hasnaa of Morocco urge collective action
Feeding the cities of the future
14/10/2016
Urban food systems take center stage at second meeting of the world’s mayors
Parliaments must work together in the final stretch against hunger
10/10/2016
Support for political alliances key to fight malnutrition globally
Putting indigenous peoples’ rights at the center of development
10/10/2016
FAO and NGOs launch a manual for project managers on Free Prior and Informed Consent
Timely seed distributions in Ethiopia boost crop yields, strengthen communities’ resilience
07/10/2016
FAO support reinforces food security response to one of the worst El Niño-induced droughts on record
Contributing to Sahel food security through sustainable water bird management
06/10/2016
FAO and the French Facility for Global Environment aim to protect wetland resources by making water birds hunting more sustainable
Global wheat and rice harvests poised to set new record
06/10/2016
Lower prices for staple grains more than offset by rising sugar and dairy prices in FAO Food Price Index
People need affordable food, but prices must provide decent livelihoods for small-scale family farmers
03/10/2016
FAO Director-General stresses the role of trade in ensuring global food security and adaptation to climate change
New label for mountain products puts premium on biological and cultural diversity
30/09/2016
FAO and Slow Food team up to boost market access for highland producers
Sustainable mechanization has much to offer in sub-Saharan Africa
29/09/2016
Access to farm machinery is key for agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods