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New UN report warns that global food crises ‘likely to increase’ in the future without wider systemic change [FAO news release]
Global food prices overall hold steady in November [FAO news release]
In 2023, FAO will require $1.9 billion to reach 48 million people with life-saving and livelihood assistance [FAO news release]
Syrians create buzzing agricultural businesses [FAO Feature Story]
New UN report: The Future of Food and Agriculture – Drivers and triggers for transformation [Media Advisory]
FAO to mark World Soil Day 2022 with launch of first global report on black soils on 5 December 2022 [Media Advisory]
Global Environment Facility tasks FAO and IFAD to lead new $230 million agrifood systems transformation program [FAO news release]
Rome Water Dialogue highlights urgency of sustainably managing planet’s stressed water resources [FAO news release]
COP27: FAO highlighted the importance of transforming agrifood systems as part of the solution to the climate crisis [FAO news release]
New data tool explores where the “food dollar” goes [FAO news release]
Quadripartite welcomes new political commitments in fight against antimicrobial resistance [FAO news release]
A categorical breakthrough [FAO Feature Story]
Rome Water Dialogue: Special event on the road to the UN 2023 Water Conference [Media Advisory]
Carp fishing gets a fresh start in Albania [FAO Feature Story]
Antimicrobial resistance: Now is the time for collective action [FAO news release]
Bringing water lilies back into nature and back to Senegalese kitchens [FAO Feature Story]
Rural livelihoods lay the foundations for long-lasting peace in Colombia [FAO Feature Story]
Codex Alimentarius Commission - 21- 25 November 2022 [Media Advisory]
New data to measure cropland nutrient budgets [FAO news release]
A quick win in battle against climate crisis [FAO Feature Story]
FAO and Quebec ramp up climate adaptation efforts in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti, and Senegal [FAO news release]
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 [Media Advisory]
Amid food and climate crises, investing in sustainable food cold chains crucial [FAO news release]
COP27: Increasing climate finance crucial to bring about sustainable transformation of agrifood systems [FAO news release]
How Somalia used biopesticides to win against desert locusts [FAO Feature Story]
Alarming signs as the global food import bill set to rise to nearly US$2 trillion due to higher prices [FAO news release]
Seeking solutions to sargassum algae in the Caribbean [FAO Feature Story]
One-of-a-kind FAO cookbook gives fish a voice – among other things [FAO news release]
FAO at the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 [Media Advisory]
A wall that restores land and empowers communities in Niger [FAO Feature Story]
**UPDATE ** The global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing reaches a new milestone [FAO news release]
IAEA and FAO send seeds to International Space Station [FAO news release]
The global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing reaches a new milestone [FAO news release]
Emergency assistance helps Afghan livestock keepers face increasingly challenging situations [FAO Feature Story]
Ukraine: FAO reinforces its presence to optimize technical and humanitarian assistance [FAO news release]
International organizations scale up fight against deadly livestock disease [FAO news release]
Benchmark for world food prices was broadly steady in October [FAO news release]
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems: China, Mexico, Morocco and Spain get additional sites, along with first one in Thailand [FAO news release]
FAO’s Global Action on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) country projects launched [FAO news release]
First Global Conference on Sustainable Plant Production focuses on increasing crop yields with less environmental impact [FAO news release]
The State of Food and Agriculture 2022: Leveraging automation to transform agrifood systems [FAO news release]
FAO and IAEA scale up collaboration on peaceful nuclear technologies for agrifood systems [FAO news release]
Norway contributes $9.6 million of flexible funding to boost FAO’s response to most severe crises and emergencies [FAO news release]
Changing the urban landscape. Greening city living. [FAO Feature Story]
20 years of celebrating the ‘culture’ in agriculture [FAO Feature Story]
State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report, 2 November 2022, [Media Advisory]
COP27: First official Food and Agriculture Pavilion [FAO news release]
New $250 million USAID grant will boost FAO’s efforts to strengthen global health security and agrifood systems [FAO news release]
Fish on our mind, fish on your plate [FAO Feature Story]
Rural areas bear the brunt of migration pressure [FAO news release]
World Food Forum wraps up five days of melding diverse perspectives to transform agrifood systems [FAO news release]
World Food Forum: Exploring options for future soil and plant nutrition [FAO news release]
World Food Forum calls to keep trade in fertilizers open and increase their affordability and accessibility for farmers [FAO news release]
World Food Forum: Youth leaders ask policy makers to step up efforts to bring about real change [FAO news release]
Smart Farming in Uzbekistan [FAO Feature Story]
World Food Forum: Science, technology and innovation take centre stage in transforming our agrifood systems [FAO news release]
Central America’s Dry Corridor: Turning emergency into opportunities [FAO news release]
World Food Forum: Hand-in-Hand Initiative brings partners into the agrifood family [FAO news release]
World Food Forum: Young people’s role in transforming agrifood systems at the heart of global youth event [FAO news release]
Speech by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu - World Food Forum [FAO news release]
World Food Forum opens to galvanize youth engagement, science and innovation and investment in transforming agrifood systems [FAO news release]
Five ways science, technology and innovation are helping to transform the world’s agrifood systems [FAO Feature Story]
One Health Joint Plan of Action launched to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment [FAO news release]
Leading the charge for rural women’s empowerment in Niger [FAO Feature Story]
World Food Day 2022: Call to leave no one behind comes at critical juncture for global food security [FAO news release]
Catastrophic hunger levels recorded for the first time in Haiti [FAO news release]
Statement by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu - WORLD FOOD DAY 2022 [FAO news release]
Agricultural aid: a game changer in tackling hunger crises [FAO news release]
She couldn’t walk but kept moving forward [FAO Feature Story]
FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative hits the ground running [FAO news release]
WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022, 17-21 October 2022, [Media Advisory]
FAO ready to help map a pathway out of global food crisis [FAO news release]
FAO Media Advisory - World Food Day 2022: Leave no one behind-14 October 2022, 10:00-11:00 (CEST)
Returning to make rural areas in Tunisia flourish [FAO Feature Story]
FAO Food Price Index drops for the sixth consecutive month [FAO news release]
World Cotton Day - 7 October 2022: Reintroducing cotton in Ecuador [FAO Feature Story]
Bioeconomy: FAO is at the forefront of global efforts to promote sustainable food and agriculture [FAO news release]
WORLD FOOD DAY and WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022 [Media Advisory]
How sustainable forest management can enhance the world’s biodiversity [FAO news release]
World Cotton Day 2022: Weaving a better future for cotton [Media Advisory]
Asia-Pacific countries urged to rapidly transform agrifood systems as hopes fade for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 [FAO news release]
*Correction* Consumption of primary processed wood products predicted to grow 37 percent by 2050 [FAO news release]
Consumption of primary processed wood products predicted to grow 37 percent by 2050 [FAO news release]
Nurturing trees from an early age [FAO Feature Story]
The world must halt deforestation and use forests sustainably, FAO Director-General says [FAO news release]
Tackling food loss and waste: A triple win opportunity [FAO news release]
Reducing food loss and waste central to tackling climate change, food insecurity and to making more efficient use of our natural resources says FAO expert [FAO news release]
Finalists Announced for 2022 World Food Forum Transformative Research Challenge [WFF News Release]
G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting: Stop a food access crisis from turning into a food availability crisis, FAO says [FAO news release]
UNDER EMBARGO: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2022 - Feature story by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
SAVE THE DATE: WORLD FOOD DAY and WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022 [Media Advisory]
G20 meeting: Digitalization is a big opportunity for women and youth in rural areas, says FAO [FAO news release]
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, 29 September, 15:55 (CET) [Media Advisory]
Committee on Forestry to take place from 3 to 7 October [Media Advisory]
The World Food Forum and the Social Gastronomy Movement join together for Hunger Action Month with the Universal Plate, a global campaign with the goal of sharing millions of meals [WFF News Release]
From data to drops: Optimizing water use is key for agrifood systems [FAO news release]
Working in harmony with the environment [FAO Feature Story]
Second Joint Statement by the Heads of FAO, IMF, WBG, WFP, and WTO on the Global Food Security and Nutrition Crisis [FAO news release]
Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ as famine looms in the Horn of Africa – new report [FAO news release]
Finalists Announced for 2022 World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) [WFF News Release]
FAO calls for solidarity and passion for humanity to combat rising hunger and poverty [FAO news release]
Communities in the Far North region of Cameroon open their doors to those fleeing conflict [FAO Feature Story]
Global Forum of the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 begins [FAO news release]
Potatoes don’t grow on trees [FAO Feature Story]
‘Worm’ up to the idea of edible insects [FAO Feature Story]
SAVE THE DATE: World Food Day and World Food Forum 2022 [Media Advisory]
Food insecurity in Sri Lanka likely to worsen amid poor agricultural production, price spikes and ongoing economic crisis, FAO and WFP warn [FAO news release]
Sustainable fishing: Endorsement of transshipment guidelines marks a key move against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing [FAO news release]
Increased fish demand in Gabon offers youth an outlet in aquaculture [FAO Feature Story]
Famine in Somalia projected, lives of millions of people are at immediate risk, UN says [FAO news release]
Fisheries and aquaculture key to providing food, nutrition and jobs across the world, says FAO Director-General [FAO news release]
Invasive species are changing the nature of the Mediterranean Sea [FAO Feature Story]
World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August [FAO news release]
Sustainable water management: Groundbreaking digital tool gets a global boost [FAO news release]
FAO welcomes $83 million USA contribution to emergency and resilience programmes [FAO news release]
Pineapple potential written all over the sandy soil of Suriname [FAO Feature Story]
Afghanistan: Boosting local food production, generating incoming and reviving rural markets [FAO news release]
The DNA of water [FAO Feature Story]
The humanitarian side of agronomy [FAO Feature Story]
Better livestock production improves family well-being and acts against climate change in Uruguay [FAO Feature Story]
Indigenous women take the lead to improve food security in their Costa Rican communities [FAO Feature Story]
Tigray: FAO scales up procurement of fertilizers thanks to a $10 million loan from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund [FAO news release]
Somalia: “We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now” [FAO news release]
Global food commodity prices decline in July [FAO news release]
Exploring blockchain technology to transform agrifood systems [FAO Feature Story]
Ukraine: FAO, Canada join forces to address grain storage deficit [FAO news release]
Saving our soils by all earthly ways possible [FAO Feature Story]
FAO to boost soil nutrient mapping in Central America and sub-Saharan Africa [FAO news release]
Nuclear technologies for more resilient agriculture [FAO news release]
Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition [Media Advisory]
Science and innovation are key accelerators for transforming agrifood systems [FAO news release]
Equal in the eyes of bees [FAO Feature Story]
Animal health important for helping cut greenhouse gas emissions, new report says [FAO news release]
FAO - IAEA Symposium on Managing Land and Water for Climate-Smart Agriculture: 25-29 July 2022
Green Climate Fund approves new projects in Benin and the Gambia [FAO news release]
Bold, scaled, collaborative actions are needed to give everyone access to enough nutritious food, FAO Director-General says [FAO news release]
Two new sites in Japan designated FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems [FAO news release]
Joint Statement by the Heads of the FAO, IMF, WBG, WFP, and WTO on the Global Food Security Crisis [news release]
G20: FAO urges Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to support the Food Import Financing Facility [FAO news release]
The resilience of Indigenous youth [FAO Feature Story]
Transparency is critical to reduce uncertainty in agrifood markets, FAO Director-General says [FAO news release]
Building an industry of the future from treasures of the past [FAO Feature Story]
G20: FAO says global threats to agrifood systems need complex approach [FAO news release]
Benchmark FAO Food Price Index shows dip in international prices of cereals, vegetable oils and sugar [FAO news release]
Launch of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2022 - Speech by QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General [FAO news release]
UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021 [FAO news release]
World at serious risk of a food access crisis now and a food availability crisis next season [FAO news release]
Ukraine: FAO scales up efforts to save upcoming harvest, ensure export of vital grains [FAO news release]
Launch of the 2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report [Media Advisory]
No ordinary irrigation in the Gambia [FAO Feature Story]
The Moroccan beekeepers’ mission to preserve the Saharan Yellow Bee [FAO Feature Story]
UN Ocean Conference: Some progress made but much work needed to achieve 2030 Agenda fishery-related targets , FAO Director-General says [FAO news release]
OECD-FAO: Heads of OECD and FAO emphasise the importance of peace and transforming our agrifood systems for guaranteeing access to food for the world’s poorest [FAO news release]
Record fisheries and aquaculture production makes critical contribution to global food security [FAO news release]
UN report: Reducing trade costs can help drive sustainable development [FAO news release]
Algae offers Indigenous fishers new prospects in Panama [FAO Feature Story]
Launch of the 2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, 6 July 2022 [Media Advisory]
Drought in the Horn of Africa: FAO appeals for $172 million to help avert famine and humanitarian catastrophe [FAO news release]
G7 Ministerial Conference: FAO outlines five urgent steps to address the global food crisis [FAO news release]
Bangladeshi villages turn digital [FAO Feature Story]
Uganda contributes nearly $10 million to South-South Cooperation project with FAO and China [FAO news release]
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022 - 29 June at 10:00 CEST [Media Advisory]
Global Environment Facility approves $18 million to support FAO-led projects in Africa and Latin America [FAO news release]
Tigray: Time is running out to avert worrying levels of food insecurity [FAO news release]
Carbon neutrality: Utopia or the new green wave? [FAO news release]
UN report: The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) - 28 June at 13:00 CEST [Media Advisory]
Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people [FAO news release]
From hard-hit Mariupol to backyard farming in eastern Ukraine [FAO Feature Story]
UN report: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture – Towards Blue Transformation [Media Advisory]
A nuclear technique averts a fruit fly emergency in Mexico [FAO Feature Story]
COMING SOON – Global reports by FAO and partners on hunger, fisheries and agricultural commodity markets [Media Advisory]
FAO Desert Locust campaign: East Africa upsurge suppressed, Kenya free from Desert Locust [FAO news release]
FAO Council endorses new 10-year strategies on Climate Change and on Science and Innovation [FAO news release]
Technology helps fishers tap new resources in the South Pacific [FAO Feature Story]
FAO Council gathers to review plans and progress [FAO news release]
Research and farming institutions from Brazil, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe win FAO Awards [FAO news release]
Afghanistan: FAO and the World Bank step up their response to the worsening food security [FAO news release]
Agritourism promotes food traditions in Palau [FAO Feature Story]
New UN Food Outlook report: World’s most vulnerable are paying more for less food [FAO news release]
World Food Forum and Extreme Tech Challenge launch 2022 ‘Startup Innovation Awards’ at Stockoholm+50 Side Event [WFF News Release]
Mediterranean Dialogue on Food Crisis: Conflict bolsters the case for transforming agrifood systems [FAO news release]
FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries [FAO news release]
Celebration of World Food Safety Day 2022 [Joint FAO-WHO Media Advisory]
Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the Food Security Crisis - 8 June 2022 [Media Advisory]
World Environment Day on 5 June: Open Letter by QU DONGYU, FAO Director-General [FAO news release]
Five ways advancing sustainable agrifood systems promotes a healthy environment [FAO Feature Story]
FAO Food Price Index dips in May [FAO news release]
“乳”有神助![粮农组织专题故事]
Pour on the benefits! [FAO Feature Story]
The Sudan: FAO scales up response to soaring acute food insecurity exacerbated by potential impacts of the war in Ukraine [FAO news release]
Diarmuid Gavin named FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland [FAO news release]
Doubling global potato production in 10 years is possible [FAO news release]
Bringing the benefits of digital agriculture to all: FAO joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance [FAO news release]
FAO to designate garden designer, broadcaster and writer Diarmuid Gavin as Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland [FAO Media Advisory]
More secure land tenure in Senegal lays the groundwork for agroecology and women empowerment [FAO Feature Story]
When gender and business visions converge [FAO Feature Story]
FAO unveils new public tool based on agricultural census data [FAO news release]
Global Soil Partnership: Ten years of promoting the foundation of global agrifood systems [FAO news release]
International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines the need for greater sustainability [FAO news release]
Bees and pollinators: small creatures but great allies on earth [FAO news release]
**Updates the total number of GIAHS sites in China** - Three sites in China designated FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems [FAO news release]
The exquisite flavour of carbon neutrality [FAO Feature Story]
Three sites in China designated FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems [FAO news release]
UN Security Council meeting: Agriculture is key to lasting peace and security, FAO says [FAO news release]
Statement by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu - Security Council Chamber, New York [FAO news release]
International Tea Day 2022: FAO to host virtual event [FAO Media Advisory]
Global Food Security Call to Action - Remarks by FAO Director-General Dr. QU Dongyu [FAO news release]
Time to transform agrifood systems in response to multiple shocks and worsening food security [FAO news release]
Food security in Ukraine: FAO distributes seed potatoes to vulnerable rural families [FAO news release]
World Bee Day 2022. Protecting and enhancing pollinators and their habitats for the good of all [FAO Media Advisory]
G7: FAO puts forward proposals to address current and future food shortages [FAO news release]
G7 Agriculture Ministers - Presentation delivered by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu [FAO news release]
Geospatial data for more targeted agricultural interventions: FAO receives excellence award [FAO news release]
First ever International Day of Plant Health: no food security without healthy plants [FAO news release]
Five ways climate change is intensifying the threats to plant health [FAO Feature Story]
Amid the war in Ukraine, Europe and Central Asia discuss ways of ensuring food security and transforming agrifood systems [FAO news release]
Five plants hidden in our everyday lives [FAO Feature Story]
Digital technologies: key accelerator of agrifood systems transformation and rural development [FAO news release]
A mentor for women farmers in Azerbaijan [FAO Feature Story]
FAO and the World Food Forum Launch Young Scientists Group [FAO news release]
FAO Food Price Index eases in April [FAO news release]
Cameroonian activist wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions’ Award 2022 [FAO news release]
The smart phone app helping Fijians form healthy eating habits [FAO Feature Story]
Global Report on Food Crises: acute food insecurity hits new highs [FAO news release]
Release of the Global Report on Food Crises 2022 and high level launch event [FAO Media Advisory]
Global deforestation slowing but tropical rainforests remain under threat, key FAO report shows [FAO news release]
As World Forestry Congress opens, FAO advocates for vital role of trees and forests [FAO news release]
Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says [FAO news release]
Release of the Global Report on Food Crises 2022 and high level launch event [FAO Media Advisory]
No fear when vets are near [FAO Feature Story]
**CORRECTION** FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) on 10-13 May, Lodz, Poland [FAO Media Advisory] Please see updated list of speakers
FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) on 10-13 May, Lodz, Poland [FAO Media Advisory]
New UN reports: The State of the World’s Forests 2022 and Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey [FAO Media Advisory]
Wealth is in the eye of the beholder [FAO Feature Story]
FAO Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control extended to end of 2023 with broader scope [FAO news release]
The Wild Dozen: Prized as ingredients, vulnerable wild plants face surging demand [FAO news release]
A new kind of fishing in Uganda [FAO Feature Story]
Surging food prices: FAO calls for import financing facility for poorer nations at G20 meeting [FAO news release]
What one radio show and one strong woman can do [FAO Feature Story]
War in Ukraine: FAO renews appeal to bolster agriculture and provide urgent support to vulnerable rural households [FAO news release]
Canada and the United States reaffirm the continued centrality of FAO’s mandate [FAO news release]
New guidelines for scaling up investments for youth in agrifood systems in Africa [FAO news release]
FAO Director-General opens Africa Regional Conference amid worsening hunger crisis [FAO news release]
No sweeter business [FAO Feature Story]
Somalia: New data show how drought in the Horn of Africa is driving up acute hunger [FAO news release]
World Food Forum Announces 2022 Theme: Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet [WFF News Release]
Happy cows make for a happy farm in Uganda [FAO Feature Story]
FAO and Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands celebrate new collaboration [FAO news release]
Ukraine crisis: the world can still contain the impact on global food security with the right policies, FAO Director-General says [FAO news release]

