Recognizing remarkable performance under extraordinary circumstances in an exceptional year

Director-General calls for better information sharing and technology use

Q&A with FAO Investment Centre Director

FAO Director-General opens 18th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

FAO Food Price Index reached a three-year high over all of 2020

Outbreaks of this highly contagious animal disease decrease considerably in recent years

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

QU Dongyu joined President Macron and The Prince of Wales at One Planet Summit

Qu welcomes new Franco-German initiative in session with Macron, Merkel

Affordable healthy diets can trigger positive development in nutrition, sustainability

Town hall meeting with global staff offers space for dialogue, and insight into the meaning of “MORE”

Last updated: 12 May 2021

What are pesticides? 

Pesticides are any substance or mixture of substances of chemical or biological ingredients intended for repelling, destroying or controlling any pest, or for regulating plant growth. The term pe...

Recognizing youth as drivers of change is key to their meaningful engagement and employment in food systems

The guide by FAO and Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment offers a framework for proper use of investment incentives

FAO Director-General addresses African Heads of State at Pre-UN Food Systems Summit Dialogue

Q&A with Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General

Funding shortfalls threaten continued operations

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

Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable

Director-General joined International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour launch