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 p...

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

QU Dongyu reflects on Austria’s model of rural development as a landlocked country at the Winter Conference 2021

FAO Director-General made the call in his address to global agriculture ministers' conference

FAO, CIHEAM and UfM join forces to boost progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda across the Mediterranean, ahead of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Curbing the slow-moving pandemic requires intensified actions, says FAO chief

Director-General contributes to the Davos Agenda with call for solidarity, action, and inclusive innovation

FAO Committee on Fisheries this week explores sustainable future for a fast growing industry

More disruption expected as supply and consumption affected by lockdowns

Funds will contribute to building resilience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Yemen

FAO Food Price Index up 4.3 percent to reach highest level since July 2014, while worldwide cereal stocks are set to drop sharply