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New UN report warns that global food crises ‘likely to increase’ in the future without wider systemic change
FAO’s The Future of Food and Agriculture focuses on the actions needed to transform agrifood systems

02/12/2022

Rome - The world’s ability to nourish its burgeoning population is under threat and without broader socioeconomic and environmental change, sustainable agrifood systems will be impossible to achieve, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued today.

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Fri, 2 Dec 2022 09:03:56 +0000
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Global food prices overall hold steady in November
FAO Food Price Index is now only 0.3 percent higher than a year earlier

02/12/2022

Rome – The measure of changes in world food commodity prices remained largely steady in November, with declining international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products offsetting increasing quotations for vegetable oils and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.

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Thu, 1 Dec 2022 09:07:31 +0000
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In 2023, FAO will require $1.9 billion to reach 48 million people with life-saving and livelihood assistance
Acute food insecurity soars driven by conflicts, extreme weather events, rising food prices

01/12/2022

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2023 is seeking $1.9 billion to save the lives and livelihoods of some of the most severely acute food insecure people, as acute food insecurity continues to escalate globally.

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Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:55:31 +0000
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Syrians create buzzing agricultural businesses

FAO’s Nabta programme is helping entrepreneurs kick start agri-ventures

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Maher Dallah takes a plank of wood and carefully feeds it into the teeth of the bandsaw, cutting it to the right size, before running it through a sander to take off the rough edges. The smell of freshly cut wood fills his workshop.

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Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:08:10 +0000
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New UN report: The Future of Food and Agriculture – Drivers and triggers for transformation

FAO to launch 2022 edition of the report on 2 December 13:00-14:30 (CET)

How are agrifood systems reacting to global challenges like poverty and inequalities, geopolitical instability, scarcity and the degradation of resources, and climate change? Is the production of food and our ability to feed people under threat?

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Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:48:50 +0000
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FAO to mark World Soil Day 2022 with launch of first global report on black soils on 5 December 2022 - hybrid event at 12:20 CET

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will celebrate World Soil Day 2022 and launch its first global report on black soils at a hybrid event in Rome on December 5.

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Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:37:55 +0000
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Global Environment Facility tasks FAO and IFAD to lead new $230 million agrifood systems transformation program
The initiative aims to support shifts towards sustainable nature-positive production and efficient value chains for crops, commodities, livestock, and aquaculture

30/11/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will lead the Food Systems Integrated Program of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The program will direct an estimated $230 million – to be complemented by additional co-financing - in project grants to support countries to transform their agrifood systems to be

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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:20:04 +0000
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Rome Water Dialogue highlights urgency of sustainably managing planet’s stressed water resources
35 percent more freshwater needed to feed growing population by 2050, FAO Director-General warns

29/11/2022

Rome - Unless we find ways of sustainably managing the earth’s stressed water resources, we will need over a third more water to produce the extra food required for the planet’s growing population by mid-century. That was the message from the Rome Water Dialogue<https://www.fao.org/events/detail/rome-water-dialogue/en> held today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the lead-up to next year’s UN Water Conference<https://www.unwater.org/news/un-2023-water-conference>.

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Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:33:43 +0000
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COP27: FAO highlighted the importance of transforming agrifood systems as part of the solution to the climate crisis
Interview with Zitouni Ould-Dada, Deputy Director of FAO’s Climate and Environment division.

28/11/2022

Rome--The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27)<https://unfccc.int/cop27> took place at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, at the end of a year where extreme climate events demonstrated once again the urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:37:00 +0000
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New data tool explores where the “food dollar” goes
FAOSTAT’s new Food Value Chain domain analyzes resource flows beyond the farm sector and across agrifood systems

28/11/2022

Rome - Knowing how value is distributed through the world’s agrifood systems would make it a lot easier to optimize and transform them.

To contribute to the evidence base required, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is developing a new data set to track how resources flow across the economy and assess how many of them end up in the agricultural sector.

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Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:28:57 +0000
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Quadripartite welcomes new political commitments in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Countries agree to the Muscat Manifesto which targets reducing by at least a third the total amount of antimicrobials used in agrifood systems

25/11/2022

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Muscat – The Third Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, hosted in Muscat, Oman, concluded today, where targets to address the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) challenge were discussed for the first time. The conference and its numerical targets for antimicrobial use in the human and animal sectors will pave the way for bold political commitments at the forthcoming UN General Assembly

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Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:04:44 +0000
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A categorical breakthrough

New Codex Alimentarius guideline means Ready-to-Use Therapeutic foods can be manufactured and incorporated into more countries’ health plans

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How do you name or categorize life-saving goo? Is it a food? Is it a medicine? It can come in the form of a dense, energy- and nutrient-rich paste or a more solid bar. It is meant for children aged between 6 and 59 months suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Just one carton of these vital products, administered by a community health professional - together with the right health care - can

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Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:24:38 +0000
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Rome Water Dialogue: Special event on the road to the UN 2023 Water Conference

One-day hybrid event<https://www.fao.org/events/detail/rome-water-dialogue/en> at FAO Headquarters in Rome on 29 November, starting at 09: 00 CET

Water is central to agriculture, which accounts for 72 percent of global freshwater withdrawals. And while awareness of water’s importance is growing, much more still needs to be done to value and manage it in a coordinated and holistic way to achieve all the Sustainable Development Goals<https://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals/en/> (SDGs).

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Carp fishing gets a fresh start in Albania

Rebuilding stocks and skills for a sustainable fishing future

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Carp was once the “King of Lake Shkodër”. Found in abundance in the largest inland body of water in the Balkan Peninsula, carp was a lifeline for fishers and their communities for generations. The lake, situated on the border of Albania and Montenegro, was also the home of birds, eels, freshwater snails and several fish species. The lake’s communities were fishing communities and until recently, people always thought of themselves as fishers.

