FAO and Max Planck Institute take on species-swapping diseases
30/05/2011
Focus on interactions between wild animals, livestock, and human populations to reduce risks, strengthen responses
Urban horticulture in DRC reaps $400 mln for small growers
10/06/2011
City malnutrition drops as more affordable fruit and vegetables available
Climate change: major impacts on water for farming
09/06/2011
New FAO survey sums up current scientific understanding of impacts, highlights knowledge gaps and areas for attention
Turning the tide on desertification in Africa
10/06/2011
FAO pilot project in Senegal combats desertification
Drought in Horn of Africa threatens millions
14/06/2011
Herders and farmers in need of urgent support
Olympic track legend Carl Lewis sprints again for Haiti forests
14/06/2011
Trees at the epicenter of the earthquake-hit nation's reconstruction
Higher agriculture commodity prices here to stay
17/06/2011
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 published
Annan warns hunger could become permanent disaster
25/06/2011
Land size of France bought by hedge funds in 2009, says chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
José Graziano da Silva of Brazil elected FAO Director-General
26/06/2011
Succeeds Senegal’s Jacques Diouf
Celebration honours success against cattle disease
25/06/2011
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf lauds international cooperation
EC, FAO, IFAD and WFP join forces on food security and nutrition
27/06/2011
New strategic framework of cooperation signed
Successive reforms leave FAO fitter for the 21st century
27/06/2011
Significant savings and efficiency gains achieved over the years
Globe's first line of defense against toxic chemicals strengthened
27/06/2011
UN adds three pesticides to ‘Prior Informed Consent' procedure to protect health and the environment against hazardous chemicals in international trade
South Sudan naturally endowed for sustainable growth through agriculture
08/07/2011
FAO land cover survey shows just 4.5 percent currently used for farming
