Optimizing the work of FAO’s country offices
06/11/2023
QU Dongyu outlines FAO’s priorities in address to the Organization’s Joint Meeting of the Programme and Finance Committees.
Hidden costs of global agrifood systems worth at least $10 trillion
06/11/2023
154-country study makes case for true cost accounting to guide policy
FAO Food Price Index dips in October
03/11/2023
International quotations for rice, wheat, palm oil and pig meat decline.
Green Climate Fund confirms FAO’s role in supporting countries’ access to climate action resources
25/10/2023
The FAO-GCF partnership has unlocked $1.2 billion in climate action financing for projects in developing nations
FAO Director-General addresses Borlaug International Dialogue of the World Food Prize 2023 in Iowa
25/10/2023
Hand in Hand Investment Forum: Spotlight on Sahel and Dry Corridor regional initiatives
24/10/2023
FAO’s matchmaking initiative pitches $6 billion in investable projects to contrast poverty, hunger and drought.
Committee on World Food Security convenes in Rome
23/10/2023
World Food Forum 2023 flagship event concludes with enhanced commitments to transform agrifood systems
20/10/2023
Youth engagement, investment and science and innovation at the fore of a series of week-long events
World Food Forum: Forward-looking Science and Innovation Forum wraps up with actions targeting the climate crisis
20/10/2023
Participants stressed that climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation cannot be achieved without science and innovation
World Food Forum: The pivotal role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital tools in making agrifood systems climate resilient
19/10/2023
New technologies help farmers manage crops and livestock, detect pests and diseases and optimize the use of labour, fertilizers, pesticides, feed and water
Bioeconomy is a catalyst for agrifood systems transformation to greater sustainability
19/10/2023
FAO calls for global engagement at High-Level Event of Science and Innovation Forum
Junior World Food Day: a diverse group of Food Heroes inspire young people to value water
19/10/2023
Youth events at FAO help spread the message: Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind
World Food Forum: Bridging technological gaps in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Small Island Developing States
19/10/2023
Science and Innovation Forum event focuses on how to pave the way for investment and innovation in developing countries amid worsening impacts of climate crisis
World Food Forum: Young entrepreneurs harness the power of technology to drive agrifood systems transformation
19/10/2023
Startup Innovation Awards acknowledge groundbreaking ventures from innovators from India, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States of America
World Food Forum: New technologies help manage soil and water in a climate-change context
19/10/2023
Innovations to re-carbonize soils, improve soil health and enhance water use efficiency take centre stage at the Science and Innovation Forum
World Food Forum: Science, technology and innovation as drivers of climate action in agrifood systems
18/10/2023
FAO and IAEA join forces to support Atoms4Food
18/10/2023
New initiative will offer Members sophisticated science and innovation capacity to boost food security, food safety and natural resource management.
World Food Forum side-event discusses ways to unleash the potential of the Amazon bioeconomy
17/10/2023
Director-General reiterates FAO’s commitment to scale-up sustainable bioeconomy in the region and support cross-continent collaboration
Second UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum kicks off with a spotlight on the importance of blending tradition and innovation
17/10/2023
Week-long event at FAO highlights Indigenous Peoples as key allies in the fight against hunger and custodians of biodiversity
World Food Forum: Strong momentum as Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum opens
17/10/2023
More countries, more pitches and more investors set the stage for action on sustainable agrifood system transformation.