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Antimicrobial resistance: Now is the time for collective action
Quadripartite launches new Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform to help tackle common threat to human and animal health and ecosystems

18/11/2022

Rome/Nairobi/Geneva /Paris – The Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform<https://www.fao.org/antimicrobial-resistance/quadripartite/the-platform/en/> was launched today to ensure the growing threats and impacts of antimicrobial resistance are addressed globally.

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Bringing water lilies back into nature and back to Senegalese kitchens

FAO is boosting biodiversity to ensure healthier ecosystems and healthier diets

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Maia Diagne’s eyes fill with emotion as she describes the lifelong bond she feels with the water lilies that grew in large quantities in her part of Senegal. "I was born in the middle of the water lilies, in a small boat while my mother was on her way to the Djoudj National Bird Park to harvest them."

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Rural livelihoods lay the foundations for long-lasting peace in Colombia

FAO is working with communities in the department of Chocó to restore livelihoods in the aftermath of conflict

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Over the years, life has been complicated for the residents of the tiny community of Cedro, in Colombia’s Pacific department of Chocó. Their region has been battered by destructive floods, illegal crop cultivation and waves of armed conflict, sometimes forcing them to flee their homes or leaving them without means of subsistence.

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Codex Alimentarius Commission

21- 25 November 2022

The 45th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/committees/cac/about/en/__;!!GFN0sa3rsbfR8OLyAw!KSkcFxJ3jEIoRUZgFn4aB0IWyVv3VFF7WNu2QDNnc_oyf5JUBz8U5LAaiiD5vcGEIZrtlkeQ2Ek$> will be held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy starting from 21 November, with the possibility of following the various sessions via Webstream<https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/>.

The plenary discussions will take place from 10.00 to 13:00 CET and 15:00 to 18:00 CET from Monday 21 November to Friday 25 November 2022. Report adoption will take place by virtual means on Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December 2022, from 12:00 to 15:00 CET.

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New data to measure cropland nutrient budgets
FAOSTAT, the International Fertilizer Association and leading research universities offer new reference point for assessing agricultural, environment and sustainability priorities

15/11/2022

Rome - How much fertilizer is the right amount to ensure that crop production can achieve local and global food security needs while limiting harm to the environment?

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Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:38:41 +0000
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A quick win in battle against climate crisis

FAO technical support for investments helps improve livelihoods and nutrition while curbing livestock greenhouse gas emissions

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Our social media feeds and airwaves may be abuzz with climate predictions and polemics. But let’s focus for a moment on one area offering relatively quick and straightforward wins against climate change: lowering emissions from the planet’s billions of livestock. Although some voices, particularly in high-income countries, say we shouldn’t be keeping the animals at all, they are an essential —or sometimes the only— source of nutrition and income for some of

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FAO and Quebec ramp up climate adaptation efforts in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti, and Senegal

Global project helping vulnerable countries adapt to climate change launches second phase with $5 million investment.

14/11/2022

Rome – A second phase of a global project that helps three countries particularly vulnerable to climate change adapt to improve their food security and nutrition was launched on the sidelines of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27<https://unfccc.int/cop27>) in Sharm-El Sheikh, Egypt.

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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022
Launch of the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform 18 November 2022 13:00 - 14:30 CET

On Friday 18 November, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), known as the Quadripartite, will launch the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform.

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Amid food and climate crises, investing in sustainable food cold chains crucial
New UN report highlights how lack of effective refrigeration directly results in the loss of 526 million tons of food production, or 12 per cent of the global total

12/11/2022

Sharm el-Sheikh – As food insecurity and global warming rise, governments, international development partners and industry should invest in sustainable food cold chains to decrease hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, and adapt to climate change, the UN said today.

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COP27: Increasing climate finance crucial to bring about sustainable transformation of agrifood systems
Egypt and FAO leading efforts essential to mitigate and adapt to the impact of climate change

12/11/2022

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt/Rome – For agrifood systems to adapt to climate change and become more sustainable, improving the quality and quantity of climate finance contributions to the sector is critical – that was the main message at the launch of the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation Initiative (FAST)<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc2186en> held at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27<https://unfccc.int/cop27>) in Sharm-El Sheikh, Egypt.

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Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:11:47 +0000
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How Somalia used biopesticides to win against desert locusts
Helping to bring in a new era of locust control based on natural remedies

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The first wave of desert locust swarms hit Somalia in 2019. Carpets of hopper bands and clouds of locust swarms resembling those of a storm started appearing throughout the country. As the locusts descended on any vegetation they could find, crops succumbed to their appetite; fields became barren with nothing left behind for animals to graze and the livelihoods of agropastoralists and smallholder farmers were shattered in a matter of hours.

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Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:08:47 +0000
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Alarming signs as the global food import bill set to rise to nearly US$2 trillion due to higher prices
FAO Food Outlook forecasts point to somewhat easing world market conditions, but increasing uncertainties

11/11/2022

Rome – The world food import bill is estimated to rise to US$1.94 trillion in 2022, higher than previously expected, according to a new report<https://www.fao.org/giews/reports/food-outlook/en/> released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Seeking solutions to sargassum algae in the Caribbean
FAO works to reduce algal blooms and help fishers adapt to new realities

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Sargassum has been washing up in growing numbers on the shores of the Caribbean Sea for more than a decade. Easily identified by its brown colour and a powerful stench, this algae in such increased volumes is seriously damaging tourism in island communities, catches in fishing industries and economies in general.

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Wed, 9 Nov 2022 10:31:26 +0000
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One-of-a-kind FAO cookbook gives fish a voice – among other things

Fish: Know it, cook it, eat it reshuffles genre conventions in celebration of seafood

09/11/2022

Rome – Have you been baffled by different tuna species? Wondered how the flesh is graded? Did you know herrings could break wind? Have you considered what the eel might say if questioned about its life cycle? Have you tasted thieboudienne?

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FAO at the UN Climate Change Conference COP27

Sharm El-Sheikh, 06 November – 18 November 2022

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27)<https://unfccc.int/cop27> is taking place at the end of a year where extreme climate events have demonstrated again the urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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Mon, 7 Nov 2022 11:30:05 +0000
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A wall that restores land and empowers communities in Niger

Great Green Wall activities revive ecosystems around the urban commune of Kollo

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At 52 years old, through a marriage and the birth of seven children, Dandakoye has witnessed devastating changes to the land around his village of Sakey Kouara Tegui. Situated in the western region of Niger, Dandakoye’s village is nestled in the watershed of the Gorou Tayya plateau in the urban commune of Kollo.

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The global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing reaches a new milestone
100 States endorse FAO Agreement on Port State Measures

07/11/2022

Rome – Global action to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing<http://www.fao.org/iuu-fishing/en> has intensified as 100 States have now committed to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA).<https://www.fao.org/port-state-measures/en/>

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IAEA and FAO send seeds to International Space Station
Mission aims to help develop crops able to adapt to climate change on earth

07/11/2022

Virginia, US/Rome/Vienna - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into space today as they intensify their joint efforts to develop new crops able to adapt to the ravages of climate change here on Earth.

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The global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing reaches a new milestone
100 parties endorse FAO Agreement on Port State Measures

07/11/2022

Rome – Global action to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing<http://www.fao.org/iuu-fishing/en> has intensified as 100 States have now committed to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA).<https://www.fao.org/port-state-measures/en/>

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Emergency assistance helps Afghan livestock keepers face increasingly challenging situations

FAO is supporting herders and building the resilience of rural families

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A trip to the local market can be a bewildering experience for Zulaikha, a 48-year-old, widowed smallholder livestock farmer in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province. Even the cost of the everyday items she needs for her family of six seems beyond her means.

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Fri, 4 Nov 2022 11:44:52 +0000
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Ukraine: FAO reinforces its presence to optimize technical and humanitarian assistance
New agreement with the Government of Ukraine aims to bolster support for farmers

04/11/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reinforced its presence in Ukraine by signing an agreement with the Government to set up a Project Office that will facilitate and expand the provision of technical and humanitarian assistance to the country’s most vulnerable communities, especially in rural areas.

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International organizations scale up fight against deadly livestock disease
FAO and WOAH launch the next phase of efforts to rid the world of peste des petits ruminants and publish a book on the eradication of rinderpest

04/11/2022

Rome – Veterinary experts from around the world today attended an event at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to mark the publication of a book celebrating the eradication of rinderpest and to launch the next phase of the global fight against peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague.

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Benchmark for world food prices was broadly steady in October
International quotations of food commodity groups covered by FAO Food Price Index all declined, except for cereals

04/11/2022

Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in October, with rising cereal prices more than offset by declines in quotations for other staples, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.

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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems: China, Mexico, Morocco and Spain get additional sites, along with first one in Thailand
Five new GIAHS sites announced as the FAO flagship programme celebrates 20th anniversary

03/11/2022

Rome - Five new sites - a mushroom-growing area in China, a traditional Maya agroforestry system in Mexico, an ancient community linking pastoralists and farmers in Morocco, a diverse mountain agrifood system in Spain and a landscape centred on the buffalo in Thailand - have been formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)<https://www.fao.org/giahs/en/>.

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FAO’s Global Action on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) country projects launched
Over 70 nations from five FAO regions designated as potential project countries with the first five demonstration countries named – Bangladesh, Egypt, Malawi, Trinidad and Tobago and Uzbekistan.

03/11/2022

Rome - A key initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help countries promote their distinctive food and agricultural products took a major step forward today with the first five demonstration countries named – Bangladesh, Egypt, Malawi, Trinidad and Tobago and Uzbekistan.

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Wed, 2 Nov 2022 12:51:36 +0000
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First Global Conference on Sustainable Plant Production focuses on increasing crop yields with less environmental impact
FAO Director-General stresses the need for integrated approaches, endorsed by scientific evidence with farmers as part of the solution

02/11/2022

Rome – The need for innovative approaches to agriculture that make crop production efficient and resilient to shocks and disruptions came under the spotlight today at the opening of the first Global Conference on Sustainable Plant Production organized by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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The State of Food and Agriculture 2022: Leveraging automation to transform agrifood systems
Flagship FAO report addresses concerns over job losses and inequality

02/11/2022

Rome - Agricultural automation, which includes anything from tractors to artificial intelligence, can play an important role in making food production more efficient and more environmentally friendly. However, its uneven adoption can also deepen inequalities, especially if it remains inaccessible to small-scale producers and other marginalized groups, such as youth and women.

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FAO and IAEA scale up collaboration on peaceful nuclear technologies for agrifood systems
Joint Center and cutting-edge laboratories generate high-impact application science

31/10/2022

Vienna - Peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology can contribute to fostering crop and livestock breeds, mitigating soil erosion, and improving pest control and water management, all of which are crucial to create a better world with sustainable agriculture and food security for all.

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Norway contributes $9.6 million of flexible funding to boost FAO’s response to most severe crises and emergencies
The funds will enable FAO to maximize speed, efficiency and outreach when addressing food security threats and crises

31/10/2022

Rome - Norway has contributed $9.6 million to boost FAO’s capacity to pre-empt and respond to humanitarian crises and emergencies, representing one of the largest unearmarked funding of its kind to date.

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Changing the urban landscape. Greening city living.
FAO’s Green Cities Initiative is transforming urban and peri-urban areas in Africa and worldwide

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For most of human history, people around the world lived in small communities. However, over the past few centuries – and particularly in recent decades – there has been a mass migration of populations from rural to urban areas. In fact, in 2007, the number of people in urban areas around the globe overtook the number in rural settings.

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20 years of celebrating the ‘culture’ in agriculture
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems highlight centuries of traditions and techniques

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Stunning natural landscapes evolving over centuries, Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)<https://www.fao.org/giahs/background/en/> sustain communities and their cultures simultaneously. Within these systems, a symbiotic relationship exists between the agricultural landscape and the wider social environment. Just as the communities depend on these ecosystems for their livelihoods, the conservation of these ecosystems rests on the traditional knowledge and sustainable practices of these communities.

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Launch of FAO flagship State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2022 report on 2 November 2022, virtual event at 12:30 CET
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will launch its flagship State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2022 report at a virtual event on November 2.

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Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:13:23 +0000
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COP27: First official Food and Agriculture Pavilion
Putting agrifood systems transformation at the heart of the UN Climate Change Conference

26/10/2022

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), CGIAR and The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that they will host the official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) to be held from 6 to 18 November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. This marks the first time that such a pavilion has been set up COP.

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New $250 million USAID grant will boost FAO’s efforts to strengthen global health security and agrifood systems
FAO-USAID long-standing partnership continues to increase the capacity of animal health systems to prevent, prepare and respond to health threats and address antimicrobial resistance

26/10/2022

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are scaling up efforts to strengthen global animal food security with the aim of protecting human lives and livelihoods while improving agrifood systems and safeguarding the environment.

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Fish on our mind, fish on your plate

FAO’s cookbook helps you know, cook and eat fish

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Fish provides more than 4.5 billion people around the world with a critical share of their daily protein requirements. For many, it’s an essential daily meal key for nutrition, health and well-being. And while fish may not be enough to ensure global food security, there will be no global food security without fish.

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Rural areas bear the brunt of migration pressure
FAO Director-General emphasizes the key role of stronger and sustainable agrifood systems to avoid forced displacement at International Dialogue on Migration

24/10/2022

Rome - Rural areas bear the greatest burden related to forced displacement, both of in terms of outmigration and hosting large numbers of incomers, highlighted today the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, at the International Dialogue on Migration 2022<https://www.iom.int/international-dialogue-migration-2022-overlapping-global-crises-impacts-food-insecurity-and-climate-change-migration-and-displacement>.

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World Food Forum wraps up five days of melding diverse perspectives to transform agrifood systems
Youth, Science and Innovation and Hand in Hand Investment fora all converge to spark action

21/10/2022

Rome - From brainstorming solutions for food security and mitigating climate change based on science and innovation to highlighting the links between healthy eating and a healthy planet - a youth-driven World Food Forum today wrapped up five days of intensive dialogue, networking and investment pitching aimed at addressing the world’s growing food crisis.

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World Food Forum: Exploring options for future soil and plant nutrition
Science and Innovation Forum holds ministerial session to discuss new sources and technologies

21/10/2022

Rome – Efforts to consolidate and promote alternative fertilizer sources and to pursue new technologies for cheaper, cleaner, and more effective soil and plant nutrition were on the agenda on Thursday during an event of the World Food Forum’s Science and Innovation Forum<https://www.fao.org/science-technology-and-innovation/science-innovation-forum/en>.

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World Food Forum calls to keep trade in fertilizers open and increase their affordability and accessibility for farmers
Reduced availability and affordability because of soaring prices of fertilizers are contributing to food insecurity

21/10/2022

Rome - Market transparency is crucial when it comes to trade in fertilizers since reduced availability and accessibility, interruption of supply chains and soaring prices jeopardize farmers’ ability to grow food and push more people to the brink of hunger, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at a special event of the World Food Forum. The event entitled “Global Assessment and Solutions for the Fertilizer Crisis

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World Food Forum: Youth leaders ask policy makers to step up efforts to bring about real change
Through advocacy and scientific innovation, young people at the Global Youth Forum seek to galvanise policy-making to transform agrifood systems

20/10/2022

Rome – Young people laid out their priorities to ensure greater access to safe and nutritious food, and asked decision makers to work with them to implement effective policies as the main events of the Global Youth Forum<https://www.world-food-forum.org/flagship-event/2022/en> wrapped up on Wednesday.

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Smart Farming in Uzbekistan

Affordable technologies and efficient techniques transform rural communities

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While efforts to increase food production through so-called “smart farming” might conjure images of artificial intelligence, robots and big data, improving agriculture isn’t always about cutting-edge technology. And when it comes to rural smallholder farming, being “smart” is often about finding affordable and clever ways of boosting crop production while using natural resources efficiently and without harming the environment.

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World Food Forum: Science, technology and innovation take centre stage in transforming our agrifood systems
Science and Innovation Forum aims to explore the major scientific developments and discuss the opportunities they present

19/10/2022

Rome – The World Food Forum’s first ever Science and Innovation Forum<https://www.fao.org/science-technology-and-innovation/science-innovation-forum/en> opened today casting the spotlighting on the crucial role of science, technology and innovation in transforming our agrifood systems.

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Central America’s Dry Corridor: Turning emergency into opportunities
FAO leadership promotes regional Hand-in-Hand initiative to create hope in climate-stressed region with high food insecurity levels and outward migration

19/10/2022

Rome – With rural hunger at very high levels in Central America’s Dry Corridor region, the time has come to “turn this emergency corridor into a corridor of opportunities,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said Tuesday during the World Food Forum<https://www.world-food-forum.org/flagship-event/2022/en>.

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World Food Forum: Hand-in-Hand Initiative brings partners into the agrifood family
FAO hosts Investment Forum to catalyze matchmaking between investors and projects serving the vulnerable

18/10/2022

Rome - With the ongoing crisis and pandemic, more and more governments recognize the need to invest in long-term food security and poverty reduction, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today.

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World Food Forum: Young people’s role in transforming agrifood systems at the heart of global youth event
Young people will discuss and advocate for ways to ensure access to safe, sustainable, nutritious food and healthy diets.

18/10/2022

Rome - The World Food Forum’s (WFF) Global Youth<https://www.world-food-forum.org/flagship-event/2022/en> event kicked off on Tuesday as young people from various corners of the globe gathered to brainstorm ways in which to transform agrifood systems.

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WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022
Speech by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu
Opening Ceremony
17 October 2022

Excellences,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good afternoon from FAO HQ in Rome.

Today is a very special and historic day.

World Food Forum (WFF) 2022 is officially open during this World Food Day (WFD) week.

When I founded the FAO Youth Committee in 2019, it was a way to give opportunity, power, and voice to young people.

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World Food Forum opens to galvanize youth engagement, science and innovation and investment in transforming agrifood systems
FAO Director-General highlights the crucial role of young people in finding solutions and forging future paths

17/10/2022

Rome - Aimed at galvanizing change to how our food is produced, delivered and consumed and mitigating a growing global food crisis, a youth-driven World Food Forum<https://www.world-food-forum.org/flagship-event/2022/en> opened here today, seeking to boost engagement by young people, science and innovation, and investment.

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Five ways science, technology and innovation are helping to transform the world’s agrifood systems

Finding new solutions for a better future of food

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By 2050 it is estimated that the global population will surpass nine billion, with urban populations growing and rural populations declining. Although absolute food production might be sufficient to feed such a growing population, there are substantial gaps among countries in the use of science, technology and innovation in agriculture and food production. With productive arable land and freshwater resources severely constrained in many parts of world and poor agricultural practices or the consequences of

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One Health Joint Plan of Action launched to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment
The initiative by the Quadripartite - FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH – also aims to contribute to sustainable development

17/10/2022

Geneva, Nairobi, Paris, Rome – Today, a new One Health Joint Plan of Action was launched by the Quadripartite – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE).

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Leading the charge for rural women’s empowerment in Niger

Saoudé is inspiring women to challenge gender norms and become financially independent

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It is only recently, at age 36, that Saoudé Garba has felt in charge of her own life. Born in the village of Danje in southern Niger, she was married early to one of the three chiefs of the village. She had her first child at the age of 15, followed by eight more, without any medical assistance during her pregnancies and childbirth. As is tradition in her village, her life consisted of cooking, cleaning and doing

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World Food Day 2022: Call to leave no one behind comes at critical juncture for global food security
Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General and Italy’s President join other leaders in urging renewed efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition

14/10/2022

Rome - World Food Day 2022<https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en> celebrations were held in Rome today under the rallying cry "leave no one behind," amid a deteriorating global food security crisis and all-time high numbers of people at risk of experiencing serious levels of hunger in Asia and Africa.

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Catastrophic hunger levels recorded for the first time in Haiti
Almost half the population are currently facing acute hunger

14/10/2022

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Port-Au-Prince - An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public services, bringing the country to a standstill, warn the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Hunger has reached Catastrophic levels, or the highest level, 5 on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), in Cité Soleil, an urban

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Statement by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu
WORLD FOOD DAY 2022
14 October 2022

Excellences,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Colleagues and Friends,

World Food Day 2022 is unprecedented in history.

First: we are facing numerous and overlapping challenges from natural and man-made disasters - some recur annually, others are unexpected and unforeseeable.

Second: After more than 2 years of a global pandemic, with interruptions to international supply chains, and now with the impacts of the war in Ukraine, we are left with a weak global economy.

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Agricultural aid: a game changer in tackling hunger crises
FAO Director-General calls for increased investments in agriculture and resilient agrifood systems to prevent famine in the run-up to the World Food Day

13/10/2022

Rome - The alarming signs of growing acute food insecurity should make us rethink the way we tackle hunger crises by addressing the root causes rather than just treating ad hoc symptoms of hunger, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) QU Dongyu said today. He spoke at a special side event looking at how to change the humanitarian game plan

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She couldn’t walk but kept moving forward

How a rural mother from Colombia fought back against a debilitating disease to become a food hero

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Ana Yesmid Saldarriaga Roso was born into a rural family in Guamal, just south of Colombia's capital Bogotá. As a mother of four, she used to work various jobs, including as a housekeeper, a private security guard and a seller of tamales, the traditional Mesoamerican dish.

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FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative hits the ground running
Investors are buying into the innovative, inclusive and bottom-up approach to sustainable development in the most vulnerable countries

12/10/2022

Rome - The Hand-in-Hand Initiative<https://www.fao.org/hand-in-hand/en>, the new development pathway fashioned and championed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is gaining strong momentum, to be showcased at the Hand in Hand Investment Forum taking place next week (17 – 21 October) at FAO headquarters in Rome.

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WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022

From 17-21 October, the second edition of the World Food Forum (WFF) will take place at FAO headquarters in Rome as well as in virtual form

World Food Forum (WFF)<https://www.world-food-forum.org/en> 2022 will comprise the WFF Global Youth Forum, the FAO Science and Innovation Forum and the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum.

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WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022

From 17-21 October, the second edition of the World Food Forum (WFF) will take place at FAO headquarters in Rome as well as in virtual form

World Food Forum (WFF)<https://www.world-food-forum.org/en> 2002 will comprise the WFF Global Youth Forum, the FAO Science and Innovation Forum and the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum.

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FAO ready to help map a pathway out of global food crisis
Director-General addresses G20 Joint Finance and Agriculture Ministers Meeting

11/10/2022

Rome - Risk factors that could push today’s food access crisis into tomorrow’s food availability crisis are growing, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), told international policy makers today.

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World Food Day 2022: Leave no one behind

Global ceremony at FAO with messages from Pope Francis, UN Secretary-General Guterres and Italy’s President Mattarella -

World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Returning to make rural areas in Tunisia flourish

For Mohamed, milk production means carrying on a family legacy

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Mohamed Ali Gaidi takes his sheep out to graze at dusk. This is his favorite part of the day, walking with his sheep and observing them to see if they are in good health. He then goes back to his home, which he shares with his parents and his sister in a small town in the Béja region of northwestern Tunisia. Growing up in a rural area in one of the poorest parts of the country, he cultivated his passion

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FAO Food Price Index drops for the sixth consecutive month
Prices of vegetable oils lead the decline in September

07/10/2022

Rome - The gauge for world food commodity prices declined for the sixth month in a row in September, with sharp drops in the quotations for vegetable oils more than offsetting higher cereal prices, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Reintroducing cotton in Ecuador

Innovative small-scale technology opens up new livelihood opportunities for rural communities

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For a group of women in the Tosagua district of Ecuador, close to the country’s Pacific coast, daily life used to follow the pattern of many farming communities, caring for families, crops and livestock. But for the last five years, the 127 members of the Association of Community Women of Tosagua Canton (AMUCONT) have been at the forefront of Ecuador’s groundbreaking initiative to bring back cotton production to the area. Since its heyday in the 1970s, the crop had almost vanished amid a

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Bioeconomy: FAO is at the forefront of global efforts to promote sustainable food and agriculture
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses EU Bioeconomy Conference on 10th anniversary of strategy launch

06/10/2022

Brussels – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is at the forefront of global efforts to promote bioeconomy innovations and make our agrifood systems more sustainable, Director-General QU Dongyu today told a European Union conference in Brussels.

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WORLD FOOD DAY and WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022

14 October – World Food Day <https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/about/en> global ceremony

The Heads of FAO and World Food Programme (WFP) and guests will participate in the ceremony, which will feature special messages from Pope Francis and the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, as well as the presentation of FAO’s first-ever Achievement Award.

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How sustainable forest management can enhance the world’s biodiversity
New report includes case studies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Finland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and the United Kingdom

06/10/2022

Rome – Protecting the animals, plants, fungi and microorganisms that thrive in forests must become a fundamental goal of sustainable forest management worldwide, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners launched today.

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World Cotton Day 2022: Weaving a better future for cotton

FAO’s global event will celebrate cotton’s contribution to socio-economic development and champion its further advancement to support sustainable livelihoods

7 October 2022, 12:30-15:00 CEST

An estimated 100 million family farmers across 80 countries directly depend on the cotton industry, and women play a key role in the value chain. It supports the economies of many and low-income and emerging countries. In 2021, world production of cotton was valued at about $50 billion, while global trade at $20 billion.

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Asia-Pacific countries urged to rapidly transform agrifood systems as hopes fade for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
FAO calls for focus on social protection, access to seeds and fertilizers, enhanced trade and climate-resilient agriculture at Asia-Pacific symposium

05/10/2022

Bangkok – At a symposium<https://www.fao.org/asiapacific/events/asia-pacific-symposium-on-agrifood-systems-transformation/en/> convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on agrifood systems transformation in Asia-Pacific, governments, the private sector and other stakeholders are being urged to massively accelerate transformation of their agrifood systems, or risk worsening malnutrition and environmental degradation in the world’s most populous region.

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Consumption of primary processed wood products predicted to grow 37 percent by 2050
FAO publishes Global forest sector outlook 2050

05/10/2022

Rome – Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual scenario, a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said.

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Consumption of primary processed wood products predicted to grow 37 percent by 2050
FAO publishes Global forest sector outlook 2050

05/10/2022

Rome – Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual scenario, a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said.

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Nurturing trees from an early age

FAO and partners set up school clubs for Tanzania’s children for a forest-friendly future

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When it comes to learning how to nurture seedlings to grow into trees, improving your surroundings and restoring the land around you, you’re never too young to make a start. That’s the thinking behind a project in Tanzania, supported by FAO and its partners, setting up more than 30 clubs in primary and secondary schools to impart these skills to children from an early age.

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The world must halt deforestation and use forests sustainably, FAO Director-General says
26th Session of Committee on Forestry opens

03/10/2022

Rome – The world must halt deforestation, plant trees to make the planet greener and restore productive capacities, and use forests and trees sustainably, QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today told the opening of the 26th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO).<https://www.fao.org/events/detail/cofo-26/en>

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Tackling food loss and waste: A triple win opportunity
FAO and UNEP issue call for action on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and waste

29/09/2022

Rome – Tackling the scourge of food loss and waste represents a triple win opportunity - for the climate, for food security, as well as for the sustainability of our agrifood systems - and cannot be put on the backburner at a time of rising global hunger and surging food prices.

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Reducing food loss and waste central to tackling climate change, food insecurity and to making more efficient use of our natural resources says FAO expert
Interview with Rosa Rolle, Team Leader, Food Losses and Waste, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

28/09/2022

Rome – Food loss and food waste is a pressing challenge globally and if left unchecked will have severe consequences for climate, food security and management of natural resources, experts say.

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Finalists Announced for 2022 World Food Forum Transformative Research Challenge

28/09/2022

Rome - The World Food Forum (WFF) announced the 2022 finalists for the WFF Transformative Research Challenge<https://www.world-food-forum.org/innovation-lab/startup-innovation-awards/en> (TRC). Thanks to a team of global agribusiness and agritech expert evaluators<https://www.world-food-forum.org/innovation-lab/startup-innovation-awards/judges-and-evaluators/en> and some tough deliberations, eight finalists were selected from 162 entrants for their outstanding research and promising potential for a positive impact on global and local agrifood systems. The final round of the competition and the announcement of the winners will take place on October 18 during Innovation Day at the WFF flagship event<https://www.world-food-forum.org/flagship-event/2021/en>.

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G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting: Stop a food access crisis from turning into a food availability crisis, FAO says
Director-General QU Dongyu urges peace, warns of devastating implications of soaring food and fertilizer prices

28/09/2022

Bali, Indonesia Conflicts and crisis-driven slowdowns and downturns are and will remain the major drivers of food crises, highlighting the importance of achieving peace, tackling the climate crisis and boosting resilience everywhere, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today<https://www.fao.org/3/cc2249en/cc2249en.pdf> at the Agriculture Ministers Meeting of the G20<https://g20.org/>.

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UNDER STRICT MEDIA EMBARGO UNTIL 24:00 CET (Central European Time) Wednesday, 28 September 2022.

Ahead of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2022 which will be celebrated on Thursday, 29 September, FAO is releasing the story below on simple solutions to food loss in fruit and vegetable value chains.

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SAVE THE DATE:
WORLD FOOD DAY and WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022

14 October – World Food Day 2022<https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/about/en> global ceremony

17-21 October – Second edition of the World Food Forum (WFF)<https://www.world-food-forum.org/en>, which will comprise the WFF Global Youth Forum, the FAO Science and Innovation Forum and the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum

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G20 meeting: Digitalization is a big opportunity for women and youth in rural areas, says FAO
FAO Director-General emphasizes the role of digital public goods

27/09/2022

Bali, Indonesia – Digitalization has great potential to drive progress towards an inclusive future for the world’s smallholder farmers, and can help galvanize greater productivity and sustainability of agrifood systems, as well as improve livelihoods and options for women and youth, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today at a side event ahead of the G-20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting<https://g20.org/> in Bali.

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International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

A triple win opportunity for food security, sustainability and the planet - Global event on 29 September 2022, 15:55 (CET)

Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) plays a crucial role in ensuring better nutrition for the world’s current and future generations. It presents a triple win opportunity, for the climate, for the availability of nutritious food and for improving the overall sustainability of our food systems. The time for action to support food security and nutrition in the midst of the current food price crisis is now.

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Committee on Forestry to take place from 3 to 7 October
FAO will release two key reports during COFO week

The 26th session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) will take place in hybrid format from 3 to 7 October 2022 at FAO HQ in Rome. COFO is the highest FAO Forestry statutory body. QU Dongyu, the FAO Director-General, will address the opening ceremony on 3 October 2022, from 09.30-1030 (CEST). HRH Princess Basma bint Ali of Jordan, FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Near East and North Africa, Cécile Ndjebet, founder of the African Women’s Network for Community

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The World Food Forum and the Social Gastronomy Movement join together for Hunger Action Month with the Universal Plate, a global campaign with the goal of sharing millions of meals
26/09/2022

The FAO World Food Forum and the Social Gastronomy Movement (SGM) announce their collaboration for Hunger Action Month featuring the SGM Universal Plate Campaign. This effort has the mission of raising awareness of growing food insecurity, affecting an estimated 828 million people in 2021, and ringing the alarm for the urgent need for agrifood systems transformation in the face of the convergence of the ‘4Cs’: Covid, conflict, climate

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From data to drops: Optimizing water use is key for agrifood systems
FAO Director-General addresses water conference on the margins of the UN General Assembly

22/09/2022

New York/Washington - A whopping 85 percent of the increase in global cropland over the last decade was irrigated land, highlighting the importance of greater agricultural yields to feed the world and also the urgency of efficient use of water, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today said to a ministerial-level event, “Act on Water to Feed the World: Sustainable Water Allocation to Create a

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Working in harmony with the environment

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems preserve the biodiversity in their midst

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Biodiversity constitutes an essential element in our global ecosystems and provides the foundation for agricultural practices and food production. It is essential to our well-being and food security, but it is often threatened by our activities. In some places, however, farmers have learned to work in harmony with the environment and use knowledge passed down over centuries to implement sustainable practices and protect the biodiversity in their surrounding ecosystems. These farmers and rural communities have envisaged and implemented ingenious ways to

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Second Joint Statement by the Heads of FAO, IMF, WBG, WFP, and WTO on the Global Food Security and Nutrition Crisis

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director General QU Dongyu, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank Group (WBG) President David Malpass, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala issued the following second joint statement calling for urgent action to address the global food security crisis.

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Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ as famine looms in the Horn of Africa – new report
Rising conflict, weather extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers

21/09/2022

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Finalists Announced for 2022 World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards, powered by Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC)

19 September 2022, Rome - The World Food Forum (WFF), in partnership with Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), announced the 2022 finalists WFF Startup Innovation Awards. Thanks to a team of global agribusiness and agritech expert evaluators and some tough deliberations, eight finalists were selected from 146 entrants for their outstanding entrepreneurship and promising potential for a positive impact on global and local agrifood systems. The final round of the competition and the announcement of the winners will take place on October 19 during

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FAO calls for solidarity and passion for humanity to combat rising hunger and poverty
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses high-level event organized by the Clinton Global Initiative in New York

20/09/2022

New York – It is time to “show solidarity and passion for humanity” to combat rising hunger and poverty due to a slew of causes that require a globally coordinated response, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today in opening remarks of a high-level event organized by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on the sidelines of the 77th session of

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Communities in the Far North region of Cameroon open their doors to those fleeing conflict

FAO is supporting host communities and internally displaced people to access food and livelihoods

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Bamadi, affectionately called Barma by people in his community, has opened his doors to more than 200 families since 2014 when the crisis in the Far North region of Cameroon began. Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) have fled violence perpetrated by armed groups in the department of Logone-et-Chari, and host communities, like Barma’s in the Dor district of Makary, have given them shelter. Recent inter-ethnic conflicts have aggravated

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Global Forum of the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 begins
Family farmers need to be at the centre of transforming agrifood systems, FAO Director-General says

19/09/2022

Rome – FAO and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are co-organising the Global Forum of the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF),<https://www.fao.org/events/detail/first-global-forum-of-the-un-decade-of-family-farming/en> which is being held virtually from 19-22 September.

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Potatoes don’t grow on trees

FAO supports a Palestinian farmer and food hero to enhance food security in his Gaza community

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Three years ago, 34-year-old Palestinian farmer Mohammad Jaffar Edris Khudair never guessed he would be pivotal to his community’s food security. He had been working in the same farming operation in the city of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip for two decades and had little hope for expanding his business.

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‘Worm’ up to the idea of edible insects

Four reasons why edible insects are good prospects for food security and livelihoods

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Stroll down a bustling night market in Thailand and you can spot street vendors selling aromatic and garnished bamboo worms and crickets. A must-try, these delicacies should be enjoyed while crisp and hot.

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SAVE THE DATE:
WORLD FOOD DAY and WORLD FOOD FORUM 2022

14 October – World Food Day 2022<https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/about/en> global ceremony

17-21 October – Second edition of the World Food Forum (WFF)<https://www.world-food-forum.org/en>, which will comprise the WFF Global Youth Forum, the FAO Science and Innovation Forum and the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum

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Food insecurity in Sri Lanka likely to worsen amid poor agricultural production, price spikes and ongoing economic crisis, FAO and WFP warn
Nearly 30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecurity, and will likely deteriorate further unless urgent assistance is provided

12/09/2022

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Colombo/Rome – An estimated 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity and their situation is expected to worsen if adequate life-saving assistance and livelihood support is not provided, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food

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Sustainable fishing: Endorsement of transshipment guidelines marks a key move against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing
FAO Committee on Fisheries helps to close major loopholes and protect fish stocks

09/09/2022

Rome - A key intergovernmental forum on fisheries and aquaculture has endorsed new voluntary guidelines<https://www.fao.org/iuu-fishing/news-events/detail/en/c/1598976/> governing the transfer of fish between ships, in a move aimed at curbing the Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing that threatens the sustainability of global stocks.

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Increased fish demand in Gabon offers youth an outlet in aquaculture

Growing the potential of fish farms to increase incomes and secure a nutritious food source

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Levedy Céleste Lossangoye developed a passion for fish farming at an early age. She grew up surrounded by fish ponds on her family’s fish farm in Andem in the Central African country of Gabon. Located around 60 kilometres from Libreville, the country’s capital, her family’s farm has 21 ponds across two hectares and has a production capacity of about 37 tonnes a year. It’s enough to make a comfortable living, but there

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Famine in Somalia projected, lives of millions of people are at immediate risk, UN says
FAO calls for immediate, scaled-up assistance to devastated rural communities to avert catastrophe

05/09/2022

Rome – A new food security and nutrition analysis<https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/alerts-archive/issue-69/en/> reveals that famine is unfolding in parts of Somalia, while staggering levels of suffering can be seen across the country. In response, the heads of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the longest-standing and highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the United Nations system, issued a statement<https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/about-inter-agency-standing-committee/window-opportunity-prevent-famine-somalia-closing-principals-inter-agency-standing-committee-warn> today calling for a huge injection of funds to enable a massive scale-up of assistance.

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Fisheries and aquaculture key to providing food, nutrition and jobs across the world, says FAO Director-General
FAO Committee on Fisheries opens with focus on aquatic food systems’ transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

05/09/2022

Rome – Fisheries and aquaculture can potentially contribute more to improved global food security and nutrition, but efforts must be stepped up to ensure further development is efficient, inclusive and sustainable, and recognises the vital role of small-scale fishers and fish farmers, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today.

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Invasive species are changing the nature of the Mediterranean Sea

Turning a worrisome trend into an opportunity to conserve marine ecosystems and protect livelihoods

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The Mediterranean Sea is being invaded by hundreds of fish, jellyfish, prawns and other marine species from outside the region.

More than 1 000 non-indigenous species have been identified in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Over half have established permanent populations and are spreading, causing concern about the threat they pose to marine ecosystems and local fishing communities.

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World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August
FAO Food Price Index dips by 1.9 percent while new FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022

02/09/2022

Rome – The barometer for world food commodity prices declined for the fifth consecutive month in August, as quotations for most benchmark items dropped, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Sustainable water management: Groundbreaking digital tool gets a global boost
Support from the Netherlands allows FAO’s WaPOR portal to expand geographical coverage

01/09/2022

Rome/Stockholm -An innovative water management tool will expand to become available around the world thanks to a contribution from the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Netherlands to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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FAO welcomes $83 million USA contribution to emergency and resilience programmes
Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients

01/09/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed an $83 million contribution from the United States of America designed to bolster the agency’s emergency and resilience programmes<https://www.fao.org/emergencies/en> in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan, as well as in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, the Sahel and the West Africa region.

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Pineapple potential written all over the sandy soil of Suriname

Working with Indigenous Peoples to upgrade the value chain and reach more markets

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With its sandy white soil, Suriname’s savannah belt, tucked between the country’s Atlantic coast and the dense tropical forest of its interior, may not count among its most fertile soils. But it’s considered one of the birthplaces of the pineapple, and its rich and unique collection of varieties testifies to this. Cultivated mainly by the region’s Indigenous Peoples, especially the Lokono (Arawak) and Kaliña (Caraiben) peoples, the pineapple offers great prospects for improving livelihoods –

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Afghanistan: Boosting local food production, generating incoming and reviving rural markets
$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability

25/08/2022

Rome – A new $80 million grant from the United States of America is an important step-forward in the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support farmers and agriculture in Afghanistan as they struggle to produce food, build resilience and achieve food security in the face of continuing drought and deep economic crisis.

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The DNA of water

The role of water and Whole Genome Sequencing in protecting human, animal and ecosystem health

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Water is one of the world’s most precious resources. It connects us all and is essential to everything we do. Water is also vital for agriculture, livestock and fisheries and key to food production, nutritional security and health.

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The humanitarian side of agronomy

FAO agronomist Jehad Al Meqdad stays in his Syrian homeland to support farmers

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Millions of Syrians fled the country after the crisis started in 2011. Jehad Al Meqdad was tempted to join them.

“For a moment I thought of leaving Syria because of challenges during the crisis, but I couldn’t do it,” says Jehad, a 52-year-old who now works for FAO as an agronomist. “So, I took the decision to stay in Syria and work hard to build resilience for farmers to stay on their land and produce food. This is very important

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Better livestock production improves family well-being and acts against climate change in Uruguay

How climate-smart practices are providing better incomes and a more resilient environment

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Fifty years ago, Maria Teresa De Los Santos and her husband Abayubá Rivas inherited the 495-hectare cow and sheep farm situated in the Salto department in northern Uruguay. This San Ceferino farm had been in Abayubá’s family since he was born. When his father passed away and it became Abayubá’s responsibility, Maria Teresa left her job as a schoolteacher to work on the farm.

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Indigenous women take the lead to improve food security in their Costa Rican communities

Women of the Cabécar people use their traditional knowledge to diversify diets and generate income

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Her house was quiet when suddenly Petronila Ríos heard a sharp beep. A message appeared on her phone: Nila, I need four fresh chickens for today. Nila, as she is known by her community, smiled. Her updated status on social networks had paid off: customers had started placing their orders for the day.

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Tigray: FAO scales up procurement of fertilizers thanks to a $10 million loan from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund
The funds have helped to speed up delivery of agricultural inputs to farmers during the critical planting season

08/08/2022

Rome – In Tigray, northern Ethiopia, FAO is scaling up the urgent procurement of fertilizers to help farmers sow their fields in the midst of the critical planting season thanks to a $10 million loan recently approved by the United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund<https://cerf.un.org/> (CERF).

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Somalia: “We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now”
Interview with Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience

05/08/2022

Rome – More than 900 000 people in Somalia, mostly living in rural areas, have moved to internally displaced persons camps since January 2021 due to the drought and lack of livelihood support.

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Global food commodity prices decline in July
Vegetable oils and cereals lead FAO Food Price Index lower

05/08/2022

Rome - The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined significantly in July, with major cereal and vegetable oil prices recording double-digit percentage declines, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.

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Exploring blockchain technology to transform agrifood systems

Transparency and traceability are key to climate action and inclusive markets

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To feed more people without exacerbating the climate crisis, we urgently need our agrifood systems to become more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable.

One way of achieving such an ambitious objective is to leverage the potential of modern, innovative technology. And with all the technologies that have emerged, blockchain is truly one that holds great promise.

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Ukraine: FAO, Canada join forces to address grain storage deficit
Canada contributes USD 40 million to cover 2.4 million tonnes of storage

02/08/2022

Kyiv/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new USD 40 million (Canadian Dollar 52 million) Canada-funded project to further address grain storage shortages in Ukraine.

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FAO to boost soil nutrient mapping in Central America and sub-Saharan Africa
$20 million contribution from U.S.A. will catalyze more efficient use of fertilizers

27/07/2022

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will fast track an impact-oriented project in Central America and in sub-Saharan Africa for digital soil nutrient mapping thanks to a $20 million contribution from the Government of the United States of America. This type of soil mapping can improve the efficiency in the use of fertilizers and help to boost food security and nutrition.

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Nuclear technologies for more resilient agriculture
FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Managing Land and Water for Climate-Smart Agriculture

25/07/2022

Rome/Vienna – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu today hailed the 60-year collaboration between FAO and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), noting the contribution it has made to global food security and sustainable agricultural development through the safe and appropriate application of nuclear science.

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Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition

Virtual event to begin on 26 July at 13:00 CEST

About 95 percent of our food comes from soils, which have a natural capacity to support the growth of plants by providing them with nutrients.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is co‑organizing a Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition - “Soils, where food begins” which will bring science and policy together to review the status and challenges of soil fertility in relation to crop, animal and human nutrition.

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Science and innovation are key accelerators for transforming agrifood systems
Director-General stresses the importance of FAO’s first-ever Science and Innovation Strategy in achieving new levels of productivity, quality, diversity, efficiency, and environmental sustainability

21/07/2022

Rome �C The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today underscored the critical contribution of science and innovation to the transformation of agrifood systems and pointed to the UN agency’s recently adopted thematic Strategy on Science and Innovation as an important tool to help deliver FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-31 in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

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Animal health important for helping cut greenhouse gas emissions, new report says
Study by FAO and partners says better approach needed in evaluating the impact

21/07/2022

Rome - Improving animal health can help cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but more granular approaches to measuring progress are vital if countries are to be able to include it in their national climate commitments, a new report shows.

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FAO and IAEA to hold Symposium on Managing Land and Water for Climate-Smart Agriculture: 25-29 July 2022

Opens in Vienna on 25 July 2022, at 09:30 CEST

Leading soil, water, and environment experts from around the world will meet from 25 July to 29 July at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna to discuss how nuclear, isotopic, and related techniques can support climate-smart agriculture and sustainable land-water use.

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Green Climate Fund approves new projects in Benin and the Gambia
Through a partnership with FAO the new projects will introduce climate resilient practices to lower emissions and improve livelihoods

18/07/2022

Incheon, Republic of Korea/Rome – The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)<https://www.greenclimate.fund/> have approved $60 million in funding to support climate-resilient projects in Benin and the Gambia promoting sustainable practices in vulnerable rural communities of these countries.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) will offer its expertise to both projects for the sustainable management of natural resources and to help improve the livelihoods

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Bold, scaled, collaborative actions are needed to give everyone access to enough nutritious food, FAO Director-General says
QU Dongyu addresses opening of the 28th Session of FAO Committee on Agriculture

18/07/2022

Rome – Bold, scaled and collaborative actions are needed so that everyone everywhere has access to enough nutritious food every day, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today told Members and delegates attending the opening of the 28th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG).
Qu emphasised that food and agriculture are at the very heart of the 2030 Agenda

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Two new sites in Japan designated FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Using traditional practices and knowledge while preserving biodiversity and ecosystems

18/07/2022

Rome - Two new sites in Japan - an inland fisheries and associated paddy farming system centred on the country’s largest lake and a traditional fruit-growing area believed to have been the birthplace of Japanese grape cultivation - have been formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)<https://www.fao.org/giahs/en/>.

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Joint Statement by the Heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Food Programme, and World Trade Organization on the Global Food Security Crisis

15/07/2022

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank Group (WBG) President David Malpass, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala issued the following joint statement calling for urgent action to address the global food security crisis.

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G20: FAO urges Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to support the Food Import Financing Facility
Director-General Qu Dongyu warns of double burden on global agrifood systems, leaving poor farmers and lack of food availability at the same time

15/07/2022

Rome/ Nusa Dua Indonesia - QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today underlined to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors the growing food security and nutrition crisis facing the world. Highlighting data from the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) by FAO

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Transparency is critical to reduce uncertainty in agrifood markets, FAO Director-General says
Committee on Commodity Problems opens its 75th Session

13/07/2022

Rome – Global food security is threatened in many and often overlapping ways, including the impact of COVID-19, conflicts and persistent extreme climate conditions, a situation that makes agrifood markets’ transparency and international trade all the more critical, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today.
“It is essential that countries stop using trade measures that add to price increases and extreme price volatility, and harm those that depend on

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G20: FAO says global threats to agrifood systems need complex approach
Investment, policy changes and better use of resources essential, FAO Director-General stresses

10/07/2022

Rome/Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - The challenges undermining global food security call for a complex approach embracing investment, policy reforms and better use of resources, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) told a key meeting of the G20 today.

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Benchmark FAO Food Price Index shows dip in international prices of cereals, vegetable oils and sugar
World cereal production seen slightly down in 2022

08/07/2022

Rome – The barometer for world food commodity prices declined slightly in June for the third consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.
The FAO Food Price Index<https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/> averaged 154.2 points in June 2022, down 2.3 percent from May. The Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of commonly-traded food commodities, remained, however, 23.1 percent higher than in June 2021.
The drop

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Statement by QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General

SPECIAL HLPF EVENT IN NEW YORK – 6 July 2022

Launch of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2022 Report:

“Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable”

Excellences,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

On behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and together with our partner agencies, I am pleased to present to you the 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report.

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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition

06/07/2022

Rome/New York - The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger,

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World at serious risk of a food access crisis now and a food availability crisis next season
FAO Director-General addresses UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

05/07/2022

Rome/New York – The pandemic, global interruption to supply chains, rising costs of major primary commodities, conflicts and humanitarian crises threaten the functioning of world agrifood systems, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today.

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Ukraine: FAO scales up efforts to save upcoming harvest, ensure export of vital grains
New $17 million Japan-funded project aims to address grain storage deficit and increase export of critical agricultural goods to international markets

05/07/2022

Kyiv/Yokohama/Rome – To address the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the global agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new $17 million project to help Ukrainian farmers save the upcoming harvest in July-August while ensuring export of critical agricultural goods to international markets.

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Launch of the 2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report

6 July 2022, Launch Event and Media Briefing 10:00 – 12:00 (EDT)

The number of people affected by hunger is continuing to rise, in fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms.

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UN Ocean Conference: Some progress made but much work needed to achieve 2030 Agenda fishery-related targets , FAO Director-General says
Aquaculture is also crucial in helping feed the world even though not directly reflected in SDG14 on Life Below Water

29/06/2022

Lisbon - The world is seeing some positive trends on fishery-related targets under the Sustainable Development Goals<https://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals/en/>, but there’s still a long way to go in tapping the sector’s potential to help feed the world, especially by making better use of aquaculture.

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OECD-FAO: Heads of OECD and FAO emphasise the importance of peace and transforming our agrifood systems for guaranteeing access to food for the world’s poorest
Agricultural Outlook 2022-31 underscores crucial role of investments in technology, infrastructure and human capital to raise agricultural productivity

29/06/2022

Paris/Rome - The global agrifood sector faces fundamental challenges over the coming decade, particularly the need to feed an ever-increasing population in a sustainable manner, the impacts of the climate crisis and the economic consequences and disruptions to food supply linked to the war in Ukraine, according to a report released today by the Food

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Record fisheries and aquaculture production makes critical contribution to global food security
FAO’s The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture says growth driven by aquaculture

29/06/2022

Rome/Lisbon – Significant growth in aquaculture has driven global fisheries and aquaculture production to a record high as aquatic foods make an increasingly critical contribution to food security and nutrition in the 21st century, according to a report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released today.

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UN report: Reducing trade costs can help drive sustainable development
FAO’s State of Agricultural Commodity Markets examines ways to enhance the contribution of trade to food security, resilience and environmental goals

28/06/2022

Rome – A robust and well-integrated global agrifood system can help all countries withstand unprecedented challenges, as evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 when global agrifood markets proved to be remarkably resilient.

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Launch of the 2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report

6 July 2022, Launch Event and Media Briefing 10:00 – 12:00 (EDT)

The number of people affected by hunger is continuing to rise, in fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms.

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Drought in the Horn of Africa: FAO appeals for $172 million to help avert famine and humanitarian catastrophe
Rapid Response and Mitigation Plan focuses on four epicentres: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

27/06/2022

Rome – With the increasing risk of famine in the Horn of Africa due to severe and prolonged drought conditions, urgent life-saving and livelihood assistance is needed to avert a humanitarian catastrophe, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today.

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G7 Ministerial Conference: FAO outlines five urgent steps to address the global food crisis
Director-General Qu Dongyu spoke at the "Uniting for Global Food Security" event

24/06/2022

Rome – Today the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, outlined five urgent steps to halt the global food crisis and transform agrifood systems, as he addressed the G7 Ministerial Conference "Uniting for Global Food Security.”

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Uganda contributes nearly $10 million to South-South Cooperation project with FAO and China
Investment in Phase III a vote of confidence and endorsement of success achieved so far

23/06/2022

Rome/Kampala - Uganda is contributing nearly $10 million to the latest phase of a South-South Cooperation project focused on crop and animal production with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Chinese government after the first two phases yielded dramatic results, including a quadrupling of rice production per hectare.

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OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022

FAO and OECD to launch 2022 edition on 29 June at 10:00 CEST

The OECD and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will present their joint annual medium-term market projections for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish during an online press event on Wednesday 29 June 2022, starting at 10:00 CEST.

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Global Environment Facility approves $18 million to support FAO-led projects in Africa and Latin America
Five countries will benefit from projects focusing on biodiversity and water security

22/06/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the decision of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to approve three FAO-led projects in five countries, totalling $18 million in funding.

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Tigray: Time is running out to avert worrying levels of food insecurity
Farmers need urgent support to plant in the coming weeks

22/06/2022

Rome – Farmers in parts of northern Ethiopia are in serious danger of losing the main planting season (June-August) if they do not receive urgent support from the international community to sow their fields, which would further deteriorate the already serious food security situation in the region.

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Carbon neutrality: Utopia or the new green wave?
New FAO/EBRD report shows pathways for decarbonizing agrifood systems

22/06/2022

Rome/London - A new report from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), provides a comprehensive look at decarbonizing agrifood systems, which is necessary and achievable.

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UN report: The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets

FAO to launch the SOCO 2022 edition on 28 June at 13:00 CEST

The 2022 edition of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO 2022) is a flagship report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It considers the ways in which trade policies based on both multilateral and regional efforts can address today’s challenges for sustainable development.

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Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
Urgent, timely and at-scale humanitarian interventions and livelihood support needed to avert an impending hunger crisis

20/06/2022

Khartoum/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns about a looming food crisis in Sudan driven by the combined impacts of armed conflict, low production of key staple crops and economic turmoil.

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UN report: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture – Towards Blue Transformation

FAO to launch 2022 edition in Lisbon on 29 June 14:15 CEST

Fisheries and aquaculture offer ample opportunities to reduce hunger and improve nutrition, alleviate poverty, generate economic growth and ensure better use of natural resources. Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food sector and has the potential to meet the nutritional demands of a growing population.

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COMING SOON – Global reports by FAO and partners on hunger, fisheries and agricultural commodity markets

In the coming few weeks, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners will issue four new flagship reports. Here is an overview of what is coming up.

More details on the launch of each individual report will be made available in the coming days via dedicated media advisories.

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FAO Desert Locust campaign: East Africa upsurge suppressed, Kenya free from Desert Locust

Interview with Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s Resilience Team Leader for East Africa, and Carla Mucavi, FAO Country Representative in Kenya

15/06/2022

- What is the Desert Locust situation in East Africa/Kenya right now?

Cyril Ferrand:

The locust situation is currently very quiet. We have declared the upsurge is over in the entire region for two main reasons: first, we had a massive and aggressive locust campaign in close cooperation with the governments. Second, the region is facing a severe drought situation, which means that conditions are no

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FAO Council endorses new 10-year strategies on Climate Change and on Science and Innovation
The two Thematic Strategies will guide FAO’s work in these areas until 2031

14/06/2022

Rome – The Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has endorsed two thematic strategies that will guide FAO’s work on climate change and on science, technology and innovation over the next decade.

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FAO Council gathers to review plans and progress
Director-General hails “extraordinary” efforts made by Members, staff and partners as FAO readies for “next normal”

13/06/2022

Rome - QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), thanked staff, Members and partners today for their contributions to the extraordinary efforts and extraordinary achievements the Organization has executed so far in 2022.

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Research and farming institutions from Brazil, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe win FAO Awards
Ceremony celebrates innovative approaches towards sustainable agrifood systems

13/06/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today honoured three research and farming institutions from Brazil, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe, the first conferred under a new FAO Awards programme.

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Afghanistan: FAO and the World Bank step up their response to the worsening food security
$195 million emergency project aims to provide critical life-saving and livelihood assistance to smallholder farmers

13/06/2022

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed an unprecedented $150 million contribution from the World Bank to provide critical livelihood and life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable rural populations in Afghanistan, while boosting local food production and smallholder resilience.

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New UN Food Outlook report: World’s most vulnerable are paying more for less food
FAO flags risks to food security from high food and agricultural input prices

09/06/2022

Rome – The global food import bill is on course to hit a new record of US$1.8 trillion this year, but higher prices and transport costs rather than volumes account for the bulk of the expected increase, according to a new report<https://www.fao.org/giews/reports/food-outlook/en/> released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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World Food Forum and Extreme Tech Challenge launch 2022 ‘Startup Innovation Awards’ at Stockoholm+50 Side Event
8 June 2022, Stockholm – The World Food Forum<http://www.world-food-forum.org/> (WFF) and Extreme Tech Challenge<https://extremetechchallenge.org/> (XTC) have launched the second annual WFF Startup Innovation Awards<http://www.world-food-forum.org/innovation-lab/startup-innovation-awards/en/>, powered by XTC.

The launch was preceded by a Stockholm+50 associated event on 2 June, entitled “Agrifood Tech Innovations for a Healthy Planet: Creating opportunities and empowering the next generation of agripreneurs". The Awards are an international competition to support, showcase and empower innovative entrepreneurs who are harnessing the power of technology to drive the sustainable transformation of agrifood

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Mediterranean Dialogue on Food Crisis: Conflict bolsters the case for transforming agrifood systems
FAO Director-General participates along with dozens of ministers in summit to tackle higher prices for food, fertilizer and fuel

08/06/2022

Rome - Acknowledging a “very complicated” global scenario, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), urged countries in the Mediterranean to work together to mitigate food security risks that have been further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.

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FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
Conflict, weather extremes, economic shocks, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine push millions of people in countries across the world into poverty and hunger – as food and fuel price spikes drive nations closer to instability says new hunger hotspots report

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Safer food, better health: Celebration of World Food Safety Day 2022

7 June 2022 | Virtual

FAO and WHO Directors-General to issue messages at Geneva event on Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 14:00 (CEST)

With an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies globally. Ensuring food safety is a public health priority and an essential step to achieving food security. Effective food safety and quality control systems are key not only to safeguarding the health and well-being of people, but also to fostering economic development and to

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Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the Food Security Crisis - 8 June 2022

Event will include statements by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio

On Wednesday, June 8 2022, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu will participate in person in a Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the Food Security Crisis, organized and hosted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

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World Environment Day on 5 June: Open Letter by QU DONGYU, FAO Director-General
“Youth have always been a strong voice in calling for action, and they must continue to advocate for their future”

03/06/2022

On 5 June every year, we celebrate World Environment Day. This year the theme is “Only One Earth” calling for “sustainable living in harmony with nature”. The theme and invitation to “live in harmony” reminds us that Earth belongs to all its inhabitants, young or old, in villages or in cities. The call for “harmony” can only be achieved by recognizing each person’s role and

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FAO Food Price Index dips in May
Benchmark measure shows international prices for vegetable oils and dairy products down, while up for wheat, rice and poultry meat

03/06/2022

Rome – World food commodity prices declined modestly in May for the second consecutive month, although wheat and poultry prices pushed higher, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.

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The Sudan: FAO scales up response to soaring acute food insecurity exacerbated by potential impacts of the war in Ukraine
FAO welcomes a $12 million contribution from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, more funds are urgently needed to avert hunger crisis

31/05/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is intensifying efforts to address soaring acute food insecurity in the Sudan which is driven by the combined impacts of armed conflict, drought, COVID-19, low production of key staple crops related to infestation by pests and diseases, and economic turmoil.

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Diarmuid Gavin named FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland
The role includes promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and combatting climate change

30/05/2022

Dublin/ Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today named the popular garden designer, broadcaster and writer, Diarmuid Gavin, as a FAO National Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland.

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Doubling global potato production in 10 years is possible
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu’s keynote speech to World Potato Congress in Ireland points to seeds, yields and poverty reduction

30/05/2022

Dublin – Potatoes could contribute even more to world history and global food security, and total production of the food crop could double in the next 10 years, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today in his keynote presentation to the 11th World Potato Congress (WPC<https://wpc2022ireland.com/>) convened in Dublin.

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Bringing the benefits of digital agriculture to all: FAO joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
Membership will help FAO contribute to making digital tools and knowledge products more accessible to farmers

30/05/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has become a member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance. This underscores FAO’s commitment to the development and championing of digital public goods that will help achieve sustainable agrifood systems and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<https://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals/en/>

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FAO to designate garden designer, broadcaster and writer Diarmuid Gavin as Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland

30 May 2022, Dublin, Ireland: At the opening session of the 11th World Potato Congress at the RDS in Dublin today, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, will appoint the popular garden designer, broadcaster and writer, Diarmuid Gavin, as a FAO National Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland.

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FAO unveils new public tool based on agricultural census data
New FAOSTAT domain allows for easier assessment of trends in agriculture sectors around the world

24/05/2022

Rome - Policy makers and the researchers who advise them now have a powerful new tool.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is endowing FAOSTAT, the world’s largest agricultural data base, with an important new domain<https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/WCAD> that enables much easier comparison and assessment of trends over time of the agricultural structures of all Member countries.

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Global Soil Partnership: Ten years of promoting the foundation of global agrifood systems
Launch of global black soils map and new key targets for 2030

23/05/2022

Rome - Representatives of more than 500 partners, including the Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), are gathering this week for the 10th Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP), which since inception a decade ago has worked to raise global and local awareness of the importance of sustainable soil management and guide policies to tackle issues ranging from erosion, salinization, and pollution to biodiversity conservation,

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International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines the need for greater sustainability
Empowerment of women and youth working in the tea sector is also crucial, FAO Director-General says

23/05/2022

Rome - As the world celebrates the International Tea Day<https://www.fao.org/international-tea-day/es/> 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted the need for greater economic, social and environmental sustainability in the tea sector and its key role in empowering women and youth for improved food security and nutrition.

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Bees and pollinators: small creatures but great allies on earth
FAO marks World Bee Day 2022 with a focus on protecting the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems

20/05/2022

Rome - Hard-working little creatures, precious allies for the health of the planet and the lives of human beings, bees and other pollinators play a vital role in maintaining ecosystems, are critical for food production and livelihoods and directly link wild ecosystems with agricultural production systems. Almonds, apples, coffee, or strawberries are all foods that we can enjoy thanks to the meticulous pollination activities of bees and other pollinating insects.

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**Updates the total number of GIAHS sites in China**
Three sites in China designated FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Using traditional practices and knowledge while preserving biodiversity and ecosystems

20/05/2022

Rome - Three sites in China - an ancient tea-producing area, a nomadic livestock-rearing region and a rain-fed stone terrace farming system - were formally recognised as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)<https://www.fao.org/giahs/en/>, for their unique ways of using traditional practices and knowledge while maintaining unique biodiversity and ecosystems.

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Three sites in China designated FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Using traditional practices and knowledge while preserving biodiversity and ecosystems

20/05/2022

Rome - Three sites in China - an ancient tea-producing area, a nomadic livestock-rearing region and a rain-fed stone terrace farming system - were formally recognised as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)<https://www.fao.org/giahs/en/>, for their unique ways of using traditional practices and knowledge while maintaining unique biodiversity and ecosystems.

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UN Security Council meeting: Agriculture is key to lasting peace and security, FAO says
Director-General QU Dongyu notes that conflict remains the main driver of global hunger

19/05/2022

New York – The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called for greater funding for agriculture to ensure there’s available and accessible food in crisis situations, noting that conflict “remains the single greatest driver of hunger.”

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Statement by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu

“Maintenance of International Peace and Security – Conflict and Food Security”

Security Council Chamber, New York

19/05/2022

Mr President, distinguished members of the Security Council

1. FAO deeply appreciates the opportunity to speak to the Council on this important topic, and the continued attention placed on the issue of conflict and food security.

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International Tea Day 2022: FAO to host virtual event “Celebrating Tea Around the World from Field to Cup” on 23 May from 1200-1430 CEST

The world is poised to mark the International Tea Day on 21 May, at a challenging time for our economies and societies. Tea can play a key role both in bringing people together and as an engine of economic recovery, particularly for many low-income countries. But there’s an urgent need to reflect on how to bring improvements to the sector and the livelihoods it represents and to overcome the challenges of sustainability and

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Wed, 18 May 2022 23:00:48 +0000
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Global Food Security Ministerial
Call to Action
UN at New York
Remarks by FAO Director-General Dr. QU Dongyu

18/05/2022

New York- Mr Chair, dear colleagues,

During the last two and half years, FAO has delivered support to members and provided global public goods as well as direct assistance in response to the worsening global food security situation due to the pandemic, disasters, conflict and climate change. This has been done through a variety of science-based analytical tools, normative work, data, and analysis and rapid response actions.

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Time to transform agrifood systems in response to multiple shocks and worsening food security
FAO Director-General outlines steps to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable at ministerial-level event in New York

18/05/2022

New York – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today made an urgent call for the transformation of agrifood systems, to make them more inclusive, economically viable and resilient to multiple shocks, as well as to produce better and more with less negative impact on the environment.

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Food security in Ukraine: FAO distributes seed potatoes to vulnerable rural families
Some 46 000 people are assisted during the spring potato sowing campaign

18/05/2022

Kyiv/Rome – Working to safeguard the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable rural families in Ukraine, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to 17 740 households from across ten of the country’s oblasts so they can plant food in time for the next harvesting season.

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World Bee Day 2022. Protecting and enhancing pollinators and their habitats for the good of all
FAO’s virtual event to celebrate the diversity of bees and beekeeping system

20 May 2022, 13:00-14:30 CEST

The theme for the World Bee Day 2022<https://www.fao.org/world-bee-day/en/>: "Bee Engaged: Celebrating the Diversity of Bees and Beekeeping Systems" draws attention to the crucial role played by bees - and pollinators in general - for a healthy planet.

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G7: FAO puts forward proposals to address current and future food shortages
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses G7 meeting of agriculture ministers in Stuttgart

13/05/2022

Stuttgart - The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called on G7 nations to help anticipate future food shortages, as the war in Ukraine squeezes supplies, pushes prices to record highs and threatens already vulnerable nations across Africa and Asia.

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Meeting of the G7 Agriculture Ministers

Stuttgart, Germany – 13 May 2022
Securing Global Food Security in Times of Crisis

Click here<https://www.fao.org/3/cc0140en/cc0140en.pdf> to access the presentation delivered by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu
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Geospatial data for more targeted agricultural interventions: FAO receives excellence award
Hand in Hand Geospatial Platform launched by FAO in 2020 wins recognition at Geospatial World Forum 2022 in Amsterdam

12/05/2022

Amsterdam/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today received an award of excellence for a digital tool that helps to analyze and compare data on food and agriculture so that interventions can be more targeted to reduce poverty, hunger and increase economic development.

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First ever International Day of Plant Health: no food security without healthy plants
Investment in innovation and outreach vital to promote plant health, FAO Director-General says

12/05/2022

Rome - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH)<https://www.fao.org/plant-health-day/> for the first time, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation in a field crucial for boosting food security and transforming how our food is produced, delivered and consumed.

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Amid the war in Ukraine, Europe and Central Asia discuss ways of ensuring food security and transforming agrifood systems
FAO Director-General calls for approaches to prevent an even greater crisis at 33rd FAO Regional Conference in Poland

11/05/2022

Lodz, Poland/Rome – Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe and Central Asia met today at the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) to discuss not only the implications of the war in Ukraine on global agrifood systems and world food security, but also ways of accelerating efforts to transform agrifood systems to assure inclusive and environmentally-friendly development and achieve better

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Digital technologies: key accelerator of agrifood systems transformation and rural development
FAO Director-General participates in high-level international conference in Azerbaijan – Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture

06/05/2022

Baku - Digital agriculture has great potential to foster the transformation of agrifood systems and promote rural development, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), emphasized today at the high-level international conference<https://www.fao.org/events/detail/digital-agriculture-international-conference/en> Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture, held in Azerbaijan.

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FAO and the World Food Forum Launch Young Scientists Group
Call is also made for applications for the 2022 Transformative Research Challenge

06/05/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Forum (WFF) have launched the WFF’s first-ever cohort of the Young Scientists Group<http://www.world-food-forum.org/youth-action/young-scientists-group/en/#:~:text=The%20main%20objective%20of%20the%20World%20Food%20Forum,concern%20to%20youth%2C%20related%20to%20agrifood%20systems%20transformation.> and called for applications to the second edition of the WFF Transformative Research Challenge<http://www.world-food-forum.org/innovation-lab/transformative-research-challenge/en/#:~:text=%F0%9F%92%A1%20The%20WFF%20Transformative%20Research%20Challenge%20%28TRC%29%20aims,to%20end%20hunger%20and%20transform%20our%20agrifood%20systems.>.

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FAO Food Price Index eases in April
Vegetable oil and maize prices slightly decrease after recent surge, while rice, meat, dairy and suger prices slightly increase and global trade prospects dim

06/05/2022

Rome – World food commodity prices decreased in April after a large jump the previous month, led by modest declines in the prices of vegetable oils and cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.

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Cameroonian activist wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions’ Award 2022
Sixth winner of the award announced at the XV World Forestry Congress

05/05/2022

Seoul – Activist Cécile Ndjebet, of Cameroon, today won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people who depend on them.

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Global Report on Food Crises: acute food insecurity hits new highs
The international community calls for a shift towards better prevention, anticipation, and targeting to address the root causes of food crises

04/05/2022

JOINT EU/FAO/WFP NEWS RELEASE

Rome - The number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support continues to grow at an alarming rate. This makes it more urgent than ever to tackle the root causes of food crises rather than just responding after they occur. This is a key takeaway from an annual report launched today by the Global

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Release of the Global Report on Food Crises 2022 and high level launch event

A global overview of food crises – tackling the root causes of food insecurity

4 May 2022, 14:30-16:30 CEST

On 4 May 2022, the Global Network against Food Crises (GNAFC) – an international alliance working to address the root causes of extreme hunger – will release the latest findings on the number of people facing acute hunger and malnutrition in crisis prone countries.

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Global deforestation slowing but tropical rainforests remain under threat, key FAO report shows
The Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey says expansion of croplands the biggest cause of deforestation

03/05/2022

Seoul/Rome - The rate at which our forests are disappearing slowed by nearly 30 per cent from the first decade of the century to the period from 2010-2018, a key report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) showed. But the earth’s tropical rainforests are still under the greatest threat, whether from livestock grazing in South America or expansion of croplands such

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As World Forestry Congress opens, FAO advocates for vital role of trees and forests
FAO Director-General formally launches State of the World’s Forests 2022 report outlining pathways for forests to support economic and environmental recovery

02/05/2022

Seoul/Rome- Global leaders going into a raft of meetings affecting the planet’s future must hear the message that forests and trees are vital to green recovery and building more resilient economies and societies, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today.

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Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says
State of the World’s Forests Report 2022 details three pathways we must follow to unlock their potential

02/05/2022

Seoul/Rome - With the world facing multiple crises including, COVID-19, conflicts, climate crisis and biodiversity loss, our forests can help us recover from their impact, but only if we step up action to unlock their potential. In a key report launched today, the State of the World’s Forests Report 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) sets out three pathways for doing that:

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Release of the Global Report on Food Crises 2022 and high level launch event

A global overview of food crises – tackling the root causes of food insecurity

4 May 2022, 14:30-16:30 CEST

On 4 May 2022, the Global Network against Food Crises (GNAFC) – an international alliance working to address the root causes of extreme hunger – will release the latest findings on the number of people facing acute hunger and malnutrition in crisis prone countries.

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Countries in Europe and Central Asia gather to address challenges in ensuring food security and sustainable agrifood systems
FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) on 10-13 May in Lodz, Poland

3 May 2022, Lodz – Some 50 countries from Europe and Central Asia will join the 33rd Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) to discuss pressing issues of food security and agrifood systems transformation. The meeting comes as at a time of protracted crises, as the region is coping

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FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) on 10-13 May in Lodz, Poland

3 May 2022, Lodz – Some 50 countries from Europe and Central Asia will join the 33rd Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) to discuss pressing issues of food security and agrifood systems transformation. The meeting comes as at a time of protracted crises, as the region is coping with the challenges brought about by COVID-19. Meanwhile,

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New UN reports: The State of the World’s Forests 2022 and Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey

FAO to launch the latest editions of the reports on 2 and 3 May respectively at the World Forestry Congress in Seoul

With the world facing multiple crises, including COVID-19, conflicts, climate change and loss of biodiversity, our forests and trees can help us overcome some of the impact of these challenges if we step up action to unlock their potential. And there is an urgent need for more investment in conservation, restoration and sustainable use of forests worldwide.

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FAO Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control extended to end of 2023 with broader scope
Plant pest still causing massive destruction of crops despite progress in tackling it

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The Wild Dozen: Prized as ingredients, vulnerable wild plants face surging demand
A new FAO report raises awareness about the need for their sustainable use

22/04/2022

Rome - You may not realize it, but numerous products made with vulnerable wild plants are probably scattered around your home.

A wander through the kitchen may reveal Brazil nuts in your cupboard, gum arabic in your soda and liquorice in your herbal tea. Your bathroom may have lotions containing shea butter or skincare products made with baobab or argan oil. Frankincense or jatamansi may be found on the bedroom's table, as an

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Surging food prices: FAO calls for import financing facility for poorer nations at G20 meeting
Director-General QU Dongyu addresses finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington

20/04/2022

Washington/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for a global Food Import Financing Facility<https://www.fao.org/3/cb9444en/cb9444en.pdf> (FIFF) to help poorer countries deal with surging prices as a result of the war in Ukraine.

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War in Ukraine: FAO renews appeal to bolster agriculture and provide urgent support to vulnerable rural households
Over $115 million urgently needed to assist Ukrainian farmers and rural households through December 2022

19/04/2022

Rome – Some $115.4 million are urgently needed to prevent a further deterioration of the food insecurity situation and worsening of the disruption of food supply chains in Ukraine. There is urgency to support Ukrainian farmers in planting vegetables and potatoes during this spring season, and farmers should be allowed and supported to go to their fields and save the winter wheat harvest, the Food and

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Sat, 16 Apr 2022 03:20:01 +0000
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Canada and the United States reaffirm the continued centrality of FAO’s mandate
Canada and the United States commit to supporting FAO’s work to build more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems at the 7th Informal North American Regional Conference

15/04/2022

Rome - As the world confronts war, humanitarian emergencies, the impacts of the climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, overlapping with the persistent challenges of hunger and poverty, FAO is responding urgently to build resilient agrifood systems. This was the message of QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at the

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Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:37:53 +0000
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New guidelines for scaling up investments for youth in agrifood systems in Africa
FAO and African Union Commission launch investment guidelines for youth

14/04/2022

Malabo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have launched new guidelines for scaling up investments for and with youth in agrifood systems in Africa, during the 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32).

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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:44:56 +0000
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FAO Director-General opens Africa Regional Conference amid worsening hunger crisis
The 32nd Session of the Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) takes place in Equatorial Guinea

13/04/2022

Malabo - Meeting Africa's overlapping challenges and realizing its enormous potential both require extraordinary efforts and new ways of working together, Director-General QU Dongyu said today as he opened the 32nd Session of the Regional Conference for Africa<https://www.fao.org/events/detail/arc32/en> (ARC32) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:48:39 +0000
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In addition to news, interviews and media advisories, the FAO News and Media office is now distributing real-life stories of farmers, pastoralists, fisher folks, indigenous peoples, forest dwellers and others in the sector.

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Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:54:56 +0000
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Somalia: New data show how drought in the Horn of Africa is driving up acute hunger
Aid to keep rural, agriculture-dependent families on their feet is needed at massive scale to stave off catastrophe

12/04/2022

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today warned that dire new hunger data out of Somalia sheds additional light on extended drought’s crippling impacts on the Horn of Africa region and underscores the criticality of large-scale agricultural aid to keep rural families self-reliant, fed, and in their home areas.

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Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:53:23 +0000
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11 April 2022

World Food Forum Announces 2022 Theme: Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet.

In the lead up to COP27, the WFF will bring young people together to raise awareness on the fundamental role agrifood systems play in the health of our planet and the health of the global population.

Rome - Today the World Food Forum (WFF) - powered by Global Youth, announced its 2022 theme, Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet., to draw attention to, and spark action around, the interrelation between climate change and stable access to adequate, safe, sufficient and nutritious food, as well as healthy diets for

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Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:29:17 +0000
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In addition to news, interviews and media advisories, the FAO News and Media office is now distributing real-life stories of farmers, pastoralists, fisher folks, indigenous peoples, forest dwellers and others in the sector.

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Fri, 8 Apr 2022 14:20:34 +0000
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FAO and Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands celebrate new collaboration
The institutions have a long history of sharing knowledge and harnessing science and innovation for agrifood systems transformation

08/04/2022

Wageningen, Netherlands/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today formally launched a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in the Netherlands, aimed at developing and sharing knowledge and harnessing science, technologies and innovation for transforming agrifood systems.

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Fri, 8 Apr 2022 13:41:33 +0000
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Ukraine crisis: the world can still contain the impact on global food security with the right policies, FAO Director-General says
QU Dongyu addresses FAO Members as they convene to discuss the impact of the conflict on global food supply

08/04/2022

Rome - The war in Ukraine will impact consumers across the world as the resulting increases in the price of food, energy and fertilizers put the next global harvests at risk, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, warned today.